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George Richard Atkins (born 18 August 1991) is a British former track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2016. He was a member of
Road race, National Junior Road Championships
: National Junior Track Championships
::1st Madison (with Dan McLay)
::1st Individual pursuit
::2nd Points race
::2nd Scratch
::3rd Kilo
: UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Individual pursuit
;2010
: National Track Championships
::1st Points race
::2nd Individual pursuit
::3rd Madison (with Points race
::1st Madison (with Jon Mould)
::3rd Points race
: 1st Overall British Cycling Elite Circuit Series
::1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium
:3rd
British Cycling
British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It represents Bri ...
's Olympic Development Programme. In 2009 he won the junior race at the British National Road Race Championships
The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.
History
Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) and t ...
. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...
he won the silver medal in the track points race. After the Commonwealth Games Atkins took a break from the sport but returned in the summer of 2011.
It was announced in October 2013 that Atkins would turn professional for the 2014 season, with . After one season with Raleigh Atkins was listed as part of the inaugural squad of the team for the 2015 season.
Major results
;2007 : 1st Criterium,European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...
: 3rd Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships
;2008
: 3rd Scratch, National Junior Track Championships
;2009
: 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
: National Junior Track Championships
::1st Madison (with Dan McLay)
::1st Individual pursuit
::2nd Points race
::2nd Scratch
::3rd Kilo
: UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Individual pursuit
;2010
: National Track Championships
::1st Points race
::2nd Individual pursuit
::3rd Madison (with Erick Rowsell
Erick Rowsell (born 29 July 1990) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , , and teams. He now works as the Elite Road Racing Manager for British Cycling, having previously be ...
)
: 2nd Points race, Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
;2011
: 1st Scottish National Hill Climb Championships
: 1st Drummond Trophy
: 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 3rd Time trial, Scottish National Road Championship
;2012
: National Track Championships
::1st Points race
::1st Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
(with Team 100% ME)
::3rd Omnium
::3rd Madison (with Owain Doull)
: 1st Jock Wadley Memorial
: 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
;2013
: National Track Championships
::1st Madison (with Jon Mould)
::3rd Points race
: 1st Overall British Cycling Elite Circuit Series
::1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium
:3rd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Road Championships
;2014
: 1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium
: 1st David Campbell Memorial Road Race
: 2nd Wales Open Criterium
: 2nd Leicester Castle Classic
;2015
: 3rd National Circuit Race Championships
: 3rd Leicester Castle Classic
: 3rd Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race
References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkins, George 1991 births Living people English male cyclists Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Sportspeople from Leicester Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games