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Scott Christopher Thwaites (born 12 February 1990) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race and won the bronze medal.


Career

Thwaites was born in
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NetApp–Endura (2013–16)

He was named in the startlist for the
2016 Vuelta a España The 2016 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 20 August and 11 September 2016. The race was the 71st edition of the Vuelta a España and the final Grand Tour of the 2016 cycling season. ...
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Team Dimension Data (2017–18)

In September 2016 confirmed that Thwaites would join them for 2017. In his first season with the team, he took a top 10 finish in Strade Bianche, and in June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the
2017 Tour de France The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The 21-race stage, stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July ...
, completing the race in 107th place. However, his 2018 season was disrupted by sustaining serious injuries in a training crash, and he left the team at the end of the year.


Vitus Pro Cycling (2019)

Thwaites joined the for 2019. In 2019 he took top ten finishes in the European Games and the Tour de Yorkshire.


Alpecin–Fenix

In December 2019 it was reported that Thwaites would join , later renamed , on an initial one-year contract for 2020.


Major results

;2005 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2006 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2007 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 2nd National Junior CX Championships ;2009 : 1st National Under-23 XC MTB Championships ;2010 : 6th 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 ...
;2011 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Otley Criterium : 1st Lincoln Grand Prix : 1st Stoke-on-Trent,
Tour Series The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important. The races are held over 1 ...
;2012 : 1st National Criterium Championships : 1st Overall
Premier Calendar The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. It comprises a series of road bicycle races for the country's top domestic road riders. Organisation and events In 2010 points were awar ...
: 1st 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 ...
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Tour Series The Tour Series is an annual series of cycling criterium races held in the United Kingdom since 2009. It is televised by ITV4 in the UK. The competition emphasises team effort with individual wins deemed less important. The races are held over 1 ...
::1st Kirkcaldy ::1st Oxford : 3rd Overall Tour Doon Hame ::1st Stage 2 : 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers ;2013 : 5th
Handzame Classic The Bredene Koksijde Classic, previously Handzame Classic, is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, starting in Bredene and finishing in Koksijde. Having been a part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen from ...
: 7th
Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
: 8th
Philadelphia International Championship The Philadelphia International Championship was an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Euro ...
;2014 : 2nd
Ronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe ( en, Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, kn ...
: 3rd Road race,
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
: 6th
Nokere Koerse Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Starting in 2016 it was a 1.HC event. The Nokere Koerse was c ...
;2015 : 3rd
Nokere Koerse Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Starting in 2016 it was a 1.HC event. The Nokere Koerse was c ...
: 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th
Ronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe ( en, Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, kn ...
: 5th
Dwars door Drenthe Dwars door Drenthe ( en, Across Drenthe) was an elite men's road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands, and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. It took place between 2010 and 2015. From 2010, the men's event was ...
;2016 : 2nd
Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
: 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Trofeo Pollenca-Port de Andratx : 8th Dwars door Vlaanderen : 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne ;2017 : 10th Strade Bianche ;2019 : 7th Road race, European Games : 8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire : 10th
Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic The Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The 2008 version was 158 km long. The race is characterised by its off-road sections and short, sharp climbs on n ...


Grand Tour general classification results timeline


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thwaites, Scott 1990 births Living people British male cyclists Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England People from Burley in Wharfedale Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling European Games competitors for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2019 European Games Sportspeople from West Yorkshire Cyclists from Yorkshire Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games