Robin Appleyard (born 10 May 1964) is a British former professional motorcycle racer and race team manager. He competed in the 125cc class of
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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from 1983 to 1996.
Appleyard was born in
Keighley
Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parish
in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford.
Keighley is north-west of Bradford city centre, north-west of Bi ...
,
Yorkshire
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. He won the 125cc Marlboro Clubman's British Championship in 1982, the Shell Oils Championship in 1984, Supercup 125cc Championship twice (1993, 1996) and was 125cc National Cup champion in 1995.
When his own racing career was over, he moved into team management, where he was Red Bull Rookie manager. He is currently managing Team Appleyard/Macadam.
References
External links
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1986 Motoprix 125cc UK ChampionshipMoto GP results
1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Keighley
English motorcycle racers
125cc World Championship riders
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