James Shaw (cyclist)

James Shaw
Personal information
Shaw at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Full name	James Callum Shaw^[1]
Born	(1996-06-13) June 13, 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Team information
Current team	Lotto–Soudal
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur
Amateur team(s)
2013–2014	Haribo–Beacon
2015–	Lotto–Soudal U23

Professional team(s)
2016	→ Lotto–Soudal (Stagiaire)
2017–	Lotto–Soudal

James Shaw (born June 6, 1996) is a British road racing cyclist, who is currently riding for the Belgian UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal, having come through their Under-23 team.^[2]

Career

Shaw was born in Nottingham but grew up in the town of Heanor, Derbyshire. When he was six years old, he joined his first cycling club, Heanor Clarion. As a teenager riding for Haribo–Beacon, Shaw won the junior versions of both Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. From this, he signed for the under-23 team of Lotto–Soudal, following in the footsteps of fellow British riders, Adam Blythe and Daniel McLay. On 26 June, Shaw came third in the Under-23 category of the National Road Championships behind Tao Geoghegan Hart and Chris Lawless.^[3] He was then offered the chance to be a Stagiaire from 1 August 2016 for Lotto–Soudal. After riding a couple of Belgian one-day classics, Shaw was named as one of six riders for the Tour of Britain, his home tour.^[4]

Shaw signed a two-year professional contract for the start of the 2017 season, at the age of 20^[5]

2014: 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores; 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad voor Junioren
2016: 3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships; 3rd Flèche Ardennaise; 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs; 10th Overall Tour de Normandie; 10th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen

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