Sid Barras
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Barras |
| Nickname | Super Sid |
| Born | 3 April 1948 England Great Britain |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional teams | |
| 1970 | Bantel - Raleigh |
| 1971–1973 | Bantel |
| 1974 | TI - Raleigh |
| 1975–1977 | Bantel |
| 1978 | Viking - Campagnolo |
| 1979 | Carlton - Weinmann |
| 1980 | Weinmann - Chicken |
| 1981 | Coventry Eagle - Campagnolo |
| 1982–1984 | Falcon - Campagnolo |
| 1985–1986 | Moducel |
| 1987 | Watertech - Dawes |
| Major wins | |
| British National Road Race Champion (1979) | |
Sid Barras (born 3 April 1948) is an English former professional road racing cyclist from Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. He was a professional for 18 years. One of Britain's foremost racing cyclists in the 1970s and 1980s with 380 wins, in 18 years as a professional. He was national champion three times and won a stage of the Tour of Majorca and in the 1973 Tour of Switzerland.
In 1999, Barras was directeur sportif of the British UCI division 3 team, Men's Health. He was manager of Recycling.co.uk in 2007.
He won the national over-50 championship in 2008. In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.
Barras is father of former professional cyclist, Tom Barras.