Dean "Deano" Downing (born 24 January 1975) is an

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retired bicycle racer, specialising in

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who last rode for NFTO Pro Cycling. Downing was educated at Wales High School and

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, where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in Construction Management. He rode for the DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team in 2006 and is the older brother of former British champion Russell Downing. In 2004, he represented

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at the World Track Championships. For the 2007 season, Downing rode for the original Rapha Condor team and focussed on the British

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. In 2008 the team became Rapha-Condor-Recycling.co.uk. After spending six years with the Rapha Condor squad Downing moved to the new Madison-Genesis team for 2013. In September 2013 it was announced that Russell and Dean Downing would join the new NFTO cycling team for 2014. Downing retired from racing after competing at the 2014 Sheffield Grand Prix, near his hometown of Rotherham. After retiring he became

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for the Polypipe Cycling Team in 2015. After the team disbanded at the end of the year Downing took up a DS role with his former team JLT-Condor for 2016. In January 2018 Downing was announced as DS and performance coach for the newly revived team.

Major results

;2001 :1st, Aalst kermesse, Belgium :1st, Third night Amateur 6 day Gent (track) :2nd, De Drie Zustersteden :2nd, Overall Amateur 6 day Gent (track) :2nd, British Criterium Championship :2nd, Boussu Criterium :2nd, Sinaai kermesse ;2002 :1st, British Criterium Championship :1st, Melsele kermesse :winner, mountains jersey, Ronde van Zuidoost Vlaanderen :2nd, Landskouter kermesse :2nd, Wondelgem kermesse :2nd, Sinaai Criterium :3rd, Kuurne Criterium ;2003 :1st, Schellebelle Criterium :1st, Landskouter kermesse :1st, Sinaai kermesse :1st, British Elite Madison Championship, Track :1st, Isle of Wight Stage 1 :Winner Mountains Prize, Havant Grand Prix :Winner Mountains Jersey, Ronde van Zuidoost Vlaanderen. :2nd, British Elite Criterium Championship :3rd, Wolvertem kermesse :4th, G.P. Chamont–Gistoux ;2004 :1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race :1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Bungay :1st, Don Despatch Road Race :1st, Presten Arena Criterium :1st, Mike Binks memorial road race :1st, Seacroft wheelers road race :1st, York Cycle Works road race :1st, Neil Gardner Memorial Trophy Road Race :1st, British Elite Road Series :2nd, Scratch Race, UCI Track World Cup Sydney :2nd, British Elite Road Series :2nd, Havant International Grand Prix :2nd, Bob Chicken Criterium, London. :2nd, Stan Robson Trophy :2nd, Warwick Town Centre Circuit Race :3rd, Tour of Munster ::1st, Stage 1 :4th Colne Grand Prix :4th East Yorkshire Classic ;2005 – :Overall winner, British Cycling Criterium Series :1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Stoneleigh-UK :1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Milton Keynes-UK :1st, Tour of the Reservoir road race :1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race :1st, Stage 3, Bermuda GP :2nd place National Road Championship – Runnerup :2nd, Points Race,

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:2nd, British Elite Criterium Series, Glasgow-UK :2nd, Eddie Soens H/cap road race :2nd, Lincoln International :3rd, British Elite Criterium Series, Warwick-UK :3rd overall, Bermuda GP :4th, Crawley Criterium :5th, Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix ;2006 – DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed :1st Trofee Van Haspengouw :1st Neerlineder Kermesse ;2007 – :2nd Crawley Town Centre Criterium :4th Overall

::1st, Tour of the Reservoir ::1st, Lincoln Grand Prix ::1st, Stage 4, Girvan Stage Race ::4th, Overall Classification, Bikeline 2 Day :::1st, Stage 2 :::1st, Stage 3 ;2008 – :1st

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:2nd Eddy Soens Memorial :2nd Clayton Velo Spring Classic :2nd Overall

::1st Overall Bikeline 2 Day ::2nd Lincoln Grand Prix ::2nd Richmond Grand Prix ::3rd East Yorkshire Classic ::4th Overall Tour of the Reservoir ::5th Overall Girvan Stage Race :3rd

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:3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series ::1st Brentwood Town Centre Race ::3rd Circuit de Stone ::4th Blackpool Grand Prix Circuit Race :7th Overall, FBD Insurance Rás ::1st, Stage 2 ;2008 – Great Britain National Team :1st, Stage 2, Sachsen-Tour International ;2009 :1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Series ::1st Blackburn Grand Prix ::1st Brighouse Circuit Race ::3rd Colne Grand Prix ::3rd Warwick Town Centre Race ::4th Preston Grand Prix ::4th East Yorkshire Classic Circuit Race :1st Round 2 - Exeter,

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:1st Round 3 - Woking,

:2nd Overall Tour of the North ::1st Stage 2 ::1st Stage 4 :2nd Blackpool Nocturne :2nd Newcastle Leazes Criterium :4th

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:4th Lincoln Grand Prix :5th Overall Tour of the Reservoir :5th Smithfield Nocturne :5th Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Race ;2010 – Rapha Condor-Sharp :6th Overall Tour de Taiwan ::3rd, Stage 3 ::1st, Stage 5 ::2nd, Stage 6 :1st Round 4 - Exeter,

:1st Round 7 - Peterborough,

:1st, Dumfries Bike Fest Grand Prix :1st Blackpool Nocturne :2nd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series ::1st Colne Grand Prix ::2nd Dumfries Bike Fest Circuit Race ::3rd Blackburn Grand Prix ::3rd York Cycling City Centre Race ;2011 :1st. Stage 1,

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:1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series ::1st Abergavenny Grand Prix ::2nd Otley Criterium ::2nd Stafford GP ::2nd Colne Grand Prix :1st Round 4 - Colchester,

:1st Clayton Velo Classic :3rd Tour of the Reservoir :5th Smithfield Nocturne ;2012 :3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series ::2nd Brighouse Circuit Race ::3rd Colne Grand Prix ;2013 :1st, Beaumont Trophy :3rd, London Nocturne :5th British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series ::1st Sheffield Grand Prix ::2nd Colne Grand Prix ::5th Wales Open Criterium ;2014 :2nd, Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix :2nd Colne Grand Prix :3rd Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium :4th Legstretchers Memorial to Betty Pharoah Road Race :5th

:5th Beverley Grand Prix

References

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