Simon Richardson (English cyclist)

Simon Richardson (born 21 June 1983) is a retired elite racing cyclist from Bristol who last rode for.

He started as a cross-country mountain biker and won the 2005 Under-23 British National Mountain Biking Championships. He became a professional racing cyclist in 2007 and won the overall title in the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás stage race whilst riding for the team.

Richardson announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of 2012 after winning the Rouleur’s Combativity award on the final stage of the Tour Of Britain.

Following his retirement, Richardson became a presenter at the Global Cycling Network. He is now working alongside Daniel Lloyd, Manon Lloyd and many other former professional cyclists at GCN.

Major Results

 * 2004
 * 1st Round of Belgian Cup
 * 2nd National Under-23 CX Championships


 * 2005
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National Under-23 XC Championships


 * 2006
 * 1st Bikeline 2 Day


 * 2008
 * 1st Stage 5 FBD Insurance Rás
 * 2nd Sea Otter Classic
 * 3rd Lincoln Grand Prix
 * 3rd Richmond Grand Prix
 * 3rd Overall Girvan Stage Race
 * 3rd Overall Tour of the Reservoir


 * 2009
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall FBD Insurance Rás


 * 2010
 * 1st Tour of the Reservoir


 * 2024
 * 2nd Brompton World Championship