Sid Barras (born 3 April 1948)[2][3] is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.[4] He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980s[citation needed] with 380 wins,[5] in 18 years as a professional. He was national champion three times and won a stage of the Tour of Majorca[citation needed] and in the 1973 Tour of Switzerland.[6]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Barras |
| Nickname | Super Sid[1] |
| Born | 3 April 1948 England Great Britain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1970 | Bantel - Raleigh |
| 1971–1973 | Bantel |
| 1974 | TI - Raleigh |
| 1975–1977 | Bantel |
| 1978 | Viking - Campagnolo |
| 1979 | Carlton - Weinmann |
| 1980 | Weinmann - Chicken |
| 1981 | Coventry Eagle - Campagnolo |
| 1982–1984 | Falcon - Campagnolo |
| 1985–1986 | Moducel |
| 1987 | Watertech - Dawes |
| Major wins | |
| British National Road Race Champion (1979) | |
In 1999, Barras was directeur sportif of the British UCI division 3 team, Men's Health.[7] He was manager of Recycling.co.uk in 2007.[8]
He won the national over-50 championship in 2008.[9] In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[10]
Barras is father of former professional cyclist, Tom Barras.[1]
Palmarès
edit- 1970
- 4th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
- 1st London – Holyhead
- 1971
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
- 2nd Tom Simpson Memorial (Harworth)
- 2nd British National Stayers Championships
- 1973
- 1st Stage 10, Tour de Suisse
- 1st Tom Simpson Memorial (Harworth)
- 1974
- 1st Tom Simpson Memorial (Harworth)
- 1976
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
- 1977
- 1st London – Holyhead
- 5th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
- 1979
- 1st
British National Road Race Championships (Professional) - 1st British National Circuit Race Championships (Professional)
- 1980
- 1st Tom Simpson Memorial (Harworth)
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
- 1981
- 4th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
References
edit- ^ a b "Sid Barras: Famous Last Words". Cycling Weekly. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Profile". cyclingwebsite.net. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Profile". cyclebase.nl.
- ^ "Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages". Tees Valley Indexes.
- ^ "Newport Nocturn". cyclingnews.com. 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Riders:B". Professional Cycling Palmarès Site. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008.
- ^ The Independent, UK, 29 April 1999
- ^ "Recycling.co.uk / MG-xPower / Litespeed". world-of-cycling.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007.
- ^ "Barras proved he's still a class act". The Telegraph and Argus. 9 September 2008.
- ^ "50 Cycling Heroes Named in British Cycling's Hall of Fame". British Cycling. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
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