Callum Scotson

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Callum Scotson
Scotson at the 2023 Vuelta a España.
Personal information
Born (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 27)
Gawler, South Australia[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur team
2017BMC Development Team
Professional teams
2016Team Illuminate[2]
2018Mitchelton–BikeExchange
2019–Mitchelton–Scott[3][4]
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2016)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Scratch
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison

Callum Scotson (born 10 August 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist,[5] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[6] He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[7][8]

Scotson's older brother Miles Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and they are both former students of Trinity College Gawler.[9] In August 2020, Scotson was studying a Bachelor of Commerce/Arts at Deakin University.[10] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[11]

Major results[edit]

2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
3rd Six Days of London (with Cameron Meyer)
5th Duo Normand (with Miles Scotson)
2017
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Six Days of London (with Cameron Meyer)
5th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux
2018
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
10th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 83 80 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España 88 DNF
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References[edit]

  1. ^ Callum Scotson at Cycling Archives
  2. ^ "Callum Scotson". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Callum Scotson". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ Start list
  8. ^ Final Results
  9. ^ "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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