About

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About Adrian Timmis
Over 40 years knowledge and experience, Olympian, Tour de France finisher, National Champion, World Championship rider on the Road, Track and MTB, GB rider at Cyclocross.

 Bike fitted and made custom footbeds for World and National Champions.

 After 40 years still in love with the bike and still learning.

Owner of Cadence Sport based in Barton under Needwood.

Sportive/Grand Fondo
2016 Marmotte – 446th – 7:06:12hrs
2017 L’Etape du Tour – 142nd – 5:56:46hrs – 11,230 finishers

Great Britain Team Manager
1996 and 1997 World MTB Championships
1998 Tour de l’Avenir

Training
Trained riders to numerous PB’s and personal goals, World Championship Gold, National Championship wins, National Points Series wins, Premier Calendar and Tour Series wins.

Zwift!
3rd CVR London ‘World Cup’ 2017
vEveresting Alpe du Zwift 8 1/2 times 9:20:28hrs Dec 2019

Road
GB World Championship Rider, Junior 1982, Amateur 1985, Pro 1987 & 1988
Tour de France finisher 70th 1987
1st Midi Libre Stage 4 1987
1st Milk Race Last Stage 1985
1st Tour of Lancs 1985
1st Tour of Mereyside 1985
1st Tour of Delyn 1988
1st Sky TV Crit Rochester 1995
1st King of Mountains Tour of Lancs 1991
1st Mini Milk Race 1991
1st Milton Keynes 1986
1st Stage 1 Great Yorkshire Classic 1985
2rd Midi Libre Stage 6a 1987
2rd Pro National Road Race Champs 1986
3rd Pro National Crit Champs 1990
4th Nissan Classic Ireland Overall 1986
7th GP Isbergues France 1986
8th Midi Libre Overall 1987
Also competed in Paris-Nice, Criterium International, Tour de Romandie, Liege Bastonge Liege, Fleche Wallone, Amstel Gold, Het Volk, Gent Wevelgem, 3 Daagse de Panne

Track
GB World Championship Rider, Junior 1981, Amateur 1983
Olympic Games Team Pursuiter LA USA 1984
1st National Junior Pursuit Champion 1981
2rd National Junior Points Race 1981
3rd National Team Pursuit 1981
2rd National Amateur Pursuit 1985
3rd National Team Pursuit 1985
3rd National Pro Pursuit 1987
4th World Masters Pursuit 2006

MTB
GB World Championship XC Rider, Elite 1991 & 1995
1st National Elite XC Points Series, Nannerch 1995
1st National Elite XC Points Series, Castle Combe 1995
1st National Vets XC Champion 2006
1st National Vets XC Points Series Overall 2006
1st National Vets XC Points Series Sherwood Pines 2006
1st National Vets XC Points Series Margam Park 2006
1st National Vets XC Points Series Newnham 2006
1st National Vets XC Points Series Checkonden 2006
1st Karrimor Cattrick 1995
2rd National Elite XC Points Series Margem Park 1990
2rd National Elite XC Points Series Friston Park 1990
2rd NEMBA Overall 1992
2rd National Elite XC Points Series Overall 1992
2rd National Hill Climb 1992
2rd NEMBA Overall 1994
2rd Karrimor Overall 1995
3rd National Points XC Series Margem Park 1993
3rd National Elite XC Points Series Overall 1995
3rd National Hill Climb 1994
3rd National Elite XC Points Series Overall 1995

Cyclo Cross
GB World Cup Rider 2004
1st National Vets Champion 2005
1st National Vets Champion 2006
1st National Team Champions 1994
3rd National Vets Champs 2007
4th Overall Elite National Trophy 2004/2005
4th UK Ranked Rider 2004/2005

Duathlon
3rd Cannock Chase MTB 2007

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