Finn Crockett

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Finn Crockett
Personal information
Born (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)
Strathpeffer, Scotland
Team information
Current teamVolkerWessels Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2017Spokes BCP Racing
2018–2021Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
2023Spokes Racing Team
Professional teams
2022 Ribble Weldtite
2023 AT85 Pro Cycling
2023 Saint Piran
2024 VolkerWessels Cycling Team
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Road race

Finn Crockett (born 30 June 1999) is a Scottish-born Irish cyclist who currently rides for UCI Continental team VolkerWessels Cycling Team. [1] [2] He raced as Scottish and British before switching his allegiance to Ireland in 2024, [3] and won the bronze medal in the road race competing for Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [4]

Contents

Crockett has three professional cycling victories, all achieved on the UCI Europe Tour. His first victory came at the one-day Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic in 2022 riding for Ribble Weldtite. His other victories both came on stage races, taking stage five at the 2023 Rás Tailteann for Irish amateur team Foyle CC and stage one at the 2024 Tour de la Mirabelle for VolkerWessels Cycling Team. [5]

Major results

2022
1st Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
3rd Bronze medal Commonwealth.svg Road race, Commonwealth Games
9th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
2023
1st Beaumont Trophy
1st Stage 5 Rás Tailteann
10th Midden–Brabant Poort Omloop
2024
1st Stage 1 Tour de la Mirabelle
5th Road race, Irish National Road Championships

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References

  1. "VolkerWessels Cycling Team". Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. "Finn Crockett". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/commonwealth-games-medalist-crockett-switches-from-gb-to-ireland/
  4. Henderson, Andrew (7 August 2022). "Finn Crockett to take Commonwealth Games bronze medal back to Strathpeffer after finishing third in road race in Birmingham". The Inverness Courier . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/finn-crockett/2024