Thomas Mein
Thomas Mein (born 12 January 1999[1]) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Canyon DHB p/b Soreen in road racing,[2] and the Tormans CX team in cyclo-cross. His most notable achievement is winning the under-23 men's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Tábor, Czech Republic in November 2019.
Mein at the 2020 Cyclo-Cross World Cup in Nommay | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Thomas Mein |
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Born | Dunston, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom | 12 January 1999
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team |
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Discipline | Cyclo-cross and Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Rouleur |
Amateur teams | |
2008–2009 | Hetton Hawks CC |
2010–2014 | MTS Cycle Sport |
2014–2018 | Derwentside CC |
2018 | Hope Factory Racing |
Professional teams | |
2018–2019 | Tarteletto–Isorex (cyclo-cross) |
2020– | Tormans CX Team (cyclo-cross) |
2020– | Canyon DHB p/b Soreen (road) |
Career
Junior career
Mein started out his career with the amateur cycling teams Hetton Hawks CC[3] and Derwentside CC.[4] One of Mein's major races was the Koppenbergcross[5] of November 2016, when Mein was only seventeen-years old; Mein was up against a pack of experienced Belgian and Dutch riders, and compatriot Tom Pidcock. Due to these factors, Mein was considered the underdog, and not expected to have a podium finish. However, Mein rode a smart race, and finished in first position.[6]
Tarteletto–Isorex
In 2018, Mein joined the Belgian cyclo-cross team Tarteletto–Isorex. After doing so, Mein's career turned professional and as he began to rise to the podium more and more, Mein had his eyes set on the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup which he had missed out on first-place during November 2018.[7]
In November 2019, Mein claimed his first win at a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Tábor, Czech Republic. Mein timed his attack perfectly with an eleven-second lead over Swiss rider Kevin Kuhn. To add on to Mein's accomplishments, throughout this season and previous seasons Mein has generally finished within the top-twenty echelon of racers.[8]
Mein has also claimed several other podium finishes throughout previous seasons, including the National Trophy Series in Derby, the British National Cyclo-cross Championships at Cyclopark in Gravesend, and the DVV Trofee in Niel, Belgium.[9]
Major results
- 2016–2017
- Junior DVV Trophy
- 1st Koppenbergcross
- Junior National Trophy Series
- 2nd Derby[13]
- 3rd Houghton-Le-Spring
- 2018–2019
- National Trophy Series
- 2nd Derby[14]
- Under–23 DVV Trophy
- 3rd National Championships
- 2019–2020
- National Trophy Series
- 1st Derby[15]
- UCI Under–23 World Cup
- Under–23 DVV Trophy
- 3rd Azencross
References
- "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Hetton Hawks Cycling Club". hettonhawks.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "DCC". derwentsidecyclingclub.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "DVV verzekeringen trofee – Koppenbergcross 2016". cyclingnews.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- Sarmiento, Ted (26 January 2017). "Thomas Mein: From Derwentside to the top step og the Koppenberg podium". cyclocrossrider.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "Home – Tarteletto-Isorex". Tarteletto-Isorex. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Haumesser, Elisa (18 November 2019). "Thomas Mein wins gold in Tabor". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "Thomas Mein – Results 2018–2019". cyclocross24.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- "BRITON THOMAS MEIN IS THE FIRST RECRUITMENT FOR TORMANS CYCLO CROSS TEAM FOR THE WINTER 2020-2021". TORMANS CX TEAM. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- Mein, Thomas (28 January 2020). "thomasmein99". Instagram. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Canyon dhb p/b Soreen". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Thomas Mein - Cyclocross". cyclocross24. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Thomas Mein at ProCyclingStats