Paul Curran (cyclist)

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Paul Curran (born January 15, 1961 in Thornaby ) is a former British cyclist and national cycling champion .

Athletic career

Curran had first successes in 1978 when he won two medals at the British Junior Championships on the track . In the following years he mainly won criteria and time trials on the island. In 1981 he won his first British title in two-man team driving , which he was able to defend in 1982 (with Hugh Cameron ) (both also won in 1983 and 1984), and he was also champions of points driving . A year later (as in 1984 and 1985, 1987 and 1988) he also won the title in the team pursuit . 1985 also saw major successes on the road; he won the Isle of Man International (also Manx International) (as in 1988), the Tour de Normandie and some other British races. The following year he won both the individual race and the team time trial at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and in the Circuit des Mines in France . In 1987 he won the British road racing and mountain time trial championships , as well as the Grand Prix of Essex and the Lincoln Grand Prix, two of the most prestigious British one-day races. The latter he won again a year later. The British federation nominated him for the Summer Olympics in Seoul , where he was 36th in the street race. In 1989 (he had meanwhile become a professional driver) he won another national title with the championship in the criterion. In 1991 he became an amateur again after his professional team was dissolved. In 1993 he won the British championship in standing races and was able to defend this title until 1996. In 1994 he was a participant in the UCI track world championships in the standing race. He also drove stayer races as part of the six-day race in Dortmund and later regarded these races as one of his fondest memories of cycling. He later named third place at the Tour du Hainaut Occidental 1987 behind Mario Kummer and Olaf Ludwig as his greatest success , because he was able to keep up with the stars from the GDR in this race . In 1996 he retired after a serious fall after winning another British title in the team time trial.

Professional

After his career, Curran founded his own bicycle company, in which he developed his own designs.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Paul Curran - English 'Legend' of the 80's and 90's Track and Road. Retrieved December 29, 2019 .
  2. ^ Paul Curran Bike. Retrieved December 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Curran, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Thornaby