Miles Scotson

Miles Scotson (born 18 January 1994) is an Australian track and road cycling racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[4] Scotson was a student at Trinity College Gawler, completing his studies in 2011.[5]. Scotson's first professional victory was the 2017 Australian national road race.[6] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[7]

Miles Scotson
Scotson at the 2014 Tour de Bretagne
Personal information
NicknameMilo[1]
Born (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994
Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist (road)
Endurance (track)[1]
Professional teams
2016Team Illuminate
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert (stagiaire)
2017–2018BMC Racing Team
2019–Groupama–FDJ[3]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2017)

Scotson's younger brother Callum Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and former Trinity student.[8]

Major results
2012
1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
2014
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Cup – Guadalajara
2015
National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Stage 3a (ITT) Olympia's Tour
National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
4th Chrono Champenois
5th Duo Normand (with Callum Scotson)
2017
National Road Championships
1st Road race
5th Time trial
2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2019
4th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1st Young rider classification

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2019
Giro d'Italia 138
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España —

References
  1. "High Performance > Rider Profiles > Male > Miles Scotson". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "Business and community > Team UniSA-Australia Supporters' Club > Team profiles > Miles Scotson". University of South Australia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "Miles Scotson to Represent Australia in Glasgow". Trinity College. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. {{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/double-delight-for-bmc-at-australian-national-championships
  7. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  8. "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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