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| name = Drew Wilson | image =DW-race-licence-edit.jpg | image_size = | caption =Drew Wilson's race licence from 1994 | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|1|1}} | birth_place = Johnstone, Scotland | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = All rounder | majorwins = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = | amateurteam2 =GS Bottegonne | proteam1 =1993 Banana - Falcon | proteam2 =1994 Foremost - Karrimor | amateuryears2 = | proyears1 = | proyears2 = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 =Johnstone Wheelers }} Drew Wilson (born 1 January 1967) was a junior road race cycling champion in the 80s and 90s who became known as "the pedaling postman"[1] whilst training with the Scotland Team for his third Commonwealth Games in 1998. Biography{{unreferenced|date=November 2018|section}}Wilson was encouraged to take up cycling by his mother and father at the age of 12. In his early teens he became the highest ranked junior road cyclist in Scotland. He began to build a hard earned reputation as a junior, representing GB at two junior world championships. Wilson rode for Italy's second biggest Italian team GS Bottegonne headed by the Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini. In 1993 Wilson had a successful trial with the UK's No.1 professional team Banana - Falcon and turned professional for them in 1994. Wilson retired from professional cycling not long after representing Scotland in his third Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Scotland Commonwealth Games Team
Cycling history
Honours, decorations, awards and distinctionsIn 1994, Wilson was awarded an honorary life membership of the Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club. The business of cyclingWilson had an early introduction to bike building, sales and maintenance whilst working part-time for his first sponsors, Dooley's Cycles. After retiring from professional cycling he learned even more about the technical aspects of bike design and aerodynamics whilst working for Massi, Raleigh and Ridley. In 2014 Wilson launched VisualBikeFit, a bespoke bike fitting service in his studio at the foot of the Crow Road in Lennoxtown.[3] See also
References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/cycling-fatigue-floors-boardmans-hopes-in-the-race-to-be-red-1158201.html|title=Cycling: Fatigue floors Boardman's hopes in the race to be red|date=1998-05-23|work=The Independent|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en-GB}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Drew}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://southcarrickdaviebell.wordpress.com/results/|title=Results|date=2012-01-30|work=Davie Bell RR 2011-2013|access-date=2017-07-27|language=en-US}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/former-pro-cyclist-sets-up-mobile-bike-fitting-service/016619|title=Former pro cyclist sets up mobile bike fitting service|work=Bikebiz|access-date=2017-07-24}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.visualbikefit.com/|title=VisualBikeFit Bike Fitting Glasgow {{!}} Glasgow bike fit studio|website=www.visualbikefit.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-25}} 9 : 1967 births|Living people|People educated at Linwood High School|Scottish male cyclists|Sportspeople from Paisley, Renfrewshire|Cyclists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland |
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