Callum Thornley (born 5 August 2003) is a Scottish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Trinity Racing.[1]
 Callum Thornley in the 2024 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 2003 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trinity Racing |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2022 | Wheelbase CabTech Castelli |
| Professional team | |
| 2023– | Trinity Racing |
Early life
editThornley is from Peebles in the Scottish Borders. He started mountain-biking at the age of eight and competed at Glentress as a youngster in races organised by Peebles Cycling Club. He raced on the road for the first time as a 16 year-old, but has been interested in road cycling since a family holiday to France as a child enabled him to watch the Tour de France live in the mountains.[2]
Career
editHe was a stage winner and second overall at the Youth Tour of Errigal in Ireland in 2019.[3] That year, he also competed in the Scottish National Madison Championships, and won the silver medal in the boys' Madison alongside Alexander Gibb.[4]
Thornley finished second in the under-23 time-trial at the British National Time Trial Championships in Dumfries in June 2022.[5][6] That year, he was riding for Wheelbase CabTech Castelli, before signing for Trinity Racing for 2023.[7][8]
In 2023, he was selected by the British team to compete in the under-23 time trial at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow.[9] He finished in fourteenth place.[10]
In April 2024, Thornley finished tenth at the Paris–Roubaix Espoirs.[11] He raced in the Giro d'Italia Next Gen, finishing fifth in the stage one time-trial and second on stage seven.[12][13] He finished ninth in the Points Classification and 11th in the Mountains Classification, and 56th overall.[1] In August, he rode in the Ronde van de Achterhoek, finishing ninth.[14] He was selected to ride the Tour of Britain in September, the first stage of which took place on home roads in the Scottish Borders.[15] Thornley comfortably won the Mountains Classification after strong rides on stages one and two.[16]
On 17 September 2024 it was announced that Thornley would represent Great Britain in the under-23 men's road race at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich.[17]
Major results
edit- 2022
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2024
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour of Britain - 9th Ronde van de Achterhoek
- 10th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
References
edit- ^ a b "Callum Thornley". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Hood, Ed (5 June 2021). "Callum Thornley – "The road is where my ambitions lay"". Velo Veritas. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Summer of success in the saddle for Peebleshire cyclists". Border Telegraph. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "RACE REPORT: SCOTTISH NATIONAL MADISON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019". British Cycling. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Result: 2022 British TT Championships". VeloUK. LH Publishing. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Challis, Dan (21 July 2023). "Peebles cyclist Callum Thornley saddling up for first season with new team". Southern Reporter. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Beavis, Jack (31 August 2023). "Wheelbase CabTech Castelli: the original elite development team". The British Continental. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "News: Trinity Announces 2023 Team". Velouk. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Peebles' duo Isla Short and Callum Thornley up for challenge". Peebleshire News. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "UNDER-23 TT, CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: BRONZE FOR AUSTRALIA'S HAMISH MCKENZIE". Ride Media. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix Espoirs April 7, 2024 classification". Velo Presse Collection. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Söderqvist wins Stage 1 of the Giro Next Gen 2024". Giro Next Gen. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Huub Artz wins Stage 7 of the Giro Next Gen 2024". Giro Next Gen. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Erin takes the world by storm". Scottish Cycling. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "LLOYDS BANK TOUR OF BRITAIN MEN PROVISIONAL START LIST ANNOUNCED". British Cycling. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Thornley and Onley on podium at excellent Tour of Britain". Scottish Cycling. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "16 Olympic and Paralympic medallists to represent Great Britain at 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships". British Cycling. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
edit- Callum Thornley at Cycling Archives
- Callum Thornley at ProCyclingStats
