Joseph Blackmore (born 23 February 2003) is an English cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Blackmore finished third at the 2022 National Cyclo-Cross Championships. He joined Team Inspired from ROTOR Race Team. In 2022, he was selected for the

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in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's mountain biking cross country and finished in 5th place, a result he counts as the best on his career. Blackmore took his first UCI Cyclo-cross win at Clanfield in the 2022-2023 season, beating national champion Thomas Mein in the process and finished 2nd in the National Cyclocross Championships, winning the U23 title. Despite racing lightly due to a busy Mountainbike schedule finished 8th in his only U23 World Cup race of the season in France. In 2024, Blackmore joined UCI Continental team , winning the

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, Tour de Taiwan, Circuit des Ardennes and

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in the spring. He also finished fourth in the Brabantse Pijl after helping leadout teammate

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. After this success, he was promoted early to on May 3rd after the retirement of Rick Zabel opened up a spot on the team.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2019–2020 : National Junior Trophy Series ::3rd Pembrey ;2021–2022 : National Trophy Series ::1st Milnthorpe : 3rd

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: 3rd Clanfield ;2022–2023 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Under-23 Championships : 1st Clanfield : 2nd Silver medal uci

Team relay, UCI World Championships : National Trophy Series ::2nd Paignton ::2nd Broughton Hall ::2nd

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: 2nd

: 2nd Andover

Gravel

;2023 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Championships

Mountain bike

;2022 : 2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships ;2023 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships : National XC Series ::1st Margam ::2nd

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: 2nd Under-23 Heubach ;2024 : 1st European champion jersey 2016

Short track, UEC European Under-23 Championships : National XC Series ::1st Tong

Road

;2023 : 6th Overall

: 9th Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix ;2024 (4 pro wins) : 1st Overall

::1st Stages 6 & 8 : 1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes ::1st Points classification ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 4 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Overall Tour de Taiwan : 1st

: 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships : 4th Brabantse Pijl : 5th Overall Tour of Britain : 5th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 8th

Grand Prix de Wallonie The Grand Prix de Wallonie is an annual road bicycle race held annually in Wallonia, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It has a profile similar to the Ardennes classics The Ardennes classics a ...

: 8th Volta NXT Classic : 10th Overall

Arctic Race of Norway The Arctic Race of Norway is an annual multiple stage bicycle race held in northern Norway. The first edition was in 2013, from 8 August to 11 August, and lasted for four days. The organising partners are Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Arcti ...

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* 2003 births Living people British male cyclists British mountain bikers English male cyclists Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England British cyclo-cross cyclists Cyclists from the London Borough of Bexley People from Sidcup {{England-cycling-bio-stub