Fred Wright (cyclist)
Alfred Brockwell Wright (born 13 June 1999) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[3]
![]() Wright in 2017. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Brockwell Wright |
| Nickname | Fred |
| Born | 13 June 1999 London, England |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Classics specialist, domestique[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2018–2019 | 100% Me |
| 2019 | CCC Team (stagiaire) |
| Professional team | |
| 2020– | Bahrain–McLaren[2] |
Originally from south east London, Wright moved to Manchester at the age of 18 to join the British Cycling Senior Academy, with a focus on the track.[1] In August 2019, Wright joined UCI WorldTeam CCC Team as a stagiaire for the second half of the season.[4]
In November 2019 it was announced that Wright was joining the Bahrain–Merida team, later renamed as Bahrain–McLaren for the 2020 season.[2] He was recruited to the team by Rod Ellingworth, the outfit's general manager, who had previously worked for the British Cycling Senior Academy.[1] In April 2020 Wright won stage four of the Giro d'Italia Virtual, held during the Covid-19 crisis that stopped outdoor cycling races. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[5] At the Vuelta he placed fourth on the fifteenth stage of the race.[1]
As of 2021, Wright lived in Manchester, sharing a house with fellow racing cyclist Ethan Hayter.[1]
Major results
Road
- 2016
- 1st
Overall Junior Tour of Wales - 5th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2017
- 3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2018
- 2nd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
- 2019
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 7 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Paris–Arras Tour
- 5th Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
- 2021
- 1st
Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships - National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 10th Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 2022
- 7th Tour of Flanders
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | |
| — | 96 | |
| 91 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Track
- 2016
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships - 3rd Madison (with Jake Stewart), National Track Championships
- 2017
- UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Omnium - 2nd
Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2018
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 3rd Points race
- 1st
- 2019
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Madison (with Rhys Britton) - 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- 1st
Madison (with Matt Walls), UEC European Under–23 Track Championships
References
- Jary, Rachel (7 May 2021). ""This is a really cool job" Bahrain Victorious' Fred Wright on his first Grand Tour". Rouleur. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "CCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
External links
- Fred Wright at ProCyclingStats
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