Miles Scotson

Miles Scotson
Scotson in 2015
Personal information
NicknameMilo[1]
Born (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 31)
Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamArkéa–B&B Hotels
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist (road)
Endurance (track)[1]
Professional teams
2016Team Illuminate
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert (stagiaire)
2017–2018BMC Racing Team
2019–2023Groupama–FDJ[3][4][5]
2024–Arkéa–B&B Hotels
Major wins
Road

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017)
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Doha Men's under-23 time trial

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]

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Arkéa–B&B Hotels". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Miles Scotson to Represent Australia in Glasgow". Trinity College. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (8 January 2017). "Double delight for BMC at Australian national championships". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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