Paul Sheppard (born 12 January 1978 in Newbridge), is a

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racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. He represented Wales at

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

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where he came fourth in the Team Pursuit, he repeated this performance at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

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Palmarès

Track

;1993 :1st Pursuit

British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are a Track cycling event held annually and organised by the national governing body for track cycling (and other forms of cycling) in Great Britain, British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federat ...

– Youth ;1995 :1st 20 km Scratch,

– Junior ;1998 :4th Team Pursuit, 4m28.664,

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(with

Huw Pritchard Huw Pritchard (born 7 January 1976 in Cardiff, Wales), is a former Welsh racing cyclist. He represented Wales at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and again in Manchester in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where he won the silver medal ...

, Alun Owen & Sion Jones) ;2002 :4th Team Pursuit, 4m25.029,

(with

, Will Wright &

Joby Ingram-Dodd Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 14 July 1980), is a former Welsh racing cyclist. He represented Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has now moved on to become an actor, writer and producer. Currently working for Space Dive Productions ...

) ;2004 :1st Pursuit, Welsh National Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, Welsh National Track Championships ;2005 :1st Points Race, Welsh National Track Championships :1st Scratch Race, Welsh National Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, Welsh National Track Championships

Road

;2001 :1st

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;2004 :2nd Perfs Pedal Race

External links

2002 Commonwealth Games profile
1978 births Living people Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games cyclists for Wales Welsh track cyclists British track cyclists Welsh male cyclists British male cyclists Sportspeople from Newbridge, Caerphilly {{Wales-cycling-bio-stub