Thomas Mein
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Full name | Thomas Mein | |||||||||||||
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Born | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 12 January 1999|||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Rider type | Rouleur | |||||||||||||
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2008–2009 | Hetton Hawks CC | |||||||||||||
2010–2014 | MTS Cycle Sport | |||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Derwentside CC | |||||||||||||
2018 | Hope Factory Racing | |||||||||||||
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2018–2019 | Tarteletto–Isorex (cyclo-cross) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Tormans CX Team (cyclo-cross) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Canyon dhb p/b Soreen (road)[1] | |||||||||||||
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Thomas Mein (born 12 January 1999[2]) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team WiV SunGod in road racing,[3] and UCI Cyclo-cross Team Tormans in cyclo-cross.[4] His most notable achievements are winning the under-23 men's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Tábor, Czech Republic in November 2019; and winning the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships, in 2022.
Career[]
Junior career[]
Mein started out his career with the amateur cycling teams Hetton Hawks CC[5] and Derwentside CC.[6] One of Mein's major races was the Koppenbergcross[7] of November 2016, when Mein was only seventeen-years old; Mein was up against a pack of experienced Belgian and Dutch riders, and compatriot Tom Pidcock. Due to these factors, Mein was considered the underdog, and not expected to have a podium finish. However, Mein rode a smart race, and finished in first position.[8]
Tarteletto–Isorex[]
In 2018, Mein joined the Belgian cyclo-cross team Tarteletto–Isorex. After doing so, Mein's career turned professional and as he began to rise to the podium more and more, Mein had his eyes set on the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup which he had missed out on first-place during November 2018.[9]
In November 2019, Mein claimed his first win at a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Tábor, Czech Republic. Mein timed his attack perfectly with an eleven-second lead over Swiss rider Kevin Kuhn. To add on to Mein's accomplishments, throughout this season and previous seasons Mein has generally finished within the top-twenty echelon of racers.[10]
Mein has also claimed several other podium finishes throughout previous seasons, including the National Trophy Series in Derby, the British National Cyclo-cross Championships at Cyclopark in Gravesend, and the DVV Trofee in Niel, Belgium.[11]
Tormans CX Team and Canyon DHB[]
On 28 January 2020, Mein announced on social media that he would be joining Tormans XC Team in cyclo-cross.[12][13] On 5 March 2020, Mein joined British UCI Continental team Canyon dhb p/b Soreen for the 2020 road season.[14] As of winning the UEC European Under-23 Championships in 2020, Mein won the first international medal for his Tormans CX Team. On 5 September 2021, Mein embarked on his first Tour of Britain with Canyon dhb SunGod. His best result was eleventh position at the finish of Stage 7.
Major results[]
Road[]
- 2019
- National Circuit Series
- 2nd Newcastle
- 2021
- National Circuit Series
- 3rd Ilkley
Cyclo-cross[]
- 2016–2017
- Junior DVV Trophy
- 1st Koppenbergcross
- Junior National Trophy Series
- 2nd Derby[15]
- 3rd Houghton-Le-Spring
- 2018–2019
- National Trophy Series
- 2nd Derby[16]
- Under–23 DVV Trophy
- 3rd Jaarmarktcross
- 3rd National Championships
- 2019–2020
- National Trophy Series
- 1st Derby[17]
- UCI Under–23 World Cup
- Under–23 DVV Trophy
- 3rd Azencross
- 2020–2021
- UCI Under–23 World Cup
- 1st Tábor
- 2nd UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2021–2022
- 1st National Championships
- National Trophy Series
- 1st Broughton Hall
References[]
- ^ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Canyon dhb SunGod". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Tormans Cyclo Cross Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Hetton Hawks Cycling Club". hettonhawks.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "DCC". derwentsidecyclingclub.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "DVV verzekeringen trofee – Koppenbergcross 2016". cyclingnews.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Sarmiento, Ted (26 January 2017). "Thomas Mein: From Derwentside to the top step og the Koppenberg podium". cyclocrossrider.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Home – Tarteletto-Isorex". Tarteletto-Isorex. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b Haumesser, Elisa (18 November 2019). "Thomas Mein wins gold in Tabor". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Mein – Results 2018–2019". cyclocross24.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "BRITON THOMAS MEIN IS THE FIRST RECRUITMENT FOR TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM FOR THE WINTER 2020-2021". TORMANS CX TEAM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Mein, Thomas (28 January 2020). "thomasmein99". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Canyon dhb p/b Soreen". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Mein - Cyclocross". cyclocross24. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links[]
- Thomas Mein at ProCyclingStats
- British male cyclists
- English male cyclists
- Road racing cyclists
- Cyclo-cross cyclists
- 1999 births
- Living people