Sebastian Grindley

Sebastian Grindley (born 24 April 2006) is a British road cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Lidl–Trek Future Racing. In 2024, he was runner up in the Junior Road Race World Championships. He is the son of sprinter and Olympic medalist David Grindley.

Sebastian Grindley

Personal information
Born	(2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 19) Wigan, England[1]
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lidl–Trek Future Racing
Discipline	Cyclocross Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2023–2024	Fensham Howes–MAS Design
Professional team
2025–	Lidl–Trek Future Racing
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2024 Zurich Junior road race

Early life

He is from Stockton Heath and attended The Grange School, Northwich. He is a member of North Cheshire Clarion Cycling Club in Warrington. He became national U14 champion when he won the cyclocross title in 2020. He became the British Cyclocross Champion at under-16 level in 2022.^[2]

Career

He was selected the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Slovakia in July 2022 at the age of 16 years-old, winning bronze in the time trial and finishing twelfth in the road race.^[3]

For the 2023 season he stepped up to juniors with the Fensham Howes MAS Design Junior Team. He won the British 2023 Junior Cyclocross Championship, and finished runner-up in the British junior road race. He placed eighth at the Junior World Championahops road race in Glasgow.^[4]

In August 2024, he won the junior Tour of Wales.^[5] In September 2024, he won silver in the UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race in Zurich.^[6][7] Shortly afterwards, he signed for UCI Continental team Lidl–Trek Future Racing.^[8]

Personal life

He is the son of Zoe and David Grindley, a track and field athlete won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in the 4x400 metres relay. He has a sister, Elizabeth.^[9]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2022–2023

1st National Junior Championships

2023–2024

Junior National Trophy Series

1st Gravesend

1st Paignton

2nd National Junior Championships

Road

2023

1st Young rider classification, Junior Tour of Wales

2nd Overall Junior Tour of Mendips

1st Stage 3

8th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships

2024

1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales

1st Stage 4

1st Overall Junior Tour of Mendips

1st Stage 2

1st Nokere Koerse Juniors

1st Mountains classification, Keizer der Juniores

2nd Overall St Martinusprijs Juniors

1st Points classification

1st Stage 2

2nd Road race, UCI World Junior Championships

3rd Overall Aubel–Stavelot Juniors

2025

4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships