Scott Davies (cyclist)
 Davies at the 2019 Tour of Austria | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Davies |
| Born | 5 August 1995 Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Endurance |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Towy Riders |
| 2011 | Towy Racing Cycle Club |
| 2012 | M&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.
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
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 2013
- 1st
Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Giro della Lunigiana
- 7th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2014
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 10th Road race, Commonwealth Games
- 2015
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 6th Overall Flèche du Sud
- 1st Young rider classification
- 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2016
- 1st 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 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 Tour | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
118 | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 111 |
References
- ^ a b c "Scott Davies Profile". 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Rakings". British Cycling. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Dimension Data sign British talent Scott Davies". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Scott Davies retires aged 26". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow". Wales Online. 9 July 2014.
- ^ "20 riders for Team WIGGINS in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
- Scott Davies at UCI
- Scott Davies at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Scott Davies at ProCyclingStats
- Scott Davies at Cycling Quotient
- Scott Davies at CycleBase
- Scott Davies on Twitter
