Jake Stewart (cyclist)

Thomas Jake Stewart (born 2 October 1999 in Coventry) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[7] Stewart was initially due to join the team for the 2021 season – having signed a two-year contract in August 2020[8] – but he was promoted from the Groupama–FDJ Continental Team early, making his début at Gent–Wevelgem.[9]

Jake Stewart
Stewart at the 2017 Paris–Roubaix Juniors
Personal information
Full nameThomas Jake Stewart
Born (1999-10-02) 2 October 1999
Coventry, England
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010–2015Solihull Cycling Club
2016–2017Swinnerton Cycles
2018100% Me
Professional teams
2019–2020Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[1]
2020Groupama–FDJ (development)[lower-alpha 1]
2020–Groupama–FDJ[6]

Major results
2016
3rd Madison, National Track Championships (with Fred Wright)
3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
2017
1st Madison, National Junior Track Championships (with Rhys Britton)
2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Joe Holt)
UEC European Junior Track Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Madison (with Rhys Britton)
5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2018
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2nd Kattekoers
3rd Trofeo Piva
2019
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
3rd Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23
5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
8th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
2020
2nd Overall Tour de Limousin
1st Young rider classification

Notes
  1. Riding for Groupama–FDJ, Stewart competed at the Volta a Algarve,[2] the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge,[3] the Tour de l'Ain,[3] the Tour du Limousin,[4] the Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Paris–Camembert and Paris–Chauny, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.[5]

References
  1. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Get to know Jake Stewart". Groupama–FDJ. La Société de Gestion de L'Échappée. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020. In 2020 Jake Stewart will mainly race with the development team but he will also join the WorldTeam at some points, like he did mid-February on the Tour of Algarve to kick off his season [...]
  3. Mabyle, Nicolas; Guérin, Freddy (10 August 2020). "Groupama-FDJ : Jake Stewart veut gagner sa place cet été" [Groupama-FDJ: Jake Stewart wants to win his place this summer]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. Ostanek, Daniel (21 August 2020). "Luca Wackermann wins Tour du Limousin". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. "Part 2 Road Races" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 March 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  7. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. Bonnefoy, François (21 August 2020). "Jake Stewart s'engage avec la Groupama-FDJ jusqu'en 2022" [Jake Stewart is committed with Groupama-FDJ until 2022]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. "Gent-Wevelgem 2020 - Start List". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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