Professional Road Cyclist
Team Raleigh
Dan Fleeman
Place of birth: Lichfield, Staffordshire
Date of Birth: 03.10.82
Nationality: British
Favourite Music: Anything, problem is tunes go through my head time after time, especially when I'm cycling. Don't like jazz though. Good job because with that in my head I'd get lost out training.
Favourite Foods: I like most things but Italian is best. I'm also a coffee nut. Can't do without it, and I daren't tell you (or Kirsty) what I spent on an Espresso machine recently.
Best Holiday: My honeymoon in Los Angeles.
Past Teams
2007
Team DFL
2008
An Post-Sea Kelly team
2009
Cervelo Test Team
Present Team
2010
Team Raleigh
2007
Team DFL
2008
An Post-Sea Kelly team
2009
Cervelo Test Team
Present Team
2010
Team Raleigh
Palmares
2004
1st British National Road Race Championships Espoir (under 23)
2005
1st Prix De La St Amour
1st stage 3, Tour du Beaujolais
2006
Tour de Nivernais Morvan
Combativity Jersey
2008
Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Extremadura T.T.T.
Tour des Pyrénées
1st stage 1
2nd stage 2
1st General Classification
Tour of Britain
8th Stage 3
7th General Classification
Tour of Ireland
13th General Classification
Tour da Ascension
3rd Stage 1
2009
1st British National Hill-Climb Championship
1st British National Road Race Championships Espoir (under 23)
2005
1st Prix De La St Amour
1st stage 3, Tour du Beaujolais
2006
Tour de Nivernais Morvan
Combativity Jersey
2008
Vuelta Ciclista Internacional a Extremadura T.T.T.
Tour des Pyrénées
1st stage 1
2nd stage 2
1st General Classification
Tour of Britain
8th Stage 3
7th General Classification
Tour of Ireland
13th General Classification
Tour da Ascension
3rd Stage 1
2009
1st British National Hill-Climb Championship
About Me
I've wanted to be a pro bike racer for as long as I can remember. Things looked bad when I smashed my knees, I still don't have a left one, when a car knocked me off my bike in March 2003, and the doctors treating me said I'd have difficulty walking properly again, and wouldn't be able to race. But I must like being told I can't do something, because I got back to cycling and won the 2004 British under-23 road race championship.
After that I went to live in France to improve my cycling, then turned pro and got my biggest win, the Tour of the Pyrenees in 2008. You might guess from that race that I'm a climber, and you'd be right. I like hilly races and in 2009 I won the British hill climb title. I've been married to Kirsty for three years, who collects animals, live ones; our house is like a menagerie. I enjoy cooking, reading, films and music. Oh, and cycling.
What do you enjoy about racing?
Putting the hurt on; myself first, but I like putting it on others best.
Why did you choose to race with Raleigh?
Because Raleigh is such an iconic brand. They won the Tour de France, what more can you say? I'm seriously proud to be involved in their effort to return to the top of world cycling.
After that I went to live in France to improve my cycling, then turned pro and got my biggest win, the Tour of the Pyrenees in 2008. You might guess from that race that I'm a climber, and you'd be right. I like hilly races and in 2009 I won the British hill climb title. I've been married to Kirsty for three years, who collects animals, live ones; our house is like a menagerie. I enjoy cooking, reading, films and music. Oh, and cycling.
What do you enjoy about racing?
Putting the hurt on; myself first, but I like putting it on others best.
Why did you choose to race with Raleigh?
Because Raleigh is such an iconic brand. They won the Tour de France, what more can you say? I'm seriously proud to be involved in their effort to return to the top of world cycling.
