Oliver Stockwell Explained

Oliver Stockwell
Birth Date:7 June 2002
Birth Place:Welwyn Garden City, England[1]
Height:1.82 m
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2019
Amateurteam1:Ribble Pro Cycling U19
Amateuryears2:2020
Amateurteam2:Flamme Rouge
Amateuryears3:2021
Amateurteam3:GB Cycling Senior Academy
Proyears1:2022–2024
Proyears2:2025–
Proteam2:[2]

Oliver Stockwell (born 7 June 2002) is a British professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team . He was British junior champion in 2019.

Career

In 2018, he won the British U16 boys national circuit championships.[3] In 2019, he won the British Junior Road Race Championships at Bassingham in Lincolnshire on July 28.[4]

He raced on the GB Squad for the Tour de l'Avenir in August 2021.[5] The following month he competed in the Tour of Britain.[6]

He competed for Britain in the U23 road race at the UCI Road World Championships in 2022.[7] In February 2023, he suffered a bad crash training in Italy which saw him receive multiple fractures to his right femur, and required surgery.[8]

Riding for UCI Continental team in 2024, he finished fifth in the Ronde de l'Isard.[9] In September 2024, he was selected to ride for Britain in the UCI U23 World Road Race Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.[10] [11]

He signed a two year contract to ride for from the 2025 season.[12]

Major results

Road

2019
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
  • 8th Overall
    2020
  • 8th Overall La Philippe Gilbert Juniors
    2022
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
  • 2nd GP Slovenian Istria
  • 6th GP Czech Republic, Visegrad 4 Bicycle Race
  • 8th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 9th GP Vipava Valley & Crossborder Goriška
  • 10th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
  • 10th Overall Carpathian Couriers Race
    2024
  • 5th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

    Cyclo-cross

    2019–2020
  • 2nd National Junior Championships
  • Junior National Trophy Series
  • 2nd Milnthorpe
  • 2nd York

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Oliver Stockwell. First Cycling. 27 October 2024.
    2. Web site: Bahrain Victorious Announce Four New Riders for 2025 Season. bahraincyclingteam.com. 30 October 2024.
    3. Web site: BACKSTEDT, BARKER, KING AND STOCKWELL CROWNED NATIONAL YOUTH CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS. British Cycling. 27 October 2024. 8 July 2018. Guy . Swarbrick.
    4. Web site: Eluned King and Oliver Stockwell of Team Ribble win their British Junior Road Race Championships at Bassingham in Lincolnshire on July 28. Velouk.net. 27 October 2024. 28 July 2019.
    5. Web site: Cycling Weekly. 27 October 2024. [httpsi://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/promising-british-rider-nearly-loses-eye-after-crash-at-tour-de-lavenir Promising British rider nearly loses eye after crash at Tour de l'Avenir]. 16 August 2021. Jonny. Long.
    6. Web site: Wout Van Aert wins opening stage of Tour of Britain. Guernsey Press. 27 October 2024. 5 September 2021.
    7. Web site: British Cycling. 27 October 2024. BRITISH CYCLING ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WOLLONGONG. 8 September 2022.
    8. Web site: Cycling Team Friuli: Oliver Stockwell crashes in training. 22 February 2023. Italciclismo.it. 27 October 2024.
    9. Web site: National Road Race Championships: the contenders. The British Continental. 27 October 2024. Jack. Beavis. 24 June 2024.
    10. Web site: Cycling News. Tom Pidcock to lead British team for UCI Road World Championships. 27 October 2024. Laura. Weislo. September 17, 2024.
    11. Web site: Pidcock and Henderson to lead GB at road world championships. BBC Sport. 27 October 2024. 25 September 2024. Joe. Rindl.
    12. Web site: Cycling Weekly. 5 November 2024. Meet the latest British rider to join a WorldTour team. Tom. Davison.

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