Tom Barras (cyclist) explained

Tom Barras
Fullname:Thomas John Barras
Nickname:Tom
Birth Date:21 June 1978
Birth Place:Laycock, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom[1]
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Directeur sportif
Amateuryears1:2000
Amateurteam1:Linda McCartney Racing Team (stagiaire)
Amateuryears2:2003
Amateurteam2:Palmans-Collstrop (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2001–2003
Proteam1:Team Down Under
Proyears2:2004–2005
Proteam2:Team Cyclingnews.com-Down Under
Proyears3:2006
Proteam3:DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed
Proyears4:2007
Proteam4:Merlin Racing Team
Proyears5:2008–2009
Proteam5:Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles
Proyears6:2010
Proyears7:2011–2012
Proteam7:CyclePremier.com-Metaltek
Proyears8:2013–2014
Proteam8:Wheelbase-Altura-MGD
Proyears9:2015
Manageyears1:2016

Thomas John Barras (born 21 June 1978) is an English former professional road racing cyclist, who took more than 100 race wins during his career. Barras is also the son of former professional racing cyclist, Sid Barras.

Career

Barras was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire.[2] [3] After graduating from Loughborough University in 2000, Barras started his professional career in Belgium, before returning to the UK in 2006. He combined his racing with work as a web designer from 2007. Barras was ranked 13th in the UK national road rankings at the end of the 2007 racing season. In December 2014 he was announced as a member of the squad for 2015.[4] [5] Barras retired from racing at the end of the 2015 season, but remained with NFTO as a directeur sportif.[6]

He now runs his own coaching company Training Pro.

Major results

2007
  • 1st Roger Martin Memorial Race
  • 1st Brighouse Town Centre Elite Criterium
  • 3rd Round 1, National Criterium Series, Crawley
  • 3rd Darley Moor Circuit Race
    2008
  • 1st Overall Bermuda Grand Prix[7]
  • 1st Stages 1 & 2
    2009
  • 1st Overall Bermuda Grand Prix[8]
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Road race, Yorkshire Regional Road Championships[9]
    2011
  • 1st Hillingdon GP[10]
    2012
  • 1st Stage 3 Holme Valley Wheelers 2-day[11]
  • 3rd Sheffrec CC Spring Road Race[12]
    2013
  • 2nd York Cycleworks Elite Road Race[13]
    2014
  • 1st Round 2, North East Spring Cup - Middlesbrough[14]
  • 2nd Round 5, Chevin Cycles Evening Road Race Series - Boroughbridge[15]
    2015
  • 1st Ducan Sparrow Road Race[16]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Riding high... with world's elite riders . Brown . Jonathan. 21 April 2015 . . 28 April 2015.
    2. Web site: Profile. cyclingwebsite.net. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727112930/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=10254. 27 July 2011. dmy-all.
    3. Web site: Profile. cyclebase.nl.
    4. Web site: Rankings 2007 – Road & Track – National Male, Elite Category Riders. British Cycling. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080216133345/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/Rankings/Rankings2007Rider.asp. 16 February 2008. dmy-all.
    5. Web site: Garmin-Sharp's Steele Von Hoff joins NFTO for 2015 . Bull . Nick . 11 December 2014 . Cycling Weekly. 11 December 2014.
    6. Web site: Retiring Barras relishing new director role at NFTO. 5 November 2015 . . 9 March 2016.
    7. Web site: Plowman Craven Winning in Bermuda. 26 September 2008 . . 17 July 2014.
    8. Web site: Tom Barras Wins the Butterfield Bermuda Grand Prix. 29 September 2009 . . 17 July 2014.
    9. Web site: Regional Road Race Championships: Round-up. 10 June 2009 . . 19 June 2014.
    10. Web site: Report: 2011 Hillingdon GP . Whitehouse . Andy . 15 May 2011 . . 19 June 2014.
    11. Web site: Metaltek-Scott dominate Holme Valley Wheelers 2-day. . 19 June 2014.
    12. Web site: Shirlaw wins Sheffrec CC spring road race. 16 April 2012 . . 19 June 2014.
    13. Web site: Road: Dibben wins York Cycleworks Elite Road Race . Rodman . Julie . 26 May 2013 . British Cycling. 19 June 2014.
    14. Web site: Yorkshire riders on top at home and abroad. 14 April 2014 . Yorkshire Post. 19 June 2014.
    15. Web site: Chevin Cycles Evening Road Race Series - Race 5. . 19 June 2014.
    16. Web site: Barras inches ahead of his rival Cronshaw. 23 March 2015 . Yorkshire Post. 28 March 2015.

    This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Tom Barras (cyclist)".

    Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.