Chris Walker (cyclist)
Chris Walker (born 26 March 1965) is an ex-professional cyclist from Sheffield. He retired in 2000 at the age of 35 and is now a product designer for RST Clothing.[1][2] He is the father of racing cyclist Jessie Walker.[3]
Amateur achievements
1982 Peter Buckley Trophy National Junior Road Race Series Winner including wins at Peak Forest RR, Stokesley Classic and Lincoln GP West Common counting events
1983 Peter Buckley Trophy National Junior Road Race Series Winner including 4 wins from 8 counting events 7th World Junior Road Race Championships - Wanganui New Zealand 5th National Amateur Road Race Championships - Buxton - Derbyshire
1984 Lived and raced for Fanini amateur team in Italy. 3 wins and represented GB team in pro-am Tour of Sweden and 3 other occasions Internationally
1985 17 wins racing for Paragon Racing Team in UK
1986 15 wins including 100 km National Team Time Trial Championships setting new competition record- Paragon Racing Team
Professional achievements
1987 Turned professional for Watertech-Dawes - Team of Keith Lambert, Sid Barras, Dave Millar & Phil Wilkins 6 wins plus TV Times sprints competition in the inaugural Kelloggs Pro Tour of Britain Awarded Professional Cycling Associations 'Best new pro'
1988 Raleigh Banana 5 wins plus Wincanton Sprints winner TV city centre cycle series
1989 Raleigh Banana 4 wins including Nottingham City Centre TV race
1990 Banana Falcon 16 wins including McEwans L.A. Lager TV series Professional Cycling Association 'Rider of the year' award
1991 Banana Falcon 19 wins including 5 stage wins in the Milk Race record 4 stage wins in Settimana Bergamasca won overall by Lance Armstrong 1st Final stage of Tour of Vaucluse won overall by Miguel Indurain Points jersey Milk Race Combine jersey Milk race Points jersey Settimana Bergamasca
1992 Subaru Montgomery 5 wins including 3 Scottish Provident wins in UK Bronze medal Professional RR Championship - Scotland
1993 IME Healthshare -USA with the late Dave Rayner. Badly damaged wrist tendons in a crash during a Portuguese stage race weeks before Du Pont Tour where Dave took a stage win Great team though that included Chris Horner, Gordy Frazer, The McCormack brothers Frankie & Mark plus non related Irishman Paul McCormack & Dave
1994 LEX Townsend - Team mates - Dave Rayner, Keith Reynolds and Canadian Colin Davidson 5 wins including Lincoln GP and Aberdeen TV race
1995 Peugeot Team mates included Shane Sutton, Neil Hoban 8 wins including 3 Sky TV series city Centre races Ist Overall SKY TV City Centre Series Silver medal National Road Race Championships I.O.M.
1996 Invader- Nexus team included Russell Downing 5 wins including Five Valleys in Wales
1997 6 wins including Tour of Lancs stage and Tour of five valleys
1998 Team BRITE team included Rob Hayles, Jonny Clay, Chris Newton, Colin Sturgess and Junior world champ Bradley Wiggins 8 wins including Havant GP premier race 13th overall Tour of Britain National Criterium Champion
1999 Linda McCartney National Criterium Champion National 100 km Team Time Trial Champion Grand Prix of Essex Archer Grand Prix Stage 2 Girvan Stage race Stage 3 Girvan stage race
References
- ↑ Chris Walker: British Legend 29-Jan-2013
- ↑ "TalkingShop: Chris Walker, Milk Race winner « Features « velouk.net". VeloUK. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ↑ Bull, Nick (20 January 2014). "Catching up with… Jessie Walker". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
