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Adam Blythe
British racing cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adam Michael Blythe (born 1 October 1989) is an English former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2010 and 2019 for the BMC Racing Team, NFTO, Orica–GreenEDGE, Tinkoff, Aqua Blue Sport and Lotto–Soudal teams.[4] Blythe began racing at a young age and went on to become a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme.
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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.[citation needed]
Blythe became Derbyshire's Junior Sportsman of the Year in the East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year Awards, 2005.[5]
Blythe left British Cycling's Academy Programme by mutual consent in February 2008, and went to race in Belgium.[6] 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.[7] He also received support from the Dave Rayner Fund during his time in Belgium.[8]
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Professional career
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Blythe returned to Belgium to ride for the DAVO squad in 2009, under the tutelage of Kurt Van De Wouwer, a former professional.[9] He had joined pro-tour team Silence–Lotto as a trainee in July 2009,[10] 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.[11][12]
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.[13]
In 2014, Blythe rode for the newly formed British NFTO team.[14] After a very successful year competing on the British domestic scene, Blythe joined Australian team Orica–GreenEDGE for the 2015 season.[15] 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.[16]
With Tinkoff folding at the end of 2016, Blythe joined the Aqua Blue Sport squad for its inaugural season in 2017.[17] Following the announcement of Aqua Blue Sport's collapse, in September 2018 Blythe announced that he would return to Lotto–Soudal for the 2019 season, linking up with former Orica–GreenEDGE teammate Caleb Ewan as part of the latter's sprint train, with an additional role as a domestique for the team's classics squad.[18]
In October 2019, Blythe announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[4]
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Post-racing career
Blythe is a pundit for Eurosport's coverage of cycling, having worked part-time in this role on the channel's coverage of the Grand Tours during his final professional season in 2019.[19] He was also "on-site" reporter for NBC Sports' coverage of the 2020 Tour de France,[20] and fulfilled that role again in 2021.[21]
In November 2019, Blythe announced that he was taking up a role with David Millar's cycling clothing brand CHPT3 as a product marketing executive.[19]
Personal life
He currently lives in Bollington, Cheshire, England.[22]
Major results
Road
- 2006
- 3rd National Criterium Championships
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Sprints classification
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Combination classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores
- 6th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 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 (4 pro wins)
- 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
- 2nd Houtem–Vilvoorde[23]
- 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 4th Overall Ronde van Drenthe
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 7th Overall Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
- 2012 (2)
- 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 (1)
- 1st
National Criterium Championships - 1st RideLondon–Surrey Classic
- 1st Otley GP[24]
- 1st Ipswich and Coastal GP[25]
- 1st Circuit of the Fens[26]
- 1st Jersey International Road Race[27]
- 2nd Beverley GP[28]
- 3rd Beaumont Trophy
- 6th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2015
- 2nd Stafford GP
- 3rd Overall Tour de Korea
- 2016 (1)
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 2017
- 2nd Nokere Koerse
- 2nd Handzame Classic
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2018 (1)
- 1st Elfstedenronde
- 2nd Road race, National Championships
- 5th Handzame Classic
- 7th Ronde van Limburg
- 9th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
- 2006
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships - National Junior Championships
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Matthew Rowe)
- 2007
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st Madison, National Championships (with Luke Rowe)
- 1st UIV Cup, Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Kennaugh)
- National Junior Championships
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Points race
- 2013
- 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Peter Kennaugh)
- 2014
- 2nd Team pursuit, National Championships
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