Connor Swift

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Connor Swift
Connor Swift - 2023 UCI Road World Championships (Men's road race).jpg
Swift at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Full nameConnor Swift
Born (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29)
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom [1] [2]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team Ineos Grenadiers
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Gravel
RoleRider
Rider type Rouleur
Amateur teams
2015Polypipe
2016Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield
2018 Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2017–2019 Madison Genesis
2019–2022 Arkéa–Samsic [3] [4]
2023– Ineos Grenadiers
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2018)
Tro-Bro Léon (2021)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Men's gravel cycling
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Veneto Elite

Connor Swift (born 30 October 1995) is an English racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. [5]

Contents

Since turning professional, Swift has taken three wins in road racing – the 2018 British National Road Race Championships, the 2021 Tro-Bro Léon and the 2021 Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine. In gravel racing, Swift has won a bronze medal at the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships in Italy, and won the British National Championships in 2024.

Career

Amateur teams and Madison Genesis (2015–2019)

Born in Bath, Somerset, [2] Swift rode for the Polypipe and Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield amateur teams before joining UCI Continental team Madison Genesis for the 2017 season. [6] In his first year with the team, Swift won two rounds of the Tour Series criterium competition – held in Bath and Stevenage respectively [7] – and he also placed seventh in the Velothon Wales one-day race. In the early part of 2018, Swift finished second to Matteo Moschetti on the final stage of the Tour de Normandie, [8] and finished fourth in the Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic, having suffered a late puncture. [9] He ultimately took his first professional victory later in the season, as he won the British National Road Race Championships in Stamfordham, soloing away from a lead group with 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) remaining to become the first UCI Continental rider to win the title since Kristian House in 2009. [10] [11]

Having taken a second-place overall finish at the Kreiz Breizh Elites in July – and finishing in the same time as overall winner Damien Touzé [12] – Swift was announced as a stagiaire by Team Dimension Data, [13] riding for the team at all his remaining starts in 2018, with the exception of the Tour of Britain. [14] He remained with Madison Genesis into the first part of the 2019 season, where he recorded top-ten overall finishes at both the Tour de Normandie and the Tour de Yorkshire, [15] [16] before winning the opening round of the Tour Series in Redditch. [15]

Arkéa–Samsic (2019–2022)

Following his early season performances in 2019, Swift made a mid-season move to UCI Professional Continental team Arkéa–Samsic, with a role as a domestique for the squad's main sprinter, André Greipel. [17] He made his first start with the team at the Four Days of Dunkirk, [15] and just missed a top-ten overall placing at the Tour of Belgium, in eleventh position. [18] The following year, Swift made his Grand Tour début at the Tour de France, [19] finishing inside the top 20 places on the opening stage of the race. [20]

Swift took his first victory with the team at the 2021 Tro-Bro Léon, winning a group sprint of five riders in Lannilis, [21] to become the first British rider to win the race. He then followed this up with top-ten results at both Dwars door het Hageland (sixth) and the Tour of Belgium (seventh). [22] [23] He rode the Tour de France for the second successive year, featuring as part of the breakaway on the opening stage of the race in Brittany. Later in the season, he won his first stage race at the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine; he took the overall lead following the stage four individual time trial, [24] and maintained this through the final stage the following day. [25] He also recorded a top-five finish in the Bretagne Classic Ouest-France, [26] finishing as part of the first chase group. In 2022, he recorded top-ten finishes in early-season races in France and Spain, finishing seventh overall at Étoile de Bessèges, [27] and fifth at the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior. [28] Later in the season, he was unable to defend his previous victories from 2021, finishing third at Tro-Bro Léon – won by teammate Hugo Hofstetter [29] – and fifth overall at the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Ineos Grenadiers (2023–present)

Swift (front) at the 2024 Tour of Britain 2024 ToB stage 4 @1432 Connor Swift, Markus Hoelgaard and Tobias Foss.JPG
Swift (front) at the 2024 Tour of Britain

Swift signed an initial two-year contract to join the Ineos Grenadiers for the 2023 season. [30] His best results on the roads were a third-place finish at the British National Time Trial Championships, [31] and a fourth-place finish in the general classification at the Tour de Wallonie. He did, however, win a round of the UCI Gravel World Series, when he won The Gralloch event in Gatehouse of Fleet. [32] He followed this up with a second-place finish to Joseph Blackmore at the British National Gravel Championships, [33] before finishing third at the UCI Gravel World Championships in Italy. [34] Having extended his contract for a further two years in summer 2024, [35] Swift improved on his National Gravel Championships result from the previous year, winning the race by around three minutes. [36] He won the Graean Cymru UCI Gravel World Series race in Llyn Brenig – ahead of cousin Ben Swift [37] – before the UCI Gravel World Championships in Belgium, where he would ultimately finish in sixth position. [38]

Personal life

Swift grew up in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, and attended Trinity Academy, Thorne. [39] His cousin, Ben Swift, is also a professional cyclist. [6]

Major results

Source: [40]

Gravel

2023
1st Gatehouse of Fleet, UCI Gravel World Series
2nd National Championships
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg UCI World Championships
2024
1st Jersey of Great Britain.svg National Championships
1st Llyn Brenig, UCI Gravel World Series
6th UCI World Championships

Mountain bike

2021
3rd Marathon, National Championships

Road

Swift, wearing the British national road race champion's jersey, at the 2018 Munsterland Giro 20181003 Munsterland Giro, Team Dimension Data (07603).jpg
Swift, wearing the British national road race champion's jersey, at the 2018 Münsterland Giro
2017
Tour Series
1st Bath
1st Stevenage
7th Velothon Wales
2018 (1 pro win)
1st Jersey of Great Britain.svg Road race, National Championships
2nd Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
4th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
5th Overall Tour of the Reservoir
5th Polynormande
2019
1st Redditch, Tour Series
9th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
9th Overall Tour de Normandie
2021 (2)
1st Jersey white.svg Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1st Tro-Bro Léon
5th Bretagne Classic
6th Dwars door het Hageland
7th Overall Tour of Belgium
2022
3rd Tro-Bro Léon
5th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
5th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
2023
3rd Time trial, National Championships
4th Overall Tour de Wallonie
2024
National Championships
4th Road race
5th Time trial

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 202020212022202320242025
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia ———— 83 —
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 106 89 70 —— 109
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España Has not contested during his career
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IPIn progress

References

  1. ↑ "Eileen Roe makes Tour Series history in Bath". British Cycling . 22 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2025. Connor Swift took his first ever Tour Series victory in the city of his birth [...]
  2. 1 2 "Connor Swift". Commonwealth Games England . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Team Arkea - Samsic". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "INEOS GRENADIERS". UCI . Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 Hickmott, Larry (16 November 2016). "Feature: Connor Swift Signs for Madison Genesis". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Hickmott, Larry (7 December 2017). "Interview: Connor Swift (Madison Genesis)". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Letondeur, Boris (25 March 2018). "Moschetti gagne à Caen, Stewart remporte le Tour de Normandie 2018" [Moschetti wins in Caen, Stewart wins the 2018 Tour de Normandie]. France Bleu (in French). Radio France . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Hickmott, Larry (22 April 2018). "Report/Result: Rutland – Melton CiCLE Classic". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Stokoe, Michael (1 July 2018). "Connor Swift goes solo to win men's British national road race title". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Connor Swift goes solo to win men's British national road race title". The British Continental. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Gachet, Frédéric (30 July 2018). "Kreiz Breizh Elites - Et. 4 : Classements" [Kreiz Breizh Elites - Stage 4: Rankings]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Windsor, Richard (2 August 2018). "British national champion Connor Swift joins Dimension Data as a stagiaire". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Nationals Pride: Connor Swift's custom Genesis Zero SL". Rouleur . Gruppo Media Ltd. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2025. Although Swift will be riding for Madison-Genesis at the Tour of Britain, most of his other outings for the rest of the season will be as a stagiaire for Dimension Data.
  15. 1 2 3 Hickmott, Larry (13 May 2019). "News: Connor Swift joins Arkea-Samsic". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Ostanek, Dani (5 May 2019). "Lawless wins Tour de Yorkshire". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  17. ↑ Ballinger, Alex (13 May 2019). "Connor Swift joins André Greipel's team Arkéa-Samsic". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  18. ↑ McKay, James (26 December 2019). "2019 Review: what happened to our 2019 domestic riders to watch?". The British Continental. Retrieved 20 July 2025. 11th on GC at the Tour of Belgium was perhaps his standout result for the team.
  19. ↑ Ballinger, Alex (24 August 2020). "Connor Swift will make Tour de France debut in support of Nairo Quintana". Cycling Weekly . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  20. ↑ Goodwin, Paul (29 August 2020). "Doncaster's Connor Swift finishes Stage 1 of Tour de France in 18th". Doncaster Free Press . National World . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "Connor Swift vainqueur du Tro Bro Leon à la photo-finish" [Connor Swift wins Tro Bro Leon in photo finish]. L'Équipe (in French). Éditions Philippe Amaury. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Rasmus Tiller wins Dwars door het Hageland". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Baloise Belgium Tour: Mark Cavendish wins final sprint as Remco Evenepoel secures overall title". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  24. ↑ Mabyle, Nicolas (26 August 2021). "Tour Poitou-Charentes - Et. 4 : Classements" [Tour Poitou-Charentes - Stage 4: Rankings]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 20 July 2025. Connor Swift (Team Arkéa-Samsic) s'empare du maillot blanc de leader.[Connor Swift (Team Arkéa-Samsic) took the leader's white jersey.]
  25. ↑ Mabyle, Nicolas (27 August 2021). "Tour Poitou-Charentes - Et. 5 : Classements" [Tour Poitou-Charentes - Stage 5: Rankings]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 20 July 2025. Connor Swift (Team Arkéa-Samsic) s'adjuge le classement général de cette 35e édition.[Connor Swift (Team Arkéa-Samsic) took the overall classification of this 35th edition.]
  26. ↑ Long, Jonny (29 August 2021). "Benoît Cosnefroy denies Deceuninck - Quick-Step duo of Alaphilippe and Honoré to win Bretagne Classic". Cycling Weekly . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  27. ↑ Goddard, Ben (6 February 2022). "Ganna wins TT as Benjamin Thomas seals overall in Bessèges". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  28. ↑ Hickmott, Larry (14 February 2022). "News: Connor Swift 5th in Spanish Pro Race". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  29. ↑ "Hugo Hofstetter wins Tro-Bro Léon". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  30. ↑ Ostanek, Dani (14 September 2022). "Ineos Grenadiers sign Connor Swift on two-year deal". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  31. ↑ "Holden and Tarling triumph in time-trials at British National Road Championships". British Cycling . 21 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  32. ↑ Giuliani, Simone (22 May 2023). "Gravel World Series UK – Tiffany Cromwell and Connor Swift win at The Gralloch". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  33. ↑ Davidson, Tom (16 September 2023). "Joe Blackmore and Xan Crees win British Gravel Championships". Cycling Weekly . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  34. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (8 October 2023). "Connor Swift shows his Gravel credentials with third at World Championships". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  35. ↑ "Connor Swift extends deal with Ineos Grenadiers". Ineos Grenadiers . Tour Racing Limited. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  36. ↑ "Connor Swift and Annabel Fisher win British Gravel Championships". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  37. ↑ Shrubsall, James (24 September 2024). "Connor and Ben Swift keep it in the family with one-two at Graean Cymru gravel event". Cycling Weekly . Future plc . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  38. ↑ "Swift sixth at Gravel Worlds". Ineos Grenadiers . Tour Racing Limited. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  39. ↑ "Tour de Yorkshire Hopes For Local Cyclist". Thorne Times. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  40. ↑ "Connor Swift". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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