John Tanner (born 4 February 1968)Cyclebase profile
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Cycling career

Tanner competed in the

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and

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. He represented

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in the road race, at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

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, the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

and

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

. He has won the season-long

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a record of five times overall

Palmarès

;1992 :2nd British National 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Wayne Randle, Paul Curran, Julian Ramsbottom) 1993 Stage 2 Ras Tailteann(An post ras)winner ;1994 :

winner ;1995 :

winner General classification winner commonwealth bank Classic ;1996 British National Circuit Race Championships Winner. General classification memorial Denis Manette, Guadalupe Winner 1997 :1st Archer Grand Prix :1st Lincoln International Grand Prix :1st Tour of the Cotswolds :3rd Stage 7, Pru Tour :

winner ;1998 :1st

Manx Trophy The Manx Trophy or Isle of Man International Road Race is a bicycle road race run annually on the Isle of Man. In the 1960s the race attracted the world's top professional cyclists including Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx. Th ...

;1999 :1st

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 The British ...

:2nd Lincoln International Grand Prix ;2000 :1st

:2nd Lincoln International Grand Prix :3rd Havant GP ;2001 :1st Lincoln International Grand Prix :1st Tour of the Cotswolds :1st Havant GP :3rd

winner ;2002 :1st Havant GP :2nd

:3rd Archer Grand Prix :

winner ;2003 :3rd Archer Grand Prix ;2004 :2nd Archer Grand Prix ;2005 :1st Archer Grand Prix ;2007 :2nd National Team Time Trial (with Wayne Randle and Ashley Brown) ;2009 :3rd East Yorkshire Classic

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanner, John 1968 births Living people Cyclists from Yorkshire British cycling road race champions People from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Cyclists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for England