Paul Watson (born 5 May 1962) is a former professional

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road racing cyclist from Milton Keynes. He was national road race champion, raced in the

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and made headlines finishing 6th in the

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classic

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Palmarès

Road

;1984 :2nd

Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers is a road bicycle race held annually near Lillers, a commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The editions 1964-1995 were reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, it is rated 1.2 on the UCI Europe Tour Th ...

;1985 :14th World Championship road race (Amateur) :1st Stage 10 Milk Race, Halifax :3rd Overall, Milk Race : MaillotReinoUnido

Winner of the

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(Amateur) ;1986 :3rd Stage 11 Milk Race, Welwyn Garden City :3rd in Stage 1 Mercian Two-Day :3rd Overall, Mercian Two-Day ;1987 :3rd La Marseillaise :6th

(Professional) : DNF-

:3rd GP Besseges :6th

:4th Overall, Milk Race :5th Norwich Spring Classic

General classification results timeline

Cyclo Cross

;1981 :2nd British National Cyclo Cross Championships ;1982 :4th British National Cyclo Cross Championships

External links

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Sources

Fleche Redux: Paul Watson Remembers '87

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1962 births Living people English male cyclists British cycling road race champions Sportspeople from Milton Keynes {{England-cycling-bio-stub