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DeutschScott Thwaites
.JPG) Thwaites at the 2015 Le Samyn | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Christopher Thwaites |
| Born | 12 February 1990 Burley in Wharfedale |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Endura Racing[1] |
| 2013–2016 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2017–2018 | Team Dimension Data |
| 2019 | Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK[2] |
| 2020– | Alpecin–Deceuninck[3] |
Medal record | |
Scott Christopher Thwaites (born 12 February 1990) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[4] He represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race and won the bronze medal.
Career
[edit]Thwaites was born in Burley in Wharfedale.
NetApp–Endura (2013–16)
[edit]
He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[5]
Team Dimension Data (2017–18)
[edit]In September 2016 Team Dimension Data confirmed that Thwaites would join them for 2017.[6] In his first season with the team, he took a top 10 finish in Strade Bianche,[7] and in June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France,[8] 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)
[edit]Thwaites joined the Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK for 2019. In 2019 he took top ten finishes in the European Games and the Tour de Yorkshire.
Alpecin–Fenix
[edit]In December 2019 it was reported that Thwaites would join Corendon–Circus, later renamed Alpecin–Fenix, on an initial one-year contract for 2020.[7]
Major results
[edit]- 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
- 2011
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Otley Criterium[9]
- 1st Lincoln Grand Prix[10]
- 1st Stoke-on-Trent, Tour Series[10]
- 2012
- 1st National Criterium Championships
- 1st Overall Premier Calendar
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Reservoir - Tour Series
- 3rd Overall Tour Doon Hame
- 1st Stage 2
- 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 2013
- 5th Handzame Classic
- 7th Le Samyn
- 8th Philadelphia International Championship
- 2014
- 2nd Ronde van Drenthe
- 3rd
Road race, Commonwealth Games - 6th Nokere Koerse
- 2015
- 3rd Nokere Koerse
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Ronde van Drenthe
- 5th Dwars door Drenthe
- 2016
- 2nd Le Samyn
- 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
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | — | 107 | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | 116 | — | — | — | — | 134 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Scott Thwaites » Team NetApp – Endura". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (18 January 2019). "Britain's Scott Thwaites joins Continental level Vitus Pro Cycling after leaving Dimension Data". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Alpecin-Fenix". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ O'Shea, Sadhbh (29 September 2016). "King, Thwaites and Morton join Dimension Data for 2017". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b Rogers, Owen (9 December 2019). "Scott Thwaites signs for Pro Continental squad Corendon-Circus". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Local lad Thwaites takes Otley Criterium". Cycling Weekly. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Scott Thwaites: Rider profile". Cycling Weekly. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Thwaites gives Endura win in Tour Series opener". Cycling Weekly. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Scott Thwaites strikes again in Halfords Tour Series". British Cycling. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
External links
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Media related to Scott Thwaites at Wikimedia Commons- Scott Thwaites at ProCyclingStats
