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English racing cyclist
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Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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76 years
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Sid Barras (born 3 April 1948) is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980s with 380 wins, in 18 years as a professional. He was national champion three times and won a stage of the Tour of Majorca and in the 1973 Tour of Switzerland.
In 1999, Barras was directeur sportif of the British UCI division 3 team, Men's Health. He was manager of Recycling.co.uk in 2007.
He won the national over-50 championship in 2008. In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.
Barras is father of professional cyclist, Tom Barras.
Palmarès
- 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
- 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)
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Notable English Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable British Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable British Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable English Sport cyclists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable British Sport cyclists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable British Sport cyclists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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