Samuel Watson (cyclist)

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Samuel Watson
2022-07-27 0628 Samuel Watson (Tour Alsace).jpg
Watson in 2022
Personal information
Born (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23)
Roundhay, Leeds, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team Ineos Grenadiers
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2021 Trinity Racing
2022 Groupama–FDJ Continental Team [1] [2]
2023–2024 Groupama–FDJ [3]
2025– Ineos Grenadiers
Major wins
Stage races
Four Days of Dunkirk (2025)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2025)

Samuel Watson (born 24 September 2001) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. [4]

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Personal life

Sam attended Roundhay School alongside Tom Pidcock and Joe Pidcock. [5]

Major results

Road

2018
1st Stage 4 Junior Tour of Wales
3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
8th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2019
1st Guido Reybrouck Classic
1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic Juniors
1st Stage 3 Junior Tour of Wales
2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
3rd Overall Keizer der Juniores
3rd Gent–Wevelgem Junioren
6th Overall Saarland Trofeo
2021
1st Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites
5th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
7th Overall L'Etoile d'Or
7th Gran Premio della Liberazione
2022
1st Jersey of Great Britain.svg Road race, National Under-23 Championships
1st Gent–Wevelgem Under-23
1st Ilkley, National Circuit Series
Grand Prix Jeseníky
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 5 Tour Alsace
National Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Circuit race
5th Tro-Bro Léon
2023
1st Jersey of Great Britain.svg Road race, National Under-23 Championships
5th Road race, National Championships
6th Grand Prix de Denain
7th Boucles de l'Aulne
10th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
10th Tro-Bro Léon
2024 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 5 Tour de Wallonie
4th Time trial, National Championships
4th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
10th Overall Tour de la Provence
2025 (4)
National Championships
1st Jersey of Great Britain.svg Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Jersey pink.svg Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 4
1st Prologue Tour de Romandie
4th Figueira Champions Classic
5th Overall Deutschland Tour
5th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 202320242025
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia ———
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France ——
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 123 —
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

2018
3rd Madison, National Junior Championships (with Oliver Rees)
2019
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships
3rd Madison, National Junior Championships (with Max Rushby)
2020
2nd Team pursuit, National Championships
2022
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with William Tidball)

References

  1. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". equipecycliste-groupama-fdj.fr. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Marshall-Bell, Chris (28 November 2021). "'It's riders from the UK who everyone wants to sign': development teams scouring British market for next superstar". Cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "INEOS GRENADIERS". UCI . Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ↑ British Conti (2022-09-12). "'Junior spotlight: Sam Watson Q&A' - One of Britain's brightest junior cycling prospects, Sam Watson, is aiming for Worlds success on home roads". thebritishcontinental.co.uk/. Retrieved 2022-09-12.


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