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Robert Downs (born 27 July 1955) is a former English professional cyclist from
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, Essex.


Cycling career

He won the Sealink International in 1980 and competed at the
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in the Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial. He represented
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in the road race, at the
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in
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, Canada. Four years later he represented
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and won a
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in the team time trial, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in
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, Queensland, Australia. He rode for
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and was a professional between 1984 and 1989 ending his career with Percy Bilton.


Palmarès

;1974 : 1st Tour of Ireland ;19876 : 3rd in Premier Calendar ;1977 : 1st in Gran Premio della Liberazione : 3rd in Stage 3
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, Sheffield (GBR) ;1978 : 3rd in General Classification
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: 11th
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, Road race ;1979 : 1st in Premier Calendar ;1980 : 1st Overall, Sealink International : 9th
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, Team Time Trial (100 km) ;1981 : 4th Overall,
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:: 2nd in Stage 8
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, Scarborough :: 2nd in Stage 11
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, Harrogate : 1st in Premier Calendar ;1982 : 6th Overall, Sealink International : 5th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur) : 4th Overall,
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:: 3rd in Stage 8
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, Skegness ; 1982 Commonwealth Games : Gold, Team Time Trial (with Malcolm Elliott, Joe Waugh and Steve Lawrence) : 10th
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;1984 : 2nd in Milton Keynes ;1986 : 56th Nissan Classic ;1987 : 14th Kellogg's Tour of Britain : 3rd in Dublin : 1st in Porthcawl ;1988 : 2nd in Stage 3
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, Plymouth : 3rd in South Shields : 2nd in Worksop


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