James Callum Shaw (born 6 June 1996) is a British

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cyclist, who currently rides for

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. He previously rode for

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in 2017 and 2018, having come through their Under-23 team, in 2019 and in 2020.

Career

Early life and amateur career

Shaw was born in

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but grew up in the town of

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. When he was six years old, he joined his first cycling club, Heanor Clarion. As a teenager riding for Haribo–Beacon, Shaw won the junior versions of both

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and

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. From this, he signed for the under-23 team of , following in the footsteps of fellow British riders,

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and

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. On 26 June, Shaw came third in the Under-23 category of the National Road Championships behind

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and

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. He was then offered the chance to be a Stagiaire from 1 August 2016 for . After riding a couple of Belgian one-day classics, Shaw was named as one of six riders for the

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, his home tour.

Lotto Soudal (2017–2018)

Shaw signed a two-year professional contract for the start of the 2017 season, at the age of 20. His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2018 season.

Major results

;2014 : 1st

Juniores : 1st

voor Junioren ;2016 : 3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships : 3rd

Flèche Ardennaise The Flèche Ardennaise is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in the province of Liège, Belgium. Since 2010, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle ...

: 5th

Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional r ...

: 10th Overall

Tour de Normandie Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professi ...

: 10th

Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen The Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen is a cycling race held annually in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in ...

;2018 : 10th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships ;2019 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

Tour of the Reservoir The Tour of the Reservoir is a two-day road bicycle race around the Derwent Reservoir, Northumberland in the north of England, part of the British Premier Calendar The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long compe ...

::1st Stage 2 : 1st Ryedale GP : 4th Overall

Tour du Loir-et-Cher The Tour du Loir-et-Cher is a cycling stage race that takes place in the Loir-et-Cher region of France. The race traditionally starts and finishes in the capital of Blois. Since at least 2009, the final stage has consisted of a 12-lap circuit ra ...

: 5th Overall

Tour de Yorkshire The Tour de Yorkshire is a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. ...

: 10th Overall

Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala The Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in Poland. It was first held in 2000 and was part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 in 2005 and 2.2 from 2007 to 2010. The race was discontinued in 2010 until 2016 ...

: 10th Tokyo 2020 Test Event ;2021 : 3rd

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, National Road Championships : 5th Overall

Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ma ...

: 5th Overall

Tour of Slovenia Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. Winners ...

;2022 : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 6th Overall

Tour de Wallonie The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a ...

: 9th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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References

External links

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