David Baker (cyclist)

For the track cyclist, see David Baker (track cyclist).

David Baker (born 30 December 1965) is an English former professional cyclist, who competed in cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing.

David Baker

Personal information
Nickname	Baxter
Born	(1965-12-30) 30 December 1965 (age 59)  England  United Kingdom
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Cyclo-cross & MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	Cyclo-cross, XC MTB
Amateur teams
Ace Racing Team
Norton Wheelers
Professional teams
1987-1990	Ace RT Peugeot Cycles
1991-1994	Team Raleigh
1995-1998	GT Bicycles
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom Mountain bike racing World Championships 1992 Bromont Cross-country

Biography

Baker, from Dronfield, Derbyshire, began riding cyclo-cross with Norton Wheelers. He moved to Ace Racing Team where he and teammate 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.^[1] Two years later he retired with heart problems.

In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.

Major results

1992

1st National XC Championships

1st Overall National Points Series

3rd UCI World XC Championships

1993

1st National XC Championships

UCI World Cup

1st Plymouth

1994

1st National XC Championships