Russell Downing

Russell Downing
Personal information
Full name Russell Downing
Nickname Fonzy
Born (1978-08-23) 23 August 1978
Rotherham, United Kingdom
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team JLT–Condor
Discipline Track and road
Role Rider
Amateur team(s)
2000 Miche Pena
2001 UVCA Troyes
Professional team(s)
1999–2001 Linda McCartney Racing Team
2002 iTeamNova.com
2003 Time Life Repair
2004–2005 Recycling.co.uk
2006 Driving Force Logistics
2007 Health Net–Maxxis
2008 Pinarello Racing Team
2009 CandiTV–Marshalls Pasta
2010–2011 Team Sky
2012 Endura Racing
2013 NetApp–Endura
2014 NFTO
2015 Cult Energy Pro Cycling
2016– JLT–Condor
Major wins

Stage races

Tour de Wallonie (2010)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2005)
Infobox last updated on
7 August 2016

Russell Downing (born 23 August 1978) is an English cyclist riding for JLT–Condor. He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing. He has competed largely on the UCI Continental Tour and in British Premier Calendar races.

Career

He was the British national road race champion in 2005.[2]

In addition to his national championships, he has also been successful in some multi-stage races. His biggest victory to date has come in the 2010 Tour de Wallonie, a 2.HC class event, as well as the 2009 Tour of Ireland.[3]

For 2010 he signed a one-year contract with the new British Professional Team, Team Sky, and became the first Briton to win a stage for the team, picking up a win in the Critérium International. His contract was renewed for a further year, for the 2011 season. In November 2011 it was announced that his contract was not being renewed for a third year and he would join the British Continental Team Endura Racing.[4] Following the merger of Endura with Team NetApp Downing joined the NetApp-Endura squad for 2013.[5] In September 2013 it was announced that Russell and Dean Downing would join the new NFTO team for 2014.[6] Russell Downing signed for the Cult Energy Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season,[7] but has returned to Britain with JLT–Condor for the 2016 season.[8]

Major results

2002
1st National Scratch Race Championships
1st Buggenhout Kermese
1st Boekhout Kermese
1st Stage of Tour de Brandenburge
1st Points Jersey Tour de Brandenburge
2nd Stage of circuit de Mines
2003
National Track Championships
1st Points race
1st Madison
2004
1st World Cup Team Pursuit
1st Havant International
1st Overall Credit Union Ras Mumhan
1st Stages 2, 4 & 5
1st Stage 4 Circuit de Mines
1st Stage Circuit des Plages Vendeennes
1st Colne Grand Prix[9]
1st, Warwick Town Centre Circuit Race[10]
1st East Yorkshire Classic[11]
2005
1st National Road Race Championships
1st Havant International
1st Lincoln GP
1st Stage of Giro del Capo
1st Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix[12]
2nd Overall Circuit des plages vendeennes
1st Stage
2006
1st Triptyque Ardennais
1st Druivenkoers Overijse
2007
1st Richmond Grand Prix
2nd Merco Credit Union Cycling Classic
3rd Lincoln Grand Prix
2008
1st Overall Girvan 3-Day
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Tour of the Reservoir
Cinturón Ciclista a Mallorca
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Robert Price International Grand Prix of Wales
1st Chas Messenger Stage Race
1st Tour of Blackpool
1st East Yorkshire Classic
1st Richmond Grand Prix
1st Lincoln Grand Prix[13]
1st Overall Premier Calendar
2nd Overall Tour of Ireland
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
2009
1st Overall Tour of Ireland
1st Stage 1[14]
1st Points classification
1st Lincoln Grand Prix
1st Stage 3 Cinturón a Mallorca
1st Smithfield Nocturne
1st Ryedale Grand Prix
1st Colne Grand Prix[15]
1st East Yorkshire Classic Circuit Race[16]
1st Overall Premier Calendar
5th Overall Girvan Three Day[17]
1st Stages 3 and 4[18]
2010
1st Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Stage 5
1st Stage 1 TTT Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 2 Critérium International
1st Monsal Hill Climb
2012
1st Eddie Soens Memorial Road Race
1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
1st Lincoln Grand Prix
1st Stage 5 Glava Tour of Norway
1st Beaumont Trophy
2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
4th Route Adélie de Vitré
2013
1st National Criterium Championships
3rd Monsal Hill-Climb[19]
2014
1st Stockton Grand Prix[20]
2nd Team pursuit, British National Track Championships (with Sam Williams, Adam Blythe, Jon Mould and Sam Harrison)[21]
3rd Ryedale Grand Prix[22]
3rd Circuit of the Fens[23]
3rd Newport Nocturne[24]
4th Commonwealth Games – Men's road race
5th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
2015
4th Velothon Wales
7th Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire[25]
7th Stage 5 of the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque [26]
2016
1st Stage 2 Tour du Loir-et-Cher

References

  1. "Team Sky profile". Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. Profile
  3. "Downing takes Tour of Ireland win". BBC Sport. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. "Downing to Endura Racing in 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  5. Fidler, Richard (20 September 2012). "Rotherham's Russ Downing returns to the big time". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. Bull, Nick (25 September 2013). "Downing brothers reunited at NFTO for 2014". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. Clarke, Stuart (24 November 2014). "Cult Energy Pro Cycling fire manager after just two months in charge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  8. Bull, Nick (12 October 2015). "Russ Downing among nine new JLT-Condor signings for 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. "Colne Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. "Warwick Town Centre Circuit Races". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. "East Yorkshire Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. "Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. "Downing Wins Lincoln – But Which One?". Cycling Weekly. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  14. "Lance Armstrong endures tough opening to Tour of Ireland". The Daily Telegraph. 21 August 2009.
  15. Hickmott, Larry (14 June 2014). "Colne Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  16. "East Yorkshire Classic National Circuit Race Championship". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  17. "Marcin Bialoblocki wins the Girvan". Cycling Weekly. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. Lawrenson, Carl J. "40the Girvan 3 Day Cycle Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. "Jack Pullar wins Monsal Hill-Climb". Cycling Weekly. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  20. "Stockton Velo29-Altura Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  21. "British National Track Championships 24th–28th September 2014: Communiqué No 010" (PDF). trackworldcup.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  22. "The Ryedale Grand Prix inc The Peter Longbottom Memorial". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  23. Whitehouse, Andy (27 July 2014). "Adam Blythe (NFTO Pro Cycling) wins the 2014 Vericool for Schools Circuit of the Fens". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  24. "The Newport Nocturne". British Cycling. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  25. http://letour.yorkshire.com/
  26. http://www.4joursdedunkerque.org/
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