Graham Briggs
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Briggs |
| Born |
14 July 1983 Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Raleigh |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2006 | Agisko-Dart-Cycling.tv |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2008 2009 2010–2011 2012– |
Recycling.co.uk CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta Rapha Condor-Sharp Team Raleigh-GAC |
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Infobox last updated on 2 February 2014 | |
Graham Briggs (born 14 July 1983) is a British professional road racing cyclist, currently a member of Team Raleigh.
Career
Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Briggs initially played football as a youngster before switching to cycling, initially off-road as a cyclo-cross rider and then the discipline of mountain biking, until the foot and mouth crisis of 2001. The majority of his road racing career has been spent in city centre competitions leading to successes in the Elite Circuit Race Series in recent years. He is a member of the "Donny Chain Gang", a training group of some the best northern riders such as Olympic Champion Ed Clancy, Ben Swift and Russell Downing.[1]
Briggs is classed as a sprinter and was the winner of the British National Circuit Race Championships in 2011.
Briggs will leave Team Raleigh, and will join Rapha Condor-JLT for the 2014 season; his third spell with the latter squad.[2]
Palmarès
- 2001
- 3rd National Junior Road Race Championships
- 2008
- 7th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 2011
- 1st National Circuit Race Championships
- 2014
- 5th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
References
- ↑ "Graham Briggs Interview". Road Cycling UK. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ Clarke, Stuart; Langford, Ed (4 October 2013). "Graham Briggs rejoins Rapha Condor JLT for 2014". Cycling Weekly (IPC Media). Retrieved 1 December 2013.
External links
- Graham Briggs profile at Cycling Archives