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Junior Tour Of Wales
The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best junior racing cyclists from across the UK, as well as elite international junior teams from across Europe and beyond. From 1981 until 1993 the race consisted of three stages held over two days. In 1993 it was expanded to three days and held on the August Bank Holiday for the first time. In 2017 it switched to a four-day format. In recent years the race's final stage has finished on the Tumble: this climb often decides the winner of the race. Steve Jones and Eddie Smart were regular helpers at the Junior Tour of Wales. Following their death in a car accident, organiser John Richards introduced a shield to be awarded in their honour for the best Welsh rider. In 2009, Jeff Banks became patron of the Junior Tour of Wales, to be succeeded in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Hobbs
Noah Hobbs (born Alfred Bruce Noah Hobbs, 23 July 2004) is an English road racing and track cyclist who currently rides for . His career highlights include leading the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway after Stage 2 and winning a gold medal in the under-23 Team Pursuit at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships. Hobbs has described himself as a sprinter, but one who can "can get over some climbs that some of the other pure sprinters might struggle on." He also trains with the Great Britain track squad at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester and was selected to ride for the Great Britain squad at the 2023 Tour of Britain. Career Hobbs joined Groupama–FDJ Continental Team for the 2022 season and finished the year with a strong performance at the Keizer der Juniores, an age-category event in Belgium. He finished second on Stage 2 and won the third and final stage on his way to third-place finishes in both the overall and mountain classifications. He continued with the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Barras
Tom Barras may refer to: * Tom Barras (cyclist), English road racing cyclist * Tom Barras (rower) Thomas Elliott Barras (born 7 January 1994) is a British rower. He won a bronze medal in the single scull at the 2017 World Championships and a silver medal in the quadruple scull at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He is also a qualified physioth ..., British rower See also * Tom Barrass, Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Barras, Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Edmondson (cyclist)
Joshua Thomas "Josh" Edmondson (born 6 July 1992) is a British road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for British amateur team Crimson Orientation Marketing RT. Earlier in his career, Edmondson rode for UCI World Tour squad in 2013 and 2014. Career He earned his Sky contract by impressing in the 2012 Tour of Britain going on the attack in the race's queen stage. He is a climber and was seen as a possible future prospect in Grand Tours. After two seasons with Sky his contract was not renewed at the end of 2014. In March 2015 he announced that we would join for the remainder of the 2015 season. Major results ;2009 : 1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Rüebliland : 3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales ;2010 : 1st Overall Isle of Man Youth Tour ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales ::1st Mountains classification : 4th Road race, UCI Juniors Road World Championships ;2012 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta ;2013 : 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Harrison (cyclist)
Samuel James Harrison (born 24 June 1992) is a Welsh racing cyclist. He has twice won medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, in 2011, and 2013. Cycling career Harrison is from Risca, Newport. He tried cycling after hearing his friends saying that Newport Velodrome was fun, and at the age of 13 he was soon racing with the local club, Cwmcarn Paragon. He was selected to be a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme in 2008. Harrison was nominated for the BBC's Young Sports Personality award in 2008, after winning three titles in the youth competition of the British National Track Championships. In February 2009, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He also won two medals at the Under-23 European Track Championships. 2011 saw Harrison break-through at a senior level. He won his first competition at the UCI Track World Cup event in Beijing, winning the omnium. The first appearance for Harrison at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kennaugh
Timothy Craig Kennaugh (born 28 November 1991) is a Manx cycling coach and former racing cyclist. Biography Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Tim used to have a strong interest in football but Kennaugh was quick to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Peter Kennaugh, he was selected to ride for the British Talent Team in 2007 before becoming a member of British Cyclings Olympic Development Programme. In 2009, he became one of the youngest riders to ever win the Manx National Road Race Championships. On 14 October 2009 it was confirmed that Kennaugh was to become a member of the Olympic Academy. Kennaugh's riding career was cut short due to chronic thyroid disease. Subsequently he remained with his former team Rapha Condor-JLT as a soigneur. He also became a coach, guiding Ed Laverack to the British National Under-23 Road Race title in 2014, and was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Team Manager with the renamed JLT-Condor squad for 2015 and as the team's Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erick Rowsell
Erick Rowsell (born 29 July 1990) is a British former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , , and teams. He now works as the Elite Road Racing Manager for British Cycling, having previously been a member of their Olympic Development Programme as an endurance rider. Career He won the junior race at the 2007 British National Time Trial Championships in an upset of world champion Peter Kennaugh. The following year, he won the junior race at the British National Road Race Championships. Having won the prologue time trial of the Junior Tour of Wales in 2008, Rowsell won the three-day event – joining previous winners such as Charly Wegelius and Geraint Thomas – by eight seconds from Norwegian Johan Fredrik Ziesler of the Nymark team. In November 2014 announced that Rowsell would be part of the team's line-up for the 2015 season. Personal life His older sister Joanna Rowsell also competed professionally as a road and track c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan McEvoy
Jonathan McEvoy (born 2 August 1989 in St Helens, Merseyside) is a British former racing cyclist. As well as an accomplished road rider he is also a specialist in cyclo-cross and those skills almost certainly helped him obtain a top 100 finish at the 2014 Paris–Roubaix. Major results ;2006 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2007 : 1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2009 : 10th La Côte Picarde ;2010 : 3rd Newport Nocturne : 4th Clayton Velo Spring Classic : 7th East Yorkshire Classic ;2011 : 3rd Mumbai Cyclothon II : 4th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic : 4th East Yorkshire Classic ;2012 : 1st Overall Tour Doon Hame ::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Tour du Finistère : 6th Overall Baltic Chain Tour : 6th Geoff Bewley Memorial Cross ;2015 : 1st Hitter Road Race : 2nd Wales Open Criterium : 4th Circuit race, National Road Championships : 4th Beaumont Trophy : 4th Stafford GP : 6th Grand Prix of Wales ;2016 : 6th Chorle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kennaugh
Peter Robert Kennaugh MBE (born 15 June 1989) is a Manx former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2019 for and . In 2012 he won the gold medal as part of the Great Britain Team Pursuit team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Manxman in 100 years to win gold. On 5 April 2019, he announced that he was taking an indefinite break from professional cycling to focus on his mental health. Career Early life and career Born in Douglas, Isle of Man, Peter's younger brother Tim, and their father are also cyclists. Peter's mother Jackie also cycled and formerly held the Isle of Man's 10-mile time trial record. He began cycling competitively in BMX at the age of 6. Kennaugh attended school at St Ninian's. He became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy in 2008, moving with the rest of the squad to live in Tuscany, Italy. In 2008 he came second in the senior national road race championships thus becoming the British under 23 ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He was ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. He is known as an all-rounder, having won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He is also a ten-time winner of the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships. Professional career Maxbo–Bianchi (2006–07) Boasson Hagen joined the Norwegian continental team in 2006 and in his first season in the continental circuits he took eight wins including three stages of the Tour de l'Avenir. In 2007 he enjoyed a successful season and scored fifteen wins, ending up second in number of victories behind ProTour sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. But, after the disqualification of the Italian in May 2008 for doping, Alessandro Petacchi lost 5 stage wins in the 2007 Giro resulting in Boasson Hagen having the most victories. Boasson Hagen won the overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dowsett
Alex Edward Albert Dowsett (born 3 October 1988) is a former British professional road racing cyclist, who rode for UCI WorldTeam . He was a time trial specialist, and in 2015, he broke track cycling's world hour record by , with a distance of . Early life The son of former British Touring Car Championship driver Phil Dowsett, Dowsett was educated at Elm Green Preparatory School in Little Baddow, followed by King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford. He initially took up swimming as a sport, swimming up to five days a week, before starting cycling on a mountain bike along with his father.Robinson, J. (2020, February). Alex Dowsett Profile. There Will be Blood: Alex Dowsett is a former Hour record holder, Grand Tour stage winner and seven-time British time-trial champion. He's also a haemophiliac-something that makes his place in the professional peloton unique. ''Cyclist:The Thrill of the Ride'', (96), 66–71. Career Early career Dowsett began his career at the Maldon and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Martin (cyclist)
Daniel John Martin (born 20 August 1986) is an Irish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the , , and teams. Born and raised in England, Martin represented Ireland in competition through his Irish mother. During his career, Martin participated in two Olympic Games and won stages of the 2013 Tour de France and the 2018 Tour de France. Martin also won stages at the Vuelta a España in 2011 and 2020 and the 2021 Giro d'Italia. He finished in the top 10 of five Grand Tours, three times in the Tour de France and twice in the Vuelta a España. He also won the overall classification at the 2010 Tour de Pologne and the 2013 Volta a Catalunya. In one-day races, he won the 2010 Japan Cup, the 2010 Tre Valli Varesine, the 2011 Giro di Toscana, the 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and the 2014 Giro di Lombardia. Early life and amateur career Martin was born on 20 August 1986 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. Martin is the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cassidy (cyclist)
Mark Cassidy (born 23 March 1985) is a former Irish professional cyclist who rode for the team. Major results ;2011 – *10th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN) *40th overall, An Post Rás (2.2) **15th, Stage 2 *79th overall, Tour of Oman (2.1) ;2010 – *3rd, Halfords Tour Series Dublin criterium *5th, Mere *6th overall, Suir Valley 3 Day **1st, KOM class **4th, Stage 1 *20th, (1.2) *28th, (1.1) *42nd, |
