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| Full name | Sidney Barras | ||
| Born | 3 April 1948 England United Kingdom |
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| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||
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| 1970 1971–1973 1974 1975–1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982–1984 1985–1986 1987 |
Bantel - Raleigh Bantel TI - Raleigh Bantel Viking - Campagnolo Carlton - Weinmann Weinmann - Chicken Coventry Eagle - Campagnolo Falcon - Campagnolo Moducel Watertech - Dawes |
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| Infobox last updated on 20 December 2007 |
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Sid Barras (born 3 April 1948)[1][2] is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Middlesbrough, Cleveland.[3] He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980s[4] with 380 wins,[5] in 18 years as a professional. He was national champion three times and won a stage of the Tour of Majorca[6] and the 1973 Tour of Switzerland.[7]
In 1999, Barras was directeur sportif of the British UCI division 3 team, Men's Health.[8] He was manager of Recycling.co.uk in 2007.[9]
He won the national over-50 championship in 2008.[10] In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[11]
Barras is father of professional cyclist, Tom Barras.[4]