After a string of World Cup victories and podium placings through the early 1990s his strength was climbing and in this era he was the best in the world, becoming the Official World Mountain Bike Hill Climb Champion in 1990 at Durango. Gould was the first human to beat a horse on a mountain bike over cross country terrain in the William HillMan v Horse v Bike event.
Gould raced for Britain internationally and as a world class pro for the Schwinn Mountain Bike Team, with numerous wins and podium finishes in the Grundig World Cup series. Some of these include first in Chateaux D'oex Switzerland (1991), Second in Mount Snow Vermont (1994) and third at Mammoth Mountain in 1994 behind British Olympian Gary Foord. Gould's early career saw him win an impressive six cyclocross champion titles in the Three Peaks Cyclocross Race. He continued to race cyclocross after retiring from professional and international competition.
2014 saw Gould make a return to cyclo-cross racing. Riding for www.zepnat.com he won the Vet 50 category in the Three Peaks (setting a new course record for this category), as well as finding success in the National Trophy series. Tim capped off his triumphant comeback season with a category win in the National Championships, held at Abergavenny Leisure Centre on 10 January 2015.
gould, born, 1964, english, former, professional, racing, cyclist, specialising, cyclo, cross, mountain, bike, racing, personal, informationborn, 1964, 1964, matlock, derbyshire, englandteam, informationcurrent, teamwww, zepnat, comdisciplinecyclo, cross, mtbr. Tim Gould born 30 May 1964 is an English former professional racing cyclist specialising in cyclo cross and mountain bike racing Tim GouldPersonal informationBorn 1964 05 30 30 May 1964 age 58 Matlock Derbyshire EnglandTeam informationCurrent teamwww zepnat comDisciplineCyclo cross amp MTBRoleRiderRider typeCyclo cross XC amp MarathonAmateur teams Ace Racing Team Matlock CCProfessional teams1987 1990Ace RT Peugeot Cycles1991 1992Peugeot Ritchey1992 1993Peugeot Look1993 1998Schwinn BicyclesMedal record Representing United KingdomMountain bike racingWorld Championships1990 Durango Cross country Contents 1 Biography 2 Palmares 2 1 MTB 2 2 Cyclo cross 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography EditAfter a string of World Cup victories and podium placings through the early 1990s his strength was climbing and in this era he was the best in the world becoming the Official World Mountain Bike Hill Climb Champion in 1990 at Durango Gould was the first human to beat a horse on a mountain bike over cross country terrain in the William Hill Man v Horse v Bike event Gould raced for Britain internationally and as a world class pro for the Schwinn Mountain Bike Team with numerous wins and podium finishes in the Grundig World Cup series Some of these include first in Chateaux D oex Switzerland 1991 Second in Mount Snow Vermont 1994 and third at Mammoth Mountain in 1994 behind British Olympian Gary Foord Gould s early career saw him win an impressive six cyclocross champion titles in the Three Peaks Cyclocross Race He continued to race cyclocross after retiring from professional and international competition Gould was added to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame 1 in 1999 In 2009 Gould was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame 2014 saw Gould make a return to cyclo cross racing Riding for www zepnat com he won the Vet 50 category in the Three Peaks setting a new course record for this category as well as finding success in the National Trophy series Tim capped off his triumphant comeback season with a category win in the National Championships held at Abergavenny Leisure Centre on 10 January 2015 Palmares EditMTB Edit 1990 3rd XC UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross Country Durango 1st XC UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Hill Climb Durango 1st Man Cyclist ever to beat the Horse The William Hill Man V Horse V Bike event1991 1st XC British Mountain Biking National Championships 1st XC Grundig UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Round 1 Bassano del Grappa 1st XC Grundig UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Final Round Chateau d Œx 1st XC Grundig UCI Mountain Bike Challenge Cup Aviemore Cyclo cross Edit 1984 Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Champion1985 Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Champion1986 Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Champion1987 Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Champion1988 Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Champion1989 Three Peaks Cyclo Cross Champion2015 Vet 50 National Cyclo Cross ChampionNotes Edit Hall of Fame Inductees CB Klunkers References EditMountain Bike Hall of Fame Tim Gould at Cycling Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Gould amp oldid 1133925028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,