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Mark Donovan (cyclist)
British cyclist (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Jamie Donovan (born 3 April 1999) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[3]
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Personal life
Donovan was educated at Keswick School in Cumbria.[4]
Career
Early years
Donovan started racing Cyclo-Cross as an under 16 rider and then a junior after having to quit running due to injury.[5] It wasn't until he moved to Girona in 2017 that he focused more on road cycling by joining the Zapi cycling team.[6] In 2018 he finished fourth behind João Almeida and Aleksandr Vlasov in the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, the Under-23 version of the Giro d'Italia.[7] After a successful first year at Wiggins, in 2019 Donovan was made co-leader of the team.[8]
Team Sunweb (2020 to 2022)
After two years with Team Wiggins Le Col Donovan joined Team Sunweb on a three-year contract.[9] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[10] At the Vuelta he finished in the top 5 in two stages.[11]
Q36.5 Pro Cycling (2023 to present)
Donovan joined the newly formed UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for the 2023 season.[12] He took the overall victory at the 2023 Sibiu Cycling Tour, the first general classification win for both him and the team. He also finished fifth overall at the 2023 Tour of Britain.[4]
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Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2015–2016
- 1st
National Junior Championships
- 2016–2017
- Junior National Trophy Series
- 3rd Derby
Road
- 2017
- 1st
Overall Giro di Basilicata
- 1st
Overall Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize
- 1st Stage 2a (TTT)
- 1st
Mountains classification, Driedaagse van Axel
- 5th Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 2018
- 1st Stage 2 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 7th Overall Tour Alsace
- 2021
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2023 (1 pro win)
- 1st
Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 5th Overall Tour of Britain
- 5th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 2024
- 4th Overall Tour of Britain
- 8th Overall Czech Tour
- 10th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 2025
- 2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
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