Adrian Timmis (born 20 June 1964) is an English former professional racing cyclist. In 1981 he rode in the

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. He then represented Britain in the team pursuit event at the 1984 Olympic Games in

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. Between 1986 and 1995, he was a professional cyclist. He rode the

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in 1987, and competed in the international Paris-Nice race, Criterium International,

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, Amstel Gold and the Het Volk. Towards the end of its professional career, he began mountain biking in 1989, while going forward to ride for Raleigh Cycles. He worked for the

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team and the British National team in the World Championships, Olympic Games and

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Major results

Road

; 1985 : 1st Final Leg

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: 1st Tour of Lancashire : 1st Tour of Merseyside ; 1986 : 2nd National Championships Professional Race Road Britain : 4th Nissan Classic,

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: 7th GP Isbergues,

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; 1987 : 70th

: 8th Midi Libre :: 1st Leg 4, Midi Libre :: 2nd Leg 6a, Midi Libre ; 1988 : 1st Tour of Delyn ; 1995 : 1st Sky TV Crit Rochester

Track

; 1981 : 1st Pursuit Britain Track National Championships (Junior) : 2nd Races Track National Championships Points Britain (Junior) : 3rd Pursuit Track National Championships Team Britain (Junior) : 1985 : 2nd Pursuit Britain Track National Championships (Amateur) : 3rd Pursuit Track National Championships Team Britain (Amateur) ; 1987 : 3rd Pursuit Britain Track National Championships (Professional)

Mountain biking

; 1992 : 3rd Series Britain National Points ; 1994 : 3rd British Hill Climb Championships ; 1995 : 2nd Series Britain National Points :: 1st leg

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, Britain National Points Series :: 1st leg Castle Combe, Britain National Points Series

Cyclo-cross

; 2004 : 1st National Championships Cyclo Cross Britain (Veteran) ; 2004/2005 : 4th Series Britain National Points

References

External links

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Profile on Olympics.org.uk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Timmis, Adrian 1964 births Living people British male cyclists Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Great Britain