George Atkins (cyclist)
Atkins at the 2014 Tour of Britain | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | George Atkins |
Born |
Leicester, England | 18 August 1991
Team information | |
Current team | JLT–Condor |
Discipline | Road and track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Endurance |
Amateur team(s) | |
2008 | Pearl Izumi/Planet X/High 5[1] |
2009 | Websters Cycles[2] |
2010 | 100% ME |
2011 | Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers[3] |
2012–2013 | 100% ME |
Professional team(s) | |
2014 | Team Raleigh |
2015 | ONE Pro Cycling |
2016 | JLT–Condor |
Infobox last updated on 20 January 2016 |
George Atkins (born 18 August 1991) is a track and road racing cyclist from Leicester. He is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme. In 2009 he won the British National Road Race Championships Junior title.[4] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the track points race. After the Commonwealth Games Atkins took a break from the sport but returned in the summer of 2011.[3]
It was announced in October 2013 that Atkins would turn professional for the 2014 season, with Team Raleigh.[5] After one season with Raleigh Atkins was listed as part of the inaugural squad of the ONE Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season.[6]
Major results
- 2007
- 1st Criterium, European Youth Summer Olympic Festival (Junior)[7]
- 3rd Pursuit, National Youth Track Championships
- 2008
- 3rd Scratch race, National Junior Track Championships
- 2009
- 1st National Junior Road Race Championships[7]
- National Junior Track Championships
- European Track Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 2010
- National Track Championships
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Madison (with Erick Rowsell)
- 2nd Points race Commonwealth Games
- 2011
- 1st Scottish Hill Climb Championship[8]
- 1st Drummond Trophy[8]
- 2nd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships[9]
- 3rd Scottish Time Trial Championship[8]
- 2012
- National Track Championships
- 1st Points race[8]
- 1st Team pursuit (with Team 100% ME)[8]
- 3rd Omnium[8]
- 3rd Madison (with Owain Doull)[10]
- 1st Jock Wadley Memorial[8]
- 2nd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships[11]
- 2013
- National Track Championships
- 1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Series[14]
- 1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium[15]
- 3rd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 2014
- 1st Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium[16]
- 1st David Campbell Memorial Road Race[17]
- 2nd Wales Open Criterium[18]
- 2nd Leicester Castle Classic[19]
- 2015
- 3rd National Circuit Race Championships[20]
- 3rd Leicester Castle Classic[21]
- 3rd Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race[22]
References
- ↑ "Pearl Izumi / Planet X / High 5 Racing Team Launch". Road Cycling UK. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "George Atkins: Rider Profile". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- 1 2 Wood, Ed (11 June 2011). "George Atkins Interview: Commonwealth Games silver medallist returns to the sport". Velonation. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Simon Richardson (27 June 2009). "Atkins wins junior road title in Wales". Cycling Weekly.
- ↑ "'Super-excited' Atkins can't wait for road race challenge". Leicester Mercury. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ Cary, Tom (9 December 2014). "England wicketkeeper Matt Prior launches UCI Continental team ONE Pro Cycling". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Future heroes – George Atkins". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "George Atkins Cyclist – Palmares". George Atkins. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Whitehouse, Andy (4 September 2011). "2011 British TT Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Eddie; Whitehouse, Andy (28 January 2012). "Christian and Yates win 2012 National Madison Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "National Championship, Road, ITT, U23, Great Britain 2012". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Jon Mould and George Atkins win national Madison title". Cycling Weekly. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ o'Hara, Laura (25 September 2013). "Trott picks up first gold of 2013 British National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ↑ Kennedy, Andrew (24 July 2013). "George Atkins wins Elite Circuit Series as Downing takes Sheffield Grand Prix victory". British Cycling. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Stockton Festival of Cycling, Criterium 2013". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Swarbrick, Guy (21 July 2014). "Atkins wins Stockton Velo29-Altura Town Centre Races". British Cycling. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Bean, David (27 April 2014). "Atkins wins 2014 David Campbell Memorial Road Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Whitehouse, Andy (30 July 2014). "Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor) wins Wales Open Criterium, while Alex Blain (Team Raleigh) wins overall series". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Swarbrick, Guy (17 August 2014). "NFTO Pro Cycling's Jon Mould takes 2014 Leicester Castle Classic victory". British Cycling. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "BC National Circuit Race Championships: Mens Championships" (PDF). British Cycling. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ "Leicester Castle Classic 2015". British Cycling. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Races". British Cycling. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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