Thomas Gloag Explained
Thomas Gloag |
Fullname: | Thomas Gloag |
Nickname: | The Gloagtrotter |
Birth Date: | 13 September 2001 |
Birth Place: | East Dulwich, England |
Currentteam: | [1] |
Role: | Rider |
Amateuryears1: | 2017–2019 |
Amateurteam1: | VC Londres[2] |
Proyears1: | 2021–2022 |
Proteam1: | [3] |
Proyears2: | 2022 |
Proteam2: | (stagiaire) |
Proyears3: | 2023– |
Show-Medals: | no |
Thomas Gloag (born 13 September 2001) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[4] [5]
Career
At the 2022 Tour de l'Avenir Gloag was in a breakaway on stage 4 that made it to the finish line where he won the sprint against Adam Holm Jørgensen to take his second stage victory at Under-23 level.[6] Whilst on his way up the podium to celebrate his win with Bernard Hinault he tripped and slipped down the stairs.[7] He took lead of the race after his result, he would slip to second in the following stages then nineteenth overall before abandoning the race. It was announced on 7 August 2022 that Gloag would join as a stagiaire for the rest of the 2022 season.[8] On 29 August 2022 announced that Gloag would join their team from the 2023 season on a three-year contract.[9]
Major results
Sources:[10]
- 2019
1st Trofeo Fundación
1st Zumarraga
Junior Tour of Wales
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
8th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
- 2021
3rd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
1st Stage 4
4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 2022
1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
3rd Flèche Ardennaise
- 2023
6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Young rider classification
- 2024 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 3 Czech TourGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Thomas GLOAG . UCI . 31 August 2022 . en.
- Web site: Thomas Gloag . FirstCycling.com . 31 August 2022 . en.
- Web site: Hood . Ed . Thomas Gloag - "I find myself getting better as the road slopes upwards" . VeloVeritas . 31 August 2022 . en . 17 September 2020.
- Web site: Team Jumbo–Visma. UCI. 6 January 2023.
- Web site: Thomas Gloag . www.procyclingstats.com . 31 August 2022 . en.
- Web site: Thomas Gloag wins fourth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir . CyclingUpToDate.com . 31 August 2022 . en . 22 August 2022.
- Web site: Tom Gloag avoids embarrassment at Tour de l’Avenir . today.postuszero.com . 31 August 2022 . en . 23 August 2022.
- Web site: Fletcher . Patrick . Jumbo-Visma sign British talent Thomas Gloag as stagiaire for rest of season . cyclingnews.com . 31 August 2022 . en . 8 August 2022.
- Web site: Valter, Tratnik and Gloag new reinforcements Team Jumbo-Visma . Team Jumbo-Visma . 31 August 2022 . en . 29 August 2022.
- Web site: Thomas Gloag . www.cyclingarchives.com . 31 August 2022 . en.