Adam Blythe
 Blythe in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Michael Blythe |
| Nickname | Tyrone[1] |
| Born |
1 October 1989 Sheffield, England |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Aqua Blue Sport |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| ? | Sheffield Phoenix |
| 2007 | ScienceinSport–Trek |
| 2008 | Pinarello |
| 2008 | Wielerclub Des Sprinters Malderen |
| 2008 | Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub |
| 2009 | DAVO |
| 2009 | Silence–Lotto (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012–2013 | BMC Racing Team[2] |
| 2014 | NFTO |
| 2015 | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 2016 | Tinkoff |
| 2017– | Aqua Blue Sport |
| Major wins | |
Adam Michael Blythe (born 1 October 1989) is an English professional road and track racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport. Blythe began racing at a young age and went on to become a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme.
Biography
Amateur career
Born in Sheffield, Blythe began cycling at a young age with the Sheffield Phoenix club. Cycling was a family activity, his sister Kimberley Blythe was also fairly successful as a young rider.
Blythe became Derbyshire's Junior Sportsman of the Year in the East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year Awards, 2005.[3]
Blythe left the Academy by mutual consent in February 2008, and went to race in Belgium.[4] He stayed with the ex-professional cyclist, Tim Harris, in Westmeerbeek, near Antwerp. Blythe was awarded a Cycling Time Trials scholarship to enable him to race on the continent and develop further. He raced for the Wielerclub Des Sprinters Malderen which is a feeder club for a professional team.[5]
Professional career
Blythe returned to Belgium to ride for the DAVO squad in 2009, under the tutelage of Kurt Van De Wouwer, a former professional.[6] He had joined pro-tour team Silence–Lotto as a trainee in July 2009,[7] it was announced on 7 September 2009 that he had signed a two-year contract with Silence-Lotto in the wake of a string of good results for the team.[8][9]
In 2012, Blythe followed his teammate and close friend Philippe Gilbert to the BMC Racing Team.[2] In October 2012, Blythe sprinted his way to victory in the semi-classic Binche–Tournai–Binche, popping out of his teammate's wheel on a cobbled sector with 700 metres (2,300 ft) to go, edging Adrien Petit (Cofidis) and John Degenkolb of Argos–Shimano.[10]
In 2014 Blythe rode for the newly formed British NFTO team.[11] After a very successful year competing on the British domestic scene, Blythe joined Australian team Orica-GreenEDGE for the 2015 season.[12] After one season there in August 2015 it was announced that Blythe would be moving to Tinkoff for the 2016 season, where he would be reunited with directeur sportif Sean Yates, who worked with Blythe during his time with NFTO.[13] He currently lives in Monaco.[14]
With Tinkoff folding at the end of 2016, Blythe joined the Aqua Blue Sport squad for its inaugural season in 2017.[15]
Major results
- 2006
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships - National Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Scratch race - 2nd
Points race
- 1st
- 2nd Madison (with Matthew Rowe), National Track Championships
- 3rd Senior crit, National Criterium Championships
- 2007
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st Madison (with Luke Rowe), National Championships
- 1st UIV Cup, Ghent Six-day (with Peter Kennaugh)
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores
- 1st Overall Axel Three-day
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Combination classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- National Junior Track Championships
- 2nd Scratch race
- 3rd
Points race
- 2nd
- 2008
- Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
- 1st Stages 2 & 3b
- 2009
- 1st Circuit du Port de Dunkerque
- 1st Stage 7 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs
- 5th Antwerpse Havenpijl
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st
- 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs
- 3rd Omloop van het Houtland
- 4th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 4th Schaal Sels
- 2011
- 3rd Overall Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 7th Overall Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
- 2012
- 1st Binche–Tournai–Binche
- 1st Stage 1 Paris–Corrèze
- 2nd Omloop van het Houtland
- 3rd Handzame Classic
- 4th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 10th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 2013
- 4th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 2014
- 1st Senior crit, National Criterium Championships
- 1st RideLondon–Surrey Classic
- 1st Otley Grand Prix[16]
- 1st Ipswich and Coastal Grand Prix[17]
- 1st Circuit of the Fens[18]
- 1st Jersey International Road Race[19]
- 2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2nd Beverley Grand Prix[20]
- 3rd Beaumont Trophy
- 6th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2015
- 2nd Stafford GP
- 3rd Overall Tour de Korea
- 2016
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 2nd Handzame Classic
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
DNF | DNF | — | 167 | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- 1 2 3 "Team ScienceinSport-Trek Riders 2007".
- 1 2 Wynn, Nigel (28 September 2011). "Blythe signs to BMC Racing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Dame Ellen is East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year". Sport England. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
- ↑ "Blythe Leaves Academy Programme". Cycling Weekly. 25 February 2008.
- ↑ "CTT Back Adam Blythe". CTT. 2008.
- ↑ Andrew Canning (2009). "ADAM BLYTHE: RIDER PROFILE". Cycling Weekly.
- ↑ Andy McGrath (21 July 2009). "Adam Blythe earns stagiare position at Silence-Lotto". Cycling Weekly.
- ↑ Richard Tyler (7 September 2009). "Blythe joins Silence-Lotto for two years". Cycling News.
- ↑ Nigel Wynn (7 September 2009). "Blythe wins French race, gets pro deal with Silence-Lotto". Cycling Weekly.
- ↑ Lee Walker (2 October 2012). "Blythe wins Binche-Tournai-Binche". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! and Eurosport. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ Daniel Benson (27 October 2013). "Blythe Out Of BMC And Signs For NFTO". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ Nick Bull (9 September 2014). "Adam Blythe to join Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Adam Blythe to join Tinkoff-Saxo from Orica-GreenEdge for 2016 season". theguardian.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Adam Blythe parts ways with BMC Racing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Marshall-Bell, Chris (24 October 2016). "National champion Adam Blythe signs for Aqua Blue Sport alongside Andy Fenn". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ Whitehouse, Andy (2 July 2014). "Blythe victorious in Property Development Otley Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Huw (31 August 2014). "Yanto Barker takes British Cycling Elite Road Series title". British Cycling. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ Whitehouse, Andy (27 July 2014). "Adam Blythe (NFTO Pro Cycling) wins the 2014 Vericool for Schools Circuit of the Fens". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Blythe wins Pearl Izumi Jersey International Road Race". Tour Series. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ Swarbrick, Guy (18 July 2017). "Mike Northey (Madison Genesis) wins latest round of the 2014 British Cycling Elite Circuit Series". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
External links
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