Simon Carr (cyclist) explained
| Simon Carr |
| Fullname: | Simon Francis Carr |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Hereford, England, UK |
| Weight: | 630NaN0 |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Climber |
| Amateuryears1: | 2013–2016 |
| Amateurteam1: | AJCHVA–Limoux Junior[1] |
| Amateuryears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Amateurteam2: | Occitane Cyclisme Formation |
| Amateuryears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Amateurteam3: | AVC Aix-en-Provence[2] |
| Amateuryears4: | 2019 |
| Amateurteam4: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2020 |
| Proteam1: | [3] |
| Proyears2: | 2021– |
| Majorwins: | Stage races Tour de Langkawi (2023)
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Simon Francis Carr (born 29 August 1998) is a British professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[4] Although born in Hereford, England, to Welsh parents, he was brought up in the foothills of the Pyrenees and is bilingual in English and French. He currently races under the British flag with a French licence,[5] but has declared himself as Welsh in a bid to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6] In August 2024, Carr announced he would join the French cycling team Cofidis beginning the following season on a three-year contract.[7]
Major results
- 2017
Tour de Martinique
1st Stages 3, 7 & 10
- 2018
3rd Overall Tour du Piémont Pyrénéen
1st Young rider classification
- 2019
1st Overall Volta a Valencia
1st Young rider classification
1st Grand Prix de Biran
1st Stage 1 Tour du Beaujolais
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Navarra
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour du Piémont Pyrénéen
2nd Overall Vuelta al Bidasoa
1st Stage 4
10th Overall Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
- 2020 (1 pro win)
1st Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
1st Young rider classification, Volta a Portugal
- 2021
8th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
9th Overall Route d'Occitanie
1st Young rider classification
- 2022
4th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2023 (4)
1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
1st Stage 5
1st Stage 5 Tour of the Alps
1st Stage 4 Route d'Occitanie
3rd Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
- 2024 (2)
1st Trofeo Calvià
Tour of the Alps
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 4Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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Notes and References
- News: Un Britannique à l'Occitane CF. French. A Briton at Occitane CF. Jean-Michel. Ruscitto. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 20 January 2017. 12 October 2020.
- News: AVC Aix-en-Provence : L'effectif 2019. French. AVC Aix-en-Provence: The 2019 roster. Nicolas. Gachet. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 12 November 2018. 12 October 2020.
- News: Simon Carr rejoindra le Team en août 2020 !. French. Simon Carr will join the Team in August 2020!. . Vélo-Club La Pomme Marseille. 18 December 2019. 12 October 2020.
- News: Simon Carr joins the team. . Slipstream Sports. 23 December 2020. 23 December 2020.
- Web site: Le Grimpeur de Hereford: Simon Carr interview. thebritishcontinental.co.uk. 12 October 2020.
- Web site: Simon Carr: English-born, French-raised cyclist ties Welsh colours to mast for Vuelta a Espana . Gareth Rhys Owen. BBC Wales Sport. 13 August 2021.
- Web site: Simon Carr set to join Cofidis in 2025 for 3 seasons. ProCyclingUK. 6 August 2024.
