Mark Downey

Irish road and track cyclist

  • Track
  • Road
RoleRiderRider typePuncheurAmateur teams2015Banbridge CC2016VC Toucy2017CC Etupes2020–Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin–Véranda Rideau Professional teams2018WIGGINS2019EvoPro Racing

Mark Downey (born 3 July 1996) is an Irish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Côtes d'Armor–Marie Morin–Véranda Rideau.[1]

As a junior he competed at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial and also at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the Men's junior time trial.

On the track he competed at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in the points race and team pursuit. He won the gold medal at the 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Round 2 in Apeldoorn in the points race. He also won the third round of the World Cup points race held in Cali, Colombia following that event he picked up a silver in the madison with his teammate Felix English. Concluding his 2017 World Cup campaign Downey won the madison in LA round 4 and was overall series winner in the points race.[2][3]

Major results

Road

2015
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
1st Stage 6 Tour Nivernais Morvan
2017
9th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
2018
3rd Road race, National Championships
3rd Overall Volta ao Alentejo
1st Young rider classification
4th Road race, Commonwealth Games
4th Clássica da Arrábida

Track

2016
1st Points race – Apeldoorn, UCI World Cup
2nd Points race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2017
UCI World Cup
1st Points race, Cali
1st Madison (with Felix English), Los Angeles
2nd Madison (with Felix English), Cali
3rd Points race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2019
3rd Points race, UCI World Championships

References

  1. ^ Gachet, Nicolas (31 October 2019). "Trois derniers renforts pour Côtes d'Armor-Marie Morin-Véranda Rideau" [Last three reinforcements for Côtes d'Armor-Marie Morin-Véranda Rideau]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Results 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup". Tissot Timing. November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ^ "2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Entry List Men". Tissot Timing. November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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