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Darryl Webster
Darryl James Webster (born 7 May 1962) is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall.
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| Born | 7 May 1962 Leicester, England | |||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
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| 1988 | P.M.S. Dawes | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | Teka | |||||||||||||
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| Nissan Classic, 1 stage | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cycling career
He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games[2] and won twenty three national championship titles.[3] He also famously won a stage in the 1988 Nissan Classic from a 101-mile solo break.[4] Webster has always claimed to be strongly against the use of drugs in sport, but in April 2013 he was caught growing cannabis worth £24,000.[5]
He represented England and competed in the 4,000 metres individual pursuit and won a bronze medal in the 4,000 metres team pursuit, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[6][7]
Palmarès
- 1978
- 1st GHS Schoolboy National TT 10 miles championship
- 1980
- 1st Overall National Junior Road Series[8]
- 3rd Junior World Championships, Track, Team Pursuit
- 1981
- 3rd British National Hill Climb Championships
- 1982
- 3rd Commonwealth Games, Track, Team Pursuit
- 1983
- 5th Tour of the Cotswolds
- 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
- 1984
- 4th Overall, Sealink International
- 2nd Overall, Circuit des Mines
- 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
- DNF Olympic Games, Road race
- 8th Olympic Games, 100 kilometres Team Time Trial
- 1985
- 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
- 4th British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
- 1st Lincoln GP
- 1986
- 1st British National Hill Climb Championships
- 3rd Lincoln GP
- 1987
- 2nd Archer Grand Prix
- 1st Manx Trophy
- 2nd Lincoln GP
- 2nd Overall, Premier Calendar
- 1988
- 8th Overall, Tour of Britain
- 21st Grand Prix des Nations
- 1st Gwent
- 1st Windermere
- 26th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
- 31st Overall, Nissan Classic
- 1st Stage 3, Nissan Classic
- 1989
- 8th GP Wales
- 29th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
References
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ . Olympic Sport. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "The tale of Darryl Webster". Pezcycling. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Darryl Webster Interview". Planet X. Retrieved 1 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Darryl Webster caught with Drugs". Express. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "British Junior Men's Road Series Winners – The Definitive List". Bikesy.co.uk.
External links
- Darryl Webster at Cycling Archives
- "Cycle Base".