Scott Davies (cyclist)

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Scott Davies
2019 Tour of Austria - 3rd stage 20190608 (02).jpg
Davies at the 2019 Tour of Austria
Personal information
Full nameScott Davies
Born (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 28)
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1]
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb) [1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
2009–2010Towy Riders
2011Towy Racing Cycle Club
2012M&D Cycles
2015 Team 100% ME
Professional teams
2013 Team USN [2]
2014 Madison Genesis
2016–2017 WIGGINS
2018–2019 Team Dimension Data [3] [4]
2020–2021 Bahrain–McLaren [5] [6]

Scott Davies (born 5 August 1995) is a Welsh former racing cyclist, [7] who rode professionally between 2013 and 2021 for the Team USN, Madison Genesis, WIGGINS, Team Dimension Data and Team Bahrain Victorious squads.

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Biography

Born in Carmarthen, Davies attended Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School (Welsh : Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin). Davies represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014. [8]

He was named as a member of the WIGGINS team for the 2016 season. [9] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia. [10] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the Vuelta a España. [11]

Major results

2012
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2013
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Stage 1 (ITT)
2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana
7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2014
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
10th Road race, Commonwealth Games
2015
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
6th Overall Flèche du Sud
1st Young rider classification
10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
2016
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour Alsace
4th Duo Normand (with Jonathan Dibben)
6th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
6th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
9th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Stage 4
9th Overall Tour of Croatia
2017
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
5th Overall Tour Alsace
10th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour20192020
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 118
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 111

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scott Davies Profile". 2014 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. "Rakings". British Cycling. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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