David Baker (cyclist)


David Baker is an English former professional cyclist in cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing.

Biography

Baker, from Dronfield, Derbyshire, began riding cyclo-cross with Norton Wheelers. He moved to Ace Racing Team where he and team mate Tim Gould dominated cyclo-cross for years. In the late 1980s, Baker and Gould tried small mountain bike races, progressing to Mountain Bike Club events which were then a national series. The British Mountain Bike Federation began in the early 1990s; Baker won the national series on numerous occasions, along with national championships. In 1993, he won the UK round of the Grundig Mountain Bike World Cup at Newnham Park, near Plymouth. He came 15th for Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Two years later he retired with heart problems.
In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.

Palmarès

MTB

1992

1st XC, British Mountain Biking National Championships

1st XC, British Mountain Biking National Points Series

3rd UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-Country, Bromont
1993

1st XC, Grundig UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Semi Final Round - Plymouth UK

1st XC, British Mountain Biking National Championships
1994

1st XC, British Mountain Biking National Championships
1995
1996

15th Men's Cross-country 1996 Atlanta Olympics
1997
1998