Robert Lloyd "Rob" Partridge (born 11 September 1985) is a Welsh former professional cyclist from

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

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. He represented

in the

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. Inspired after watching the

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on television, he joined the Wrexham Roads Club at an early age. Partridge rode for the team from 2010 to 2012 and rode for the team in 2008 and

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in 2009. He was living with the Under 23 GB Squad in

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until June 2007. He joined for 2013. When the team folded at the end of the year he moved to for the 2014 season. After one season Partridge was announced as a member of the squad for the 2015 season.

Major results

;2003 : 1st Corrado GP (National Junior Series Event) ;2004 : 4th Road race, Welsh Road Championships ;2005 : 5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships ;2006 : 2nd Overall Girvan Three Day ::1st Stage 1 : 2nd Beaumont Tour : 3rd Tour of the South ;2007 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 2nd Tour of Pendle –

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Series : 3rd Milano – Busseto ;2008 : 1st Road race, Welsh Road Championships : 2nd Overall Girvan Three Day ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Overall

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: 4th Overall Bikeline 2 Day : 5th Overall

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: 5th Clayton Velo Spring Classic ;2009 : 1st Road race, Welsh Road Championships : 3rd

: 9th Warwick Town Centre Race ;2010 : 1st Ryedale Grand Prix : 5th East Yorkshire Classic : 6th Overall

: 6th Chas Messenger Road Race : 8th Overall

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

: 10th Blackpool Nocturne ;2011 : 1st Round 6,

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: 7th East Yorkshire Classic : 9th Overall

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;2012 : 1st Mountains classification

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: 9th Overall Tour Doon Hame ;2013 : 2nd Perfs Pedal Race : 6th Ryedale Grand Prix ;2014 : 1st Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race : 3rd Eddie Soens Memorial : 4th Ryedale Grand Prix : 7th Road race, National Road Championships : 9th

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;2015 : 4th Overall

: 5th Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race : 6th Severn Bridge Road Race : 10th Grand Prix of Wales ;2016 : 4th Scorpion CS Road Race : 5th Severn Bridge Road Race ;2017 : 7th

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Partridge, Rob 1985 births Living people Welsh male cyclists Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Sportspeople from Wrexham