Paul Watson (born 5 May 1962) is a former professional English road racing cyclist from Milton Keynes. He was national road race champion, raced in the Tour de France and made headlines finishing 6th in the Belgium classic La Flèche Wallonne.

Paul Watson
Personal information
Born (1962-05-05) 5 May 1962 (age 61)
 England
 United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1986Raleigh - Weinmann
1987ANC-Halfords
1988Hitachi
Major wins
National Champion (1985)

Palmarès edit

Road edit

1984
2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
1985
14th World Championship road race (Amateur)
1st Stage 10 Milk Race, Halifax
3rd Overall, Milk Race
  Winner of the British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
1986
3rd Stage 11 Milk Race, Welwyn Garden City
3rd in Stage 1 Mercian Two-Day
3rd Overall, Mercian Two-Day
1987
3rd La Marseillaise
6th British National Road Race Championships (Professional)
DNF- Tour de France
3rd GP Besseges
6th La Flèche Wallonne
4th Overall, Milk Race
5th Norwich Spring Classic

General classification results timeline edit

Race 1987
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France DNF
  Vuelta a España

Cyclo Cross edit

1981
2nd British National Cyclo Cross Championships
1982
4th British National Cyclo Cross Championships

External links edit

  • Paul Watson at Cycling Archives
  • "Cycle Base".
  • "Lunch with Paul Watson, Cycling Podcast, Episode 17".

Sources edit