Achievements He started as a cross-country mountain biker and won the 2005 British under 23 Championship He became a professional racing cyclist in 2007 and won the overall title in the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás stage race whilst riding for the Rapha Condor team Richardson announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of 2012 after winning the Rouleur’s Combativity Award on the final stage of the Tour Of Britain.