Brian Fowler (cyclist)
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| Full name | Brian Andrew Fowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1962 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Andrew Fowler (born 13 September 1962) is a retired cyclist who represented New Zealand at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984.[1] In 1983 he rode Paris–Nice finishing 43rd.[2]
He won six medals (one gold, four silvers, one bronze) at four consecutive Commonwealth Games. Fowler's finest hour came when he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.
Fowler won the Tour of Southland a record eight times. He also holds the record for number of wins in the Tour of Wellington, with four consecutive successes.[3]
In February 2021 suffered a series of Myocardial infarctions requiring extensive hospitalization.[4]
Major results[]
Source:[5]
- 1982
- 2nd
1982 Commonwealth Games Team Pursuit - 1985
- 1st
Overall Tour of Southland - 1st Overall Dulux Tour of the North Island
- 1986
- 2nd 1986 Commonwealth Games Road race
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Manx International GP
- 1987
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 1988
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1989
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1990
- 1st
1990 Commonwealth Games Team Time Trial - 2nd 1990 Commonwealth Games Road race
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Overall Examiner Tour of the North
- 1991
- 1st Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1992
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1994
- 2nd 1994 Commonwealth Games Road race
- 3rd
1994 Commonwealth Games Team Time Trial - 1st Overall Sachsen Tour
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 1995
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 1996
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 1997
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2002
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Southland
- 2004
- 3rd Main Divide Cycle Race
- 2005
- 1st Le Race[6]
- 2nd Main Divide Cycle Race
References[]
- ^ "Brian Fowler Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Paris–Nice 1983 results". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Tour History". cycletournz.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Stuff.co.nz". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Brian Fowler". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Le Race. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
External links[]
- Brian Fowler at Cycling Archives
- Brian Fowler at ProCyclingStats
- Brian Fowler at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Brian Fowler at Olympedia
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