Thomas Gloag
British cyclist
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Thomas Gloag (born 13 September 2001) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[4][5]
East Dulwich, England
Gloag at the 2023 Giro d'Italia | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Gloag |
| Nickname | The Gloagtrotter |
| Born | 13 September 2001 East Dulwich, England |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike[1] |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2017–2019 | VC Londres[2] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021–2022 | Trinity Racing[3] |
| 2022 | Team Jumbo–Visma (stagiaire) |
| 2023– | Team Jumbo–Visma |
Career
At the 2022 Tour de l'Avenir Gloag was in a breakaway on stage 4 that made it to the finish line where he won the sprint against Adam Holm Jørgensen to take his second stage victory at Under-23 level.[6] Whilst on his way up the podium to celebrate his win with Bernard Hinault he tripped and slipped down the stairs.[7] He took lead of the race after his result, he would slip to second in the following stages then nineteenth overall before abandoning the race. It was announced on 7 August 2022 that Gloag would join Team Jumbo–Visma as a stagiaire for the rest of the 2022 season.[8] On 29 August 2022 Team Jumbo–Visma announced that Gloag would join their team from the 2023 season on a three-year contract.[9]
Major results
- 2019
- 1st Trofeo Fundación
- 1st Zumarraga
- Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
- 2021
- 3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2022
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
- 3rd Flèche Ardennaise
- 2023
- 6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2024 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 3 Czech Tour
- 2025
- 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 8th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2026
- 10th Figueira Champions Classic
