James Shaw (cyclist)

James Callum Shaw (born 6 June 1996) is a British road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Riwal Cycling Team.[3] He previously rode for Belgian UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal in 2017 and 2018, having come through their Under-23 team,[4] and SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling in 2019.

James Shaw
Personal information
Full nameJames Callum Shaw[1]
Born (1996-06-13) 13 June 1996
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Team information
Current teamRiwal Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2013–2014Haribo–Beacon
2015–2016Lotto–Soudal U23
Professional teams
2016→ Lotto–Soudal (stagiaire)
2017–2018Lotto–Soudal
2019SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling[2]
2020Riwal Readynez

For the 2021 season, Shaw will join the Ribble Weldtite team.[5]

Career

Early life and amateur career

Shaw was born in Nottingham but grew up in the town of Heanor, Derbyshire. When he was six years old, he joined his first cycling club, Heanor Clarion. As a teenager riding for Haribo–Beacon, Shaw won the junior versions of both Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. From this, he signed for the under-23 team of Lotto–Soudal, following in the footsteps of fellow British riders, Adam Blythe and Daniel McLay. On 26 June, Shaw came third in the Under-23 category of the National Road Championships behind Tao Geoghegan Hart and Chris Lawless.[6] He was then offered the chance to be a Stagiaire from 1 August 2016 for Lotto–Soudal. After riding a couple of Belgian one-day classics, Shaw was named as one of six riders for the Tour of Britain, his home tour.[7]

Lotto Soudal (2017–2018)

Shaw signed a two-year professional contract for the start of the 2017 season, at the age of 20.[8] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2018 season.[9]

Major results
2014
1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad voor Junioren
2016
3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
3rd Flèche Ardennaise
5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
10th Overall Tour de Normandie
10th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
2018
10th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
2019
1st Overall Tour of the Reservoir
1st Stage 2
1st Ryedale GP
4th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
5th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
10th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala
10th Tokyo 2020 Test Event

References
  1. "James Callum Shaw (Trainee)". Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. "Il britannico ex Lotto Soudal James Shaw ingaggiato dalla SwiftCarbon" [The British former Lotto Soudal rider James Shaw hired by SwiftCarbon]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. "Riwal Readynez Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "James Shaw » Lotto - Soudal U23". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. Ballinger, Alex (18 December 2020). "Brit James Shaw signs with Ribble-Weldtite after fearing the end of his career". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "Adam Blythe and Hannah Barnes win maiden road race titles at 2016 British Cycling National Road Championships". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. "Tour of Britain Chat: James Shaw". Velo UK. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. "James Shaw signs pro contract with Lotto-Soudal after 'out-doing himself as a stagiaire'". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. Ballinger, Alex (7 November 2018). "'I feel let down. It was a massive disappointment': Young Brit James Shaw on being dropped by Lotto-Soudal". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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