ABOUT SIMON RICHARDSON
Former elite racing cyclist who last rode for Team IG-Sigma Sport. In the year 2010, he won first place in the Tour of the Reservoir. After winning the Rouleur's Combativity award on the final stage of the 2012 Tour of Britain, he announced his retirement from professional cycling.
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 while riding for the Rapha Condor team.
He has an Instagram account si_richardsongcn, which has gained 80,000 followers. On his Instagram, he posts photos of himself cycling in numerous countries around the world including Nepal and France. Following his retirement, he became a presenter at the Global Cycling Network.
He was born in England.
He and former professional cyclist Manon Lloyd have both been presenters on the Global Cycling Network.
