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)
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

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

Contents

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 MaillotReinoUnido.PNG 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 MaillotReinoUnido.PNG 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

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2023
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

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