Callum Scotson

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Callum Scotson
Douchy-les-Mines - Paris-Arras Tour, étape 1, 20 mai 2016, départ (B095).JPG
Scotson in 2016.
Personal information
Born (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 25)
Gawler, South Australia[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange–Jayco
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur team
2017BMC Development Team
Professional teams
2016Team Illuminate[2]
2018Mitchelton–BikeExchange
2019–Mitchelton–Scott[3][4]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison

Callum Scotson (born 10 August 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist,[5] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco.[6] He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[7][8]

Scotson's older brother Miles Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and they are both former students of Trinity College Gawler.[9] In August 2020, Scotson was studying a Bachelor of Commerce/Arts at Deakin University.[10] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[11]

Major results[]

2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games
3rd Six Days of London (with Cameron Meyer)
5th Duo Normand (with Miles Scotson)
2017
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Six Days of London (with Cameron Meyer)
5th Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
2018
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
4th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
10th Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 83
A yellow jersey Tour de France — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 88 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References[]

  1. ^ Callum Scotson at Cycling Archives
  2. ^ "Callum Scotson". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Callum Scotson". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ Start list
  8. ^ Final Results
  9. ^ "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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