Thomas Mein (born 12 January 1999[3]) is a British cyclist who currently rides for Hope Factory Racing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. His most notable achievements are winning the under-23 men's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Tábor, Czech Republic in November 2019, and winning the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2022.
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| Full name | Thomas Mein | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 January 1999 Gateshead, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Hope Factory Racing (cyclo-cross) (mountain biking) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Cyclo-cross and Mountain Biking | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Rouleur | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2009 | Hetton Hawks CC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | MTS Cycle Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Derwentside CC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Hope Factory Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018–2019 | Tarteletto–Isorex (cyclo-cross) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Tormans CX Team (cyclo-cross)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Canyon dhb p/b Soreen (road)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Hope Factory Racing (cyclo-cross) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career edit
Junior career edit
Mein started out his career with the amateur cycling teams Hetton Hawks CC[4] and Derwentside CC.[5] One of Mein's major races was the Koppenbergcross[6] 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.[7]
Tarteletto–Isorex edit
In 2018, Mein joined the Belgian cyclo-cross team Tarteletto–Isorex. 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.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
Tormans CX Team and Canyon DHB edit
On 28 January 2020, Mein announced on social media that he would be joining Tormans XC Team in cyclo-cross.[11][12] On 5 March 2020, Mein joined British UCI Continental team Canyon dhb p/b Soreen for the 2020 road season.[13] Due to winning the UEC European Under-23 Championships in 2020, Mein therefore won the first international medal for Tormans CX Team. On 5 September 2021, Mein embarked on his first Tour of Britain with Canyon dhb SunGod. His best result was eleventh position at the finish of Stage 7.
Hope Factory Racing edit
As of 14 April 2022, Mein will be riding for the British cyclo-cross team Hope Factory Racing.
Major Results edit
Cyclo-cross edit
- 2016–2017
- Junior DVV Trophy
- 1st Koppenberg
- Junior National Trophy Series
- 2nd Derby[14]
- 3rd Houghton-le-Spring
- 2018–2019
- National Trophy Series
- 2nd Derby[15]
- Under-23 DVV Trophy
- 3rd Niel
- 3rd National Championships
- 5th UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2019–2020
- National Trophy Series
- 1st Derby[16]
- UCI Under-23 World Cup
- Under-23 DVV Trophy
- 3rd Loenhout
- 2020–2021
- UCI Under-23 World Cup
- 1st Tábor
- 2nd
UEC European Under-23 Championships - 2021–2022
- 1st
National Championships - National Trophy Series
- 1st Broughton Hall
- 2022–2023
- 2nd
Team relay, UCI World Championships - 2nd Clanfield
- 3rd Overall National Trophy Series
- 1st South Shields
- 1st Gravesend
- 2nd Derby
- 3rd Broughton Hall
- 3rd National Championships
- 2023–2024
- National Trophy Series
- 1st South Shields
- 1st Derby
- 1st Torbay Velo Park
- 2nd Thornton in Craven
- 3rd Gravesend
- 1st Overall Hope Supercross
- 1st Houghton-le-Spring
- 1st Bradford
- 1st Barnoldswick
- 2nd National Championships
Mountain bike edit
- 2022
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2nd Marathon, National Championships
Road edit
- 2019
- National Circuit Series
- 2nd Newcastle
- 2021
- 3rd Ilkley GP
- 2022
- Tour Series
- 1st Guisborough
References edit
- ^ "Tormans Cyclo Cross Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Canyon DHB p/b Soreen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Mein - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 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.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. 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.
External links edit
- Thomas Mein at ProCyclingStats