Rob Britton
{{Short description|Canadian bicycle racer (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Rob Britton
| image = Robert_Britton_(40952149000).jpg
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| caption = Britton at the 2018 Tour of California
| fullname = Robert Britton
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|9|22}}
| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
| height =
| weight =
| currentteam =
| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Gravel}}
| role = Rider
| ridertype = All-rounder{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/britton-signs-two-year-deal-with-optum/ |title=Britton signs two-year deal with Optum |last1=Malach |first1=Pat |date=October 13, 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=October 13, 2015}}
| amateuryears1 = 2008–2009
| amateurteam1 = Trek Red Truck Racing–Mosaic Homes
| amateuryears2 = 2012
| amateurteam2 = {{UCI team code|HRB|2012}}
| proyears1 = 2010–2011
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BPC|2010}}
| proyears2 = 2013
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|RAL|2013}}
| proyears3 = 2014–2015
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|SSC|2014}}
| proyears4 = 2016–2021
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|RLY|2016}}{{cite news|url=https://rallyuhccycling.com/news/official-2019-roster/|first=Tom|last=Soladay|authorlink=Thomas Soladay|title=2019 men's and women's rosters|work={{UCI team code|RLY|2019}}|publisher=Circuit Sport|accessdate=January 22, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122213440/https://rallyuhccycling.com/news/official-2019-roster/|archivedate=January 22, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14016/1001254/266|title=Rally Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=January 8, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108221040/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14016/1001254/266|archivedate=January 8, 2020}}
| majorwins = Stage races
:Tour of Utah (2017)
:National Time Trial Championships (2019)
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Robert Britton (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian professional cyclist, who currently competes in gravel racing. He formerly rode professionally on the road between 2010 and 2021 for the {{UCI team code|BPC|2012}}, {{UCI team code|RAL|2013}}, {{UCI team code|SSC|2015}} and {{UCI team code|RLY|2021}} teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15259/1001254/280|title=Rally Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=January 6, 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210106160303/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15259/1001254/280|archivedate=January 6, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rob-britton-retires-after-12-year-pro-road-career/|title=Rob Britton retires after 12-year pro road career|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=October 21, 2021|accessdate=January 4, 2022}} He won the overall classification of the Tour of the Gila, a race held in New Mexico, in 2015,{{cite news|title=Abbott and Britton win overall titles at Tour of the Gila|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=May 3, 2015|author=Laura Weislo}} and 2018.
Major results
=Road=
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;2008
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Walla Walla
::1st Stage 1
: 2nd Overall Devo Classics Springs Stage Race
::1st Stage 1 (ITT)
;2009
: 1st 20px Overall Devo Classics Springs Stage Race
::1st Stages 2 (ITT) & 3
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Walla Walla
::1st Stage 2 (ITT)
: 1st Stage 3 Mount Hood Cycling Classic
;2010
: 1st Stage 1 McLane Pacific Classic
;2011
: 1st Stage 1 McLane Pacific Classic
: 5th Time trial, Pan-American Championships
;2012
: 1st Stage 2 Tour de Bowness Stage Race
: 3rd Overall San Dimas Stage Race
: 3rd Bucks County Classic
: 10th Overall Tour de Beauce
;2014
: 2nd Overall Tour de Beauce
: 2nd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
: 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
;2015
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of the Gila
: 3rd Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
: 8th Overall Tour de Beauce
: 10th Overall Tour de Taiwan
: 10th Overall Tour of California
;2016
: 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
: 5th Overall Tour of Utah
: 7th Overall Tour de Beauce
;2017
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of Utah
::1st Stage 3 (ITT)
: 1st Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
: 3rd Time trial, National Championships
: 4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
: 5th Overall Tour of the Gila
::1st 20px Mountains classification
: 8th Overall Tour of Alberta
;2018
: 1st 20px Overall Tour of the Gila
: 2nd Time trial, National Championships
: 5th Overall Tour de Beauce
: 9th Overall Colorado Classic
;2019
: 1st 20px Time trial, National Championships
: 10th Overall Tour of Utah
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=Gravel=
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;2022
: 6th Unbound Gravel
;2023
: 1st Badlands Long Distance Gravel Race
: 1st Belgian Waffle Ride – British Columbia
;2024
: 1st Shasta Gravel Hugger
: 2nd Sea Otter Classic
: 2nd The Traka 360
: 3rd Overall Oregon Trail Gravel
;2025
: 1st Unbound Gravel XL
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Category:Canadian male cyclists
Category:Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
Category:Cyclists from Saskatchewan