Mark Downey (born 3 July 1996) is an Irish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin–Véranda Rideau.[1]
 Downey in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Downey |
| Born | 3 July 1996 Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin–Véranda Rideau |
| Discipline | |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015 | Banbridge CC |
| 2016 | VC Toucy |
| 2017 | CC Etupes |
| 2020– | Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin–Véranda Rideau |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018 | WIGGINS |
| 2019 | EvoPro Racing |
Medal record | |
As a junior he competed at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial and also at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial.
On the track he competed at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in the points race and team pursuit. He won the gold medal at the 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Round 2 in Apeldoorn in the points race. He also won the third round of the World Cup points race held in Cali, Colombia following that event he picked up a silver in the madison with his teammate Felix English. Concluding his 2017 World Cup campaign Downey won the madison in LA round 4 and was overall series winner in the points race.[2][3]
Major results
editRoad
edit- 2015
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2016
- 1st Stage 6 Tour Nivernais Morvan
- 2017
- 9th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 2018
- 3rd Road race, National Championships
- 3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Road race, Commonwealth Games
- 4th Clássica da Arrábida
Track
edit- 2016
- 1st Points race – Apeldoorn, UCI World Cup
- 2nd
Points race, UEC European Under-23 Championships - 2017
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Points race, Cali
- 1st Madison (with Felix English), Los Angeles
- 2nd Madison (with Felix English), Cali
- 3rd
Points race, UEC European Under-23 Championships - 2019
- 3rd
Points race, UCI World Championships
References
edit- ^ Gachet, Nicolas (31 October 2019). "Trois derniers renforts pour Côtes d'Armor-Marie Morin-Véranda Rideau" [Last three reinforcements for Côtes d'Armor-Marie Morin-Véranda Rideau]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Results 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup". Tissot Timing. November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Entry List Men". Tissot Timing. November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
External links
edit- Mark Downey at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Mark Downey at ProCyclingStats
- Mark Downey at CQ Ranking
- Mark Downey at Olympedia
- Mark Downey at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Mark Downey at Olympics.com
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