Derek Harrison (cyclist)

Derek Harrison
Personal information
Born(1944-03-05)5 March 1944
Birmingham, England
Died15 May 2018(2018-05-15) (aged 74)
Pernes-les-Fontaines, France
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1968–1969Frimatic–Wolber–de Gribaldy
1970Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson
1971–1974TI–Raleigh

Derek Harrison (5 March 1944 – 15 May 2018) was a British cyclist.[1] He competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1964 Summer Olympics as well as the 1968 and 1969 Tour de France.[2]

Major results

1967
2nd Paris–Troyes
9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1968
1st Mountains classification, Tour de Suisse
8th Tour de l'Hérault
1969
5th Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre
1st Stage 4a
6th Genoa–Nice
1970
4th Gran Premio Valencia
1971
2nd Grand Prix de Cannes
1972
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
1973
3rd Grand Prix de Monaco

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1968 1969
Vuelta a España
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France DNF 32
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Derek Harrison". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Derek Harrison Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2014.