{"product_id":"alex-dowsett-gb-british-cyclist-2013-giro-ditalia-12x8-hand-signed-photo","title":"Alex Dowsett GB British Cyclist 2013 Giro D'Italia 12x8 Hand Signed Photo","description":"\u003cp\u003eSMATZCYA  This is a rare and specialist opportunity to secure this giant 12\" x 8\" hand signed photo for British cyclist Alex Dowsett on 11th May 2013 on the podium after winning Stage 8 of the Giro D'Italia. He has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait in mint condition \u0026amp; undedicated too. Reverse has full details of the time and location of the signing.  Please see all my other professional world cyclists signed photos \u0026amp; race memorabilia at my store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...Alex Edward Albert Dowsett (born 3 October 1988) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam NSN Cycling Team. On 30 October 2012, Dowsett signed with the Spanish Movistar Team for the 2013 season hoping to gain a ride at a Grand Tour. After competing in the Classics season for Movistar Team, Dowsett was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia, his first Grand Tour appearance. Dowsett helped Movistar Team take second place in the team time trial on stage two. On stage eight, a 54.8 km (34.1 mi) individual time trial, Dowsett set the fastest time to record his biggest career victory to date, setting a time ten seconds faster than the second placed Bradley Wiggins. In May 2014 Dowsett set a new British 10-mile time trial record in Cambridgeshire, clocking in at 17 minutes 20 seconds and beating Michael Hutchinson's previous record by 25 seconds.[15] Competing for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Dowsett won gold in the Individual Time Trial.In December 2014, Dowsett announced he would attempt to break the UCI Hour Record at the Lee Valley VeloPark on 27 February 2015T.  At the Manchester Velodrome on 2 May 2015  Dowsett set a new world record of 52.937 kilometres (32.894 miles), beating Rohan Dennis' previous record by almost half a kilometre Two weeks later, Dowsett won his first ever stage race, the Bayern Rundfahrt, where he claimed the overall victory a day after winning the Stage 4 individual time-trial. In June 2015 Dowsett clinched his fourth national time trial titleIn August 2017, it was announced that Dowsett would join Team KatushaAlpecin for the 2018 season. Following the last minute break up of the team in 2019, he initially thought he would rest from professional cycling in 2020 and return to his local Maldon club, to focus on the Olympics and regaining the hour record. Instead of his initial sabbatical from professional cycling, Dowsett was part of the Team Katusha Alpecin merger with Israel Cycling Academy, which became the new team Israel Start-Up Nation for 2020. In August 2022, Dowsett announced that he would be retiring from professional cycling at the end of the season...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222851662150,"sku":"199098","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/alex-dowsett-gb-british-cyclist-2013-giro-d-italia-12x8-hand-signed-photo-199098-p.jpg?v=1774002977","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/alex-dowsett-gb-british-cyclist-2013-giro-ditalia-12x8-hand-signed-photo","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}