6 ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁gold ▁med als ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁at ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁time ▁trial ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁road ▁race . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁National ▁Road ▁Race ▁Championship . ▁That ▁season ▁he ▁also ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁record ▁breaking ▁Premier ▁Calendar ▁series ▁title ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Cur ran ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁road ▁race ▁finishing ▁ 3 6 th , ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁O la f ▁Ludwig . ▁After ▁domin ating ▁the ▁British ▁amateur ▁scene ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Cur ran ▁finally ▁turned ▁professional . ▁He ▁joined ▁Per cy ▁Bil ton ▁r iding ▁alongside ▁Bob ▁Down s ▁and ▁Steve ▁J ough in . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁British ▁National ▁professional ▁C riter ium ▁champion ships ▁and ▁was ▁ 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁Kel log g ' s ▁Tour ▁of ▁Britain , ▁finishing ▁ahead ▁of ▁Se an ▁Kelly . ▁However , ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁British - based ▁professional ▁season ▁col lapsed , ▁Cur ran ▁was ▁left ▁without ▁a ▁team ▁and ▁he ▁revert ed ▁to ▁amateur ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁went ▁down ▁with ▁double ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁subsequently ▁missed ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁but ▁b ounced ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁finishing ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Road ▁Race ▁Championship . ▁