Rob Partridge

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Rob Partridge
Personal information
Full nameRobert Lloyd Partridge
Born (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 38)
Wrexham, Wales
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2008Recycling.co.uk
2009Team Halfords[1]
2010–2012Endura Racing
2013Team UK Youth
2014Velosure–Giordana
2015–2016NFTO
2017Bike Channel–Canyon

Robert Lloyd "Rob" Partridge (born 11 September 1985)[1] is a Welsh former professional cyclist from Wrexham, Wales. He represented Wales in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[2] Inspired after watching the Tour de France on television, he joined the Wrexham Roads Club at an early age.[3] Partridge rode for the Endura Racing team from 2010 to 2012 and rode for the Rapha Condor–Recycling.co.uk team in 2008 and Team Halfords Bikehut in 2009. He was living with the Under 23 GB Squad in Quarrata, Tuscany until June 2007.[4]

He joined Team UK Youth for 2013.[5] When the team folded at the end of the year he moved to Velosure–Giordana for the 2014 season.[6] After one season Partridge was announced as a member of the NFTO squad for the 2015 season.[7]

Major results[edit]

2003
1st Corrado GP (National Junior Series Event)
2004
4th Road race, Welsh Road Championships
2005
5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2006
2nd Overall Girvan Three Day
1st Stage 1
2nd Beaumont Tour
3rd Tour of the South
2007
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Tour of Pendle – Premier Calendar Series
3rd Milano – Busseto
2008
1st Road race, Welsh Road Championships
2nd Overall Girvan Three Day
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Rás Tailteann
4th Overall Bikeline 2 Day[8]
5th Overall Tour of the Reservoir[9]
5th Clayton Velo Spring Classic[10]
2009
1st Road race, Welsh Road Championships[11]
3rd Tour of the Reservoir[12]
9th Warwick Town Centre Race[13]
2010
1st Ryedale Grand Prix
5th East Yorkshire Classic[14]
6th Overall Rás Tailteann
6th Chas Messenger Road Race[15]
8th Overall Tour of Britain
10th Blackpool Nocturne[16]
2011
1st Round 6, Tour Series
7th East Yorkshire Classic[17]
9th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
2012
1st Mountains classification Tour de Bretagne
9th Overall Tour Doon Hame[18]
2013
2nd Perfs Pedal Race[19]
6th Ryedale Grand Prix[20]
2014
1st Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race[21]
3rd Eddie Soens Memorial[22]
4th Ryedale Grand Prix[23]
7th Road race, National Road Championships[24]
9th Stafford GP[25]
2015
4th Overall Rás Tailteann
5th Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Race[26]
6th Severn Bridge Road Race[27]
10th Grand Prix of Wales[28]
2016
4th Scorpion CS Road Race[29]
5th Severn Bridge Road Race[30]
2017
7th Rad am Ring

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Robert Partridge". Cycling Website. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Rob Partridge". recycling.co.uk.
  3. ^ "riders » Rob Partridge". Rapha Condor recycling.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008.
  4. ^ "FLINTSHIRE, NORTH WALES, WITH ROB PARTRIDGE". Cycling Weekly. 24 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Team News: 2013 Line-up for UK Youth Revealed". VeloUK.net. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ^ Wynn, Nigel (16 April 2014). "Velosure-Giordana racing team for 2014". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  7. ^ Bull, Nick (11 December 2014). "Garmin-Sharp's Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Bikeline Two Day 2008". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Tour of the Reservoir". Rapha Condor-JLT. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Clayton Velo Spring Classic Handicap". British Cycling. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  11. ^ Andy McGrath & Andrew Canning (10 June 2009). "Regional Road Race Championships: Round-up". Cycling Weekly.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Andrew (29 March 2009). "Tennant Hangs on To Win Tour of Reservoir". British Cycling. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Wilkinson wins in Warwick". Cycling Weekly. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  14. ^ Hickmott, Larry (18 July 2016). "Report: East Yorkshire Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. ^ Hickmott, Larry (17 June 2014). "Report: Chas Messenger Road Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Blackpool Nocturne". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  17. ^ Hunt, Andy (1 August 2011). "Hunt triumphs at East Yorkshire Classic". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Tour Doon Hame". British Cycling. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Perfs Pedal Road Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  20. ^ "The Ryedale Grand Prix (incorporating the National Junior Women's RR Championships)". British Cycling. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  21. ^ "Yorkshire riders on top at home and abroad". The Yorkshire Post. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  22. ^ "53rd Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  23. ^ "The Ryedale Grand Prix inc The Peter Longbottom Memorial". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  24. ^ "Kennaugh beats Swift to British national road title". cyclingnews.com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  25. ^ Whitehouse, Andy (2 August 2014). "Morgan Kneisky (Team Raleigh) wins 2014 Stafford Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  26. ^ "The Betty Pharoah Memorial Legstretchers Road Races". British Cycling. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  27. ^ "43rd Severn Bridge - BW Cycling Road Race". British Cycling. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  28. ^ "Grand Prix of Wales 2015". British Cycling. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  29. ^ Goddard, Ben (20 March 2016). "Appleby sprints clear of breakaway trio to take inaugural Scorpion CS RR". British Cycling. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  30. ^ "Dale Appleby takes Severn Bridge Road Race win". British Cycling. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

External links[edit]

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