Callum Thornley Explained

Callum Thornley
Birth Date:5 August 2003
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Height:1.9 m
Weight:76 kg
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2022
Amateurteam1:Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
Proyears1:2023–
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Callum Thornley (born 5 August 2003) is a Scottish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[1]

Early life

Thornley 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

He 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. 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

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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Callum Thornley. Pro Cycling Stats. 7 April 2024.
    2. Web site: Callum Thornley – "The road is where my ambitions lay". Velo Veritas. 7 April 2024. Ed. Hood. June 5, 2021.
    3. Web site: Summer of success in the saddle for Peebleshire cyclists. Border Telegraph. 7 April 2024. 8 August 2019.
    4. Web site: RACE REPORT: SCOTTISH NATIONAL MADISON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019. British Cycling. 7 April 2024. 9 December 2019.
    5. News: Result: 2022 British TT Championships. VeloUK. LH Publishing. 23 June 2022. 30 August 2022.
    6. Web site: Peebles cyclist Callum Thornley saddling up for first season with new team. Dan. Challis. Southern Reporter. 21 July 2023. 7 April 2024.
    7. Web site: The British Continental. 7 April 2024. Wheelbase CabTech Castelli: the original elite development team. Jack. Beavis. August 31, 2023.
    8. Web site: News: Trinity Announces 2023 Team. Velouk. 7 April 2024. 10 February 2024.
    9. Web site: Peebles' duo Isla Short and Callum Thornley up for challenge. Peebleshire News. 21 July 2023. 7 April 2024.
    10. Web site: UNDER-23 TT, CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: BRONZE FOR AUSTRALIA'S HAMISH MCKENZIE. Ride Media. 7 April 2024. August 10, 2023.
    11. Web site: Paris-Roubaix Espoirs April 7, 2024 classification. Velo Presse Collection. 7 April 2024. April 7, 2024.
    12. Web site: Jacob Söderqvist wins Stage 1 of the Giro Next Gen 2024 . Giro Next Gen . 9 June 2024 . 19 September 2024.
    13. Web site: Huub Artz wins Stage 7 of the Giro Next Gen 2024 . Giro Next Gen . 15 June 2024 . 19 September 2024.
    14. Web site: Erin takes the world by storm . Scottish Cycling . 27 August 2024 . 19 September 2024.
    15. Web site: LLOYDS BANK TOUR OF BRITAIN MEN PROVISIONAL START LIST ANNOUNCED. British Cycling. 3 September 2024. 1 September 2024.
    16. Web site: Thornley and Onley on podium at excellent Tour of Britain . Scottish Cycling . 9 September 2024 . 19 September 2024.
    17. Web site: 16 Olympic and Paralympic medallists to represent Great Britain at 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships . British Cycling . 17 September 2024 . 19 September 2024.

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