Scott Thwaites
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Burley in Wharfedale
.JPG) Thwaites at the 2015 Le Samyn | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Christopher Thwaites |
| Born | 12 February 1990 Burley in Wharfedale |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2012 | Endura Racing[1] |
| 2013–2016 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2017–2018 | Team Dimension Data |
| 2019 | Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK[2] |
| 2020– | Alpecin–Deceuninck[3] |
Medal record | |
Scott Christopher Thwaites (born 12 February 1990) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[4] He represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race and won the bronze medal.
NetApp–Endura (2013–16)
Thwaites was born in Burley in Wharfedale.
He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[5]
Team Dimension Data (2017–18)
In September 2016 Team Dimension Data confirmed that Thwaites would join them for 2017.[6] In his first season with the team, he took a top 10 finish in Strade Bianche,[7] and in June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France,[8] completing the race in 107th place. However, his 2018 season was disrupted by sustaining serious injuries in a training crash, and he left the team at the end of the year.
Vitus Pro Cycling (2019)
Thwaites joined the Vitus Pro Cycling Team p/b Brother UK for 2019. In 2019 he took top ten finishes in the European Games and the Tour de Yorkshire.
Alpecin–Fenix
In December 2019 it was reported that Thwaites would join Corendon–Circus, later renamed Alpecin–Fenix, on an initial one-year contract for 2020.[7]
