Paul Sherwen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Paul Sherwen |
| Born |
7 June 1956  England United Kingdom
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| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Domestique |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1977 | ACBB |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1978–1979 | Fiat - La France |
| 1980–1983 | La Redoute - Motobecane |
| 1984 | La Redoute |
| 1985 | La Redoute - Cycles MBK |
| 1986 | Raleigh - Weinmann |
| 1987 | Raleigh - Banana |
| Major wins | |
| British National Road Race Champion | |
Paul Sherwen (born 7 June 1956) is an English former professional racing cyclist. He is now a broadcaster on cycling, notably the Tour de France. He raced in seven editions of the Tour, finishing five, and gained a reputation for his ability to suffer over long mountain stages.
Born in Widnes, Cheshire, Sherwen was brought up in Kenya. He started his sporting life as a swimmer, finishing second in the under-14 Kenyan swimming championship. Upon returning to Britain, he won the regional under-18 championship for Runcorn and District. However, at 16, he turned to cycling and rode for the Weaver Valley CC in Cheshire, receiving guidance from Manchester coach Harold Nelson and trained regularly with other local riders destined for professional careers, notably Graham Jones, John Herety and Ian Binder.
At 19, riding for Altrincham Road Club, he won the season-long Star Trophy series in 1976, winning the Manx International and the Archer Pernod GP and two stages in the Tour of Malago.
A year later, he won Folkestone-London, attacking from the gun. For the French team ACBB (Athletic Club Boulogne Billancourt) he won Paris-Barentin, Paris-Mauberge and the Tour de l'Essone, was third in the amateur Paris–Roubaix and second in the British championship. He won the Archer Grand Prix cycle race in 1976 and 1977. Despite spending only part of the year in France due to examinations, he came second in the season-long Palme d'Or competition. 1977 saw him ride the world championship in Venezuela, the pro-am Étoile des Éspoirs and the Scottish Milk Race.
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