Dean Downing

Dean "Deano" Downing (born 24 January 1975) is an English retired bicycle racer, specialising in road cycling who last rode for NFTO Pro Cycling. Downing studied at Wales High School and Sheffield Hallam University, where he graduated in 1998 with a degree in Construction Management. In September 2013 it was announced that Russell and Dean Downing would join the new NFTO cycling team for 2014. After retiring he became directeur sportif for the Polypipe Cycling Team in 2015. After the team disbanded at the end of the year Downing took up a DS role with his former team JLT-Condor for 2016. In January 2018 Downing was announced as DS and performance coach for the newly revived team.

Major results

2001 1st, Aalst kermesse, Belgium 1st, Third night Amateur 6 day Gent (track) 2nd, De Drie Zustersteden 2nd, Overall Amateur 6 day Gent (track) 2nd, British Criterium Championship 2nd, Boussu Criterium 2nd, Sinaai kermesse 2002 1st, British Criterium Championship 1st, Melsele kermesse winner, mountains jersey, Ronde van Zuidoost Vlaanderen 2nd, Landskouter kermesse 2nd, Wondelgem kermesse 2nd, Sinaai Criterium 3rd, Kuurne Criterium 2003 1st, Schellebelle Criterium 1st, Landskouter kermesse 1st, Sinaai kermesse 1st, British Elite Madison Championship, Track 1st, Isle of Wight Stage 1 Winner Mountains Prize, Havant Grand Prix Winner Mountains Jersey, Ronde van Zuidoost Vlaanderen. 2nd, British Elite Criterium Championship 3rd, Wolvertem kermesse 4th, G.P. Chamont–Gistoux 2004 1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Bungay 1st, Don Despatch Road Race 1st, Presten Arena Criterium 1st, Mike Binks memorial road race 1st, Seacroft wheelers road race 1st, York Cycle Works road race 1st, Neil Gardner Memorial Trophy Road Race 1st, British Elite Road Series 2nd, Scratch Race, UCI Track World Cup Sydney 2nd, British Elite Road Series 2nd, Havant International Grand Prix 2nd, Bob Chicken Criterium, London. 2nd, Stan Robson Trophy 2nd, Warwick Town Centre Circuit Race 3rd, Tour of Munster 1st, Stage 1 4th Colne Grand Prix 4th East Yorkshire Classic 2005 – Overall winner, British Cycling Criterium Series 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Stoneleigh-UK 1st, British Elite Criterium Series, Milton Keynes-UK 1st, Tour of the Reservoir road race 1st, Metaltek Grand Prix road race 1st, Stage 3, Bermuda GP 2nd place National Road Championship – Runner-up 2nd, Points Race, British National Track Championships 2nd, British Elite Criterium Series, Glasgow-UK 2nd, Eddie Soens H/cap road race 2nd, Lincoln International 3rd, British Elite Criterium Series, Warwick-UK 3rd overall, Bermuda GP 4th, Crawley Criterium 5th, Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix 2006 – DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed 1st Trofee Van Haspengouw 1st Neerlineder Kermesse 2007 – 2nd Crawley Town Centre Criterium 4th Overall Premier Calendar 1st, Tour of the Reservoir 1st, Lincoln Grand Prix 1st, Stage 4, Girvan Stage Race 4th, Overall Classification, Bikeline 2 Day 1st, Stage 2 1st, Stage 3 2008 – 1st British National Circuit Race Championships 2nd Eddy Soens Memorial 2nd Clayton Velo Spring Classic 2nd Overall Premier Calendar 1st Overall Bikeline 2 Day 2nd Lincoln Grand Prix 2nd Richmond Grand Prix 3rd East Yorkshire Classic 4th Overall Tour of the Reservoir 5th Overall Girvan Stage Race 3rd British National Road Race Championships 3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series 1st Brentwood Town Centre Race 3rd Circuit de Stone 4th Blackpool Grand Prix Circuit Race 7th Overall, FBD Insurance Rás 1st, Stage 2 2008 – Great Britain National Team 1st, Stage 2, Sachsen-Tour International 2009 1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Series 1st Brighouse Circuit Race 3rd Colne Grand Prix 3rd Warwick Town Centre Race 4th Preston Grand Prix 4th East Yorkshire Classic Circuit Race 1st Round 2 - Exeter, Tour Series 1st Round 3 - Woking, Tour Series 2nd Overall Tour of the North 1st Stage 2 1st Stage 4 2nd Blackpool Nocturne 2nd Newcastle Leazes Criterium 4th Shay Elliott Memorial Race 4th Lincoln Grand Prix 5th Overall Tour of the Reservoir 5th Smithfield Nocturne 5th Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Race 2010 – Rapha Condor-Sharp 6th Overall Tour de Taiwan 3rd, Stage 3 1st, Stage 5 2nd, Stage 6 1st Round 4 - Exeter, Tour Series 1st Round 7 - Peterborough, Tour Series 1st, Dumfries Bike Fest Grand Prix 1st Blackpool Nocturne 2nd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series 1st Colne Grand Prix 2nd Dumfries Bike Fest Circuit Race 3rd Blackburn Grand Prix 3rd York Cycling City Centre Race

2011 1st. Stage 1, An Post Rás 1st British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series 1st Abergavenny Grand Prix 2nd Otley Criterium 2nd Stafford GP 2nd Colne Grand Prix 1st Round 4 - Colchester, Tour Series 1st Clayton Velo Classic 3rd Tour of the Reservoir 5th Smithfield Nocturne 2012 3rd British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series 2nd Brighouse Circuit Race 3rd Colne Grand Prix 2013 1st, Beaumont Trophy 3rd, London Nocturne 5th British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series 1st Sheffield Grand Prix 2nd Colne Grand Prix 5th Wales Open Criterium

2014 2nd, Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix 2nd Colne Grand Prix 3rd Stockton Festival of Cycling Criterium 4th Legstretchers Memorial to Betty Pharoah Road Race 5th British National Circuit Race Championships 5th Beverley Grand Prix