James Shaw (cyclist)
 Shaw at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | James Callum Shaw[1] |
| Born | 13 June 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2013–2014 | Haribo–Beacon |
| 2015–2016 | Lotto–Soudal U23 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016 | → Lotto–Soudal (stagiaire) |
| 2017–2018 | Lotto–Soudal |
| 2019 | SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling[2] |
| 2020 | Riwal Readynez[3] |
| 2021 | Ribble Weldtite[4][5] |
| 2022– | EF Education–EasyPost |
James Callum Shaw (born 6 June 1996) is a British road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[6] He previously rode for Belgian UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal in 2017 and 2018, having come through their Under-23 team,[7] SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling in 2019 and Riwal Securitas in 2020.
Career
[edit]Early life and amateur career
[edit]Shaw was born in Nottingham but grew up in the town of Heanor, Derbyshire. 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 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. From this, he signed for the under-23 team of Lotto–Soudal, following in the footsteps of fellow British riders, Adam Blythe and Daniel McLay. On 26 June, Shaw came third in the Under-23 category of the National Road Championships behind Tao Geoghegan Hart and Chris Lawless.[8] He was then offered the chance to be a Stagiaire from 1 August 2016 for Lotto–Soudal. After riding a couple of Belgian one-day classics, Shaw was named as one of six riders for the Tour of Britain, his home tour.[9]
Lotto Soudal (2017–2018)
[edit]Shaw signed a two-year professional contract for the start of the 2017 season, at the age of 20.[10] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2018 season.[11]
Major results
[edit]- 2014
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad voor Junioren
- 2016
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Flèche Ardennaise
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 10th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
- 2018
- 10th Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
- 2019
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Reservoir
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Ryedale GP
- 4th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 5th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 10th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala
- 10th Tokyo 2020 Test Event
- 2021
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Norway
- 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2022
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 9th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 2023
- 2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
87 | — | 98 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "James Callum Shaw (Trainee)". Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Il britannico ex Lotto Soudal James Shaw ingaggiato dalla SwiftCarbon" [The British former Lotto Soudal rider James Shaw hired by SwiftCarbon]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Riwal Readynez Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (18 December 2020). "Brit James Shaw signs with Ribble-Weldtite after fearing the end of his career". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "EF Education–EasyPost". UCI. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "James Shaw » Lotto - Soudal U23". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Adam Blythe and Hannah Barnes win maiden road race titles at 2016 British Cycling National Road Championships". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Tour of Britain Chat: James Shaw". Velo UK. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "James Shaw signs pro contract with Lotto-Soudal after 'out-doing himself as a stagiaire'". 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (7 November 2018). "'I feel let down. It was a massive disappointment': Young Brit James Shaw on being dropped by Lotto-Soudal". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Grand tour starts | James Shaw". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (17 August 2022). "Vuelta a España: Esteban Chaves, Hugh Carthy, and Rigoberto Urán lead EF Education-EasyPost". VeloNews.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "List of starters - La Vuelta 2022". www.lavuelta.es. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2022". cyclingnews.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- James Shaw at UCI
- James Shaw at Cycling Archives
- James Shaw at ProCyclingStats
- James Shaw at Cycling Quotient
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