Peter Hawkins (born 16 December 1985) is a former Irish professional racing cyclist who last rode for Madison Genesis.[1] He now works as a cycling coach for upshift-velo.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 December 1985 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013 | Team IG–Sigma Sport |
| 2014 | Madison Genesis |
Career
editAlthough Hawkin's professional racing career only lasted two years he raced at the elite level in Ireland from 2008. In 2008 and 2014 he won the National Criterium Championships allowing him to wear the jersey of Ireland in all Criteriums raced those seasons.[2] In 2013, while racing for Team IG–Sigma Sport, Hawkins finished 47th in Stage 1 of the An Post Ras but due to bonus seconds he was sitting 7th Overall. After making it to the finish of Stage 2 in the breakaway Hawkins sprinted to fourth place by doing so he moved into the Yellow leaders jersey.[3] Hawkins abandoned the race during Stage 3 after crashing and having been suspected of having a broken collarbone.[4] He represented Northern-Ireland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games racing in the Men's road race where he was one of 128 who did not finish.[5]
Major results
edit- 2006
- 3rd Overall Portaferry
- 1st Stage 1
- 2008
- 1st
National Criterium Championships - 1st Stage 1 Surrey League Stage Race
- 2nd Des Hanlon Memorial
- 2009
- 3rd Des Hanlon Memorial
- 3rd GP Dussessoye André Beselare-Zonnebeke
- 2011
- 2nd Des Hanlon Memorial
- 9th National Championships - Road Race
- 2012
- 1st Des Hanlon Memorial
- 1st Bobby Crilly Classic
- 1st Ulster Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of the North
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Stage 1 Tour of Britain
- 2014
- 1st National Criterium Championships
- 7th Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2015
- 4th Stage 3 An Post Ras
References
edit- ^ "I feared entering 'the real world'; my life was moving on". Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Our Coaches". upshiftvelo.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "An Post Ras 2013: Stage 2 Results". cyclingnews.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "An Post Ras 2013: Stage 3 Results". cyclingnews.com. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (3 August 2014). "2014 Commonwealth Games 2014: Elite Men Road Race Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Peter Hawkins". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Peter Hawkins". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
edit- Peter Hawkins at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Peter Hawkins at ProCyclingStats
- Peter Hawkins at Cycling Quotient
