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Leah Thomas (cyclist)

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Leah Thomas
Thomas at the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour.
Personal information
Full nameLeah Thomas
Born (1989-05-30) May 30, 1989 (age 35)
Santa Clara, California, United States
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2014–2015Metromint Cycling
Professional teams
2015–2017Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
2018UnitedHealthcare
2019–2020Bigla Pro Cycling[1][2]
2021Movistar Team[3][4]
2022Trek–Segafredo
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ixmiquilpan Time trial

Leah Thomas (born May 30, 1989) is an American professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5]

Early life

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Thomas grew up as a competitive gymnast in the Bay Area. She competed in Central Coast Section for Monta Vista High School[6]

Thomas graduated from Monta Vista High School in 2007 and from Northwestern University in 2011.[7] She began running during her time at Northwestern, but due to injury, she was forced to stop. She began cycling shortly thereafter. In 2013 she moved to northeastern Arizona to teach, and she began to delve deeper into cycling there. She moved back to the Bay Area in 2014 to ride and live with her parents.[8]

Major results

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2016
4th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
5th Overall Tour of California
1st Stage 2 (TTT)
2017
2nd Winston Salem Cycling Classic
3rd Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Combination classification
3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
4th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
5th Chrono Gatineau
2018
1st Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
1st Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Valley of the Sun
3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
3rd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
8th Overall Tour of California
2019
1st Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
1st Overall Women's Tour of Scotland
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
1st Chrono des Nations
2021
1st Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Brabantse Pijl

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bigla Pro Cycling Team". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bigla – Katusha". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Movistar Team Women". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (November 2, 2020). "Leah Thomas finds home with Movistar after Equipe Paule Ka fold". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Leah Thomas joins Trek–Segafredo on two-year deal". trekbikes.com. Trek–Segafredo (women's team). Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  6. ^ CCS, California Interscholastic Federation (2004). "2004 CCS Gymnastics Championships" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Three Weinberg alumni to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics – Weinberg College News". news.weinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "Leah Thomas | Road Cyclist". USA Cycling. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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