Daniel Christopher Fleeman (born 3 October 1982) is an English former racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2007 and 2011. He competed in the Under-23 road race at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Italy.[1] In 2009 he was a member of the Cervélo TestTeam.[2] He won the Tour des Pyrenées in 2008 with An Post–M.Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly. He first retired after the 2011 season.[3]
 Fleeman riding to victory at the 2009 British National Hill-Climb Championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Christopher Fleeman |
| Nickname | Dan |
| Born | 3 October 1982 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, UK |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 63–64 kg (139–141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2013 | Dig Deep Coaching–Pactimo–Cannondale |
| 2014–2017 | Metaltek Kuota |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007 | DFL–Cyclingnews–Litespeed |
| 2008 | An Post–M.Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly |
| 2009 | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2010–2011 | Team Raleigh |
After retiring from road racing Fleeman competed as an Elite mountain bike rider in the national XC series, riding in 2012 as an independent whilst developing his coaching business Dig Deep Coaching, and establishing his own team, Dig Deep Coaching-Pactimo-Cannondale, for 2013.[4] Fleeman returned to the roads in 2014, and subsequently joined Metaltek Kuota, winning the Rutland – Melton International CiCLE Classic in 2017.[5]
Major results
edit- 2004
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 2005
- 1st Prix De La St Amour
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Beaujolais
- 2008
- 1st
Overall Tour des Pyrénées - 7th Overall Tour of Britain
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 2009
- 1st National Hill Climb Championships
- 2010
- 1st National Hill Climb Championships
- 7th Overall Tour des Pyrénées
- 7th East Midlands International CiCLE Classic
- 2011
- 3rd Richmond Grand Prix
- 3rd Ryedale Grand Prix[6]
- 8th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 10th East Yorkshire Classic[7]
- 2014
- 1st Marathon cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 8th Beaumont Trophy
- 2015
- 7th Ryedale Grand Prix[8]
- 2016
- 3rd Evesham Vale Road Race[9]
- 7th Ryedale Grand Prix[10]
- 9th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2017
- 1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
References
edit- ^ "Brits in the Under-23 World Road Race 1998-2007". Cycling Weekly. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "LLOYD AND FLEEMAN SET FOR CERVELO TEAM". Cycling Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ^ "Dan Fleeman retires from competitive cycling". Velonation.com. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Fleeman launches mountain bike team". cyclingnews.com. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic: Fairytale home win for Metaltek Kuota skipper Fleeman".
- ^ "Ryedale Grand Prix". British Cycling. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Hunt, Andy (1 August 2011). "Hunt triumphs at East Yorkshire Classic". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Ian Bibby (NFTO) takes victory in Ryedale Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Tipper sprints to victory in Evesham Vale Road Race". British Cycling. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Bibby wins Ryedale Grand Prix for second year running". British Cycling. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
External links
edit- Website
- Daniel Fleeman at ProCyclingStats
- Daniel Fleeman at CQ Ranking
- Dan Fleeman Archived 19 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine Rider Profile – Cycling Weekly
- YouTube Dan Fleeman interview with sponsors Neovite colostrum
- Daniel Fleeman at Cycling Archives (archived)
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