Miles Scotson
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| Nickname | Milo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1994 Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist (road) Endurance (track)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016 | Team Illuminate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | BMC Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Groupama–FDJ[3][4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Arkéa–B&B Hotels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miles Scotson (born 18 January 1994) is an Australian track and road cycling racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[6] Scotson was a student at Trinity College Gawler, completing his studies in 2011.[7] Scotson's first professional victory was the 2017 Australian National Road Race Championships.[8] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[9]
Scotson's younger brother Callum Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and former Trinity student, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[10]
Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]- 2012
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 2013
- 4th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
- 2014
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 2015
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 4th Chrono Champenois
- 7th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 8th Gran Premio di Poggiana
- 2016
- 1st Stage 3a (ITT) Olympia's Tour
- National Under-23 Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd
Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships - 4th Chrono Champenois
- 5th Duo Normand (with Callum Scotson)
- 2017
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 5th Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd
Team time trial, UCI World Championships - 2019
- 4th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2021
- 4th Classic Loire Atlantique
- 9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 1st Stage 1
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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138 | 113 | — | 127 |
 Tour de France
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— | — | DNF | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | — | 109 |
Track
[edit]- 2012
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships - 2014
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Guadalajara
- 2015
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2016
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "High Performance > Rider Profiles > Male > Miles Scotson". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Arkéa–B&B Hotels". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Miles Scotson to Represent Australia in Glasgow". Trinity College. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Woodpower, Zeb (8 January 2017). "Double delight for BMC at Australian national championships". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miles Scotson.
- Miles Scotson at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Miles Scotson at ProCyclingStats