Josh Edmondson

Josh Edmondson

Edmondson (front) at the 2013 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full name Joshua Edmondson
Born (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992
Leeds, United Kingdom
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)[1]
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team NFTO
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Climber
Amateur team(s)
2010 Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta
2011–2012 Team Colpack
Professional team(s)
2013–2014 Team Sky
2015 An Post–Chain Reaction
2016– NFTO

Joshua "Josh" Edmondson (born 6 July 1992) is a British professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Continental team NFTO. He previously rode for World Tour team Team Sky between 2013-2014.[2]

He earned his Sky contract by impressing in the 2012 Tour of Britain going on the attack in the race's queen stage. He is a climber and is seen as a possible future prospect in grand tours. After two seasons with Sky his contract was not renewed at the end of 2014. In March 2015 he announced that we would join An Post–Chain Reaction for the remainder of the 2015 season.[3]

Major results

2009
1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Rüebliland
3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
2010
1st Overall Isle of Man Youth Tour
1st Stage 2
3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
4th Road race, UCI Road World Junior Championships
2012
3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
10th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
2013
9th Japan Cup
2014
5th Road race, National Road Championships
2015
1st Overall Ronde de l'Oise
1st Stage 4
2nd Overall An Post Rás
6th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
1st Stage 3

References

  1. 1 2 "Pro Cycling | Team | Josh Edmondson". Team Sky. 1992-07-06. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  2. "Josh Edmondson signs for Team Sky | Latest News". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  3. Wynn, Nigel (11 March 2015). "Josh Edmondson signs for An Post-Chain Reaction team". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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