Alexandar John Richardson (born 30 April 1990) is a British former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2017 until June 2024.
 Richardson at the 2023 Tour of Norway | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandar John Richardson |
| Born | 30 April 1990 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Pedal Heaven Academy |
| 2022 | Le Col |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017 | Bike Channel–Canyon |
| 2018 | ONE Pro Cycling |
| 2019 | Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes |
| 2020–2021 | Alpecin–Fenix[1] |
| 2022–2024 | Saint Piran |
A former shipbroker, Richardson began cycling during mid-2015, and took a surprise solo win in the 2018 Lincoln Grand Prix, a couple of weeks after leaving the ONE Pro Cycling team.[2] In 2019, Richardson rejoined the Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes team he had competed for in 2017, and won the Arno Wallaard Memorial and a stage of the Tour de la Mirabelle. For 2020, he joined the Alpecin–Fenix team.[1]
In October 2021 Richardson was subjected to an armed robbery. He was training in Richmond Park when he was set upon by motorcyclists with a machete who stole his bike.[3]
Major results
edit- 2018
- 1st Lincoln Grand Prix
- 2019
- 1st Arno Wallaard Memorial
- 1st Omloop van het Waasland
- 1st Puivelde Koerse
- 1st Zwevezele Koers
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de la Mirabelle
- 6th Ronde van Overijssel
- 2021
- 4th Marathon, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2022
- 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise
- 1st Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix
- 2nd Beaumont Trophy
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Lincoln Grand Prix
- 2023
- 1st Lincoln Grand Prix
- 1st PNE Road Race
- 2nd Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix
- 2024
- 1st PNE Road Race
- 1st Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix
References
edit- ^ a b "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Feature Interview: Alex Richardson". VeloUK.net. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Pro cyclist chased by machete-wielding thugs in London's Richmond Park". 8 October 2021.
External links
edit- Alexandar Richardson at UCI
- Alexandar Richardson at ProCyclingStats
- Alexandar Richardson at MTB Data
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