Miles Scotson

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Miles Scotson
TdB 2014 - Miles Scotson.jpg
Scotson at the 2014 Tour de Bretagne
Personal information
NicknameMilo[1]
Born (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 27)
Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist (road)
Endurance (track)[1]
Professional teams
2016Team Illuminate
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert (stagiaire)
2017–2018BMC Racing Team
2019–Groupama–FDJ[3][4]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2017)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Doha Men's under-23 time trial

Miles Scotson (born 18 January 1994) is an Australian track and road cycling racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[5] Scotson was a student at Trinity College Gawler, completing his studies in 2011.[6] Scotson's first professional victory was the 2017 Australian National Road Race Championships.[7] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[8]

Scotson's younger brother Callum Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and former Trinity student, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco.[9]

Major results[]

2012
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2013
4th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
2014
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2015
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Time trial
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
4th Chrono Champenois
7th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
8th Gran Premio di Poggiana
2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Stage 3a (ITT) Olympia's Tour
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
4th Chrono Champenois
5th Duo Normand (with Callum Scotson)
2017
National Road Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race
5th Time trial
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2019
4th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1st Jersey orange.svg Young rider classification
2021
4th Classic Loire Atlantique
9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 138 113 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — DNF
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — —

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "High Performance > Rider Profiles > Male > Miles Scotson". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Business and community > Team UniSA-Australia Supporters' Club > Team profiles > Miles Scotson". University of South Australia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Miles Scotson to Represent Australia in Glasgow". Trinity College. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (8 January 2017). "Double delight for BMC at Australian national championships". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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