James Shaw (cyclist)

James Shaw
Personal information
Shaw at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Full name	James Callum Shaw^[1]
Born	(1996-06-13) June 13, 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Team information
Current team	Lotto–Soudal (stagiaire)
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur
Amateur team(s)
2013–2014	Haribo–Beacon
2015–	Lotto–Soudal U23
Professional team(s)
2016	→ Lotto–Soudal (Stagiaire)
2017–	Lotto–Soudal
Infobox last updated on 9 September 2016

James Shaw (born June 6, 1996) is a British road racing cyclist, who is currently riding as a Stagiaire for the Belgian UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal, having come through their Under-23 team.^[2]

Early life and career

Shaw was born in Nottingham but grew up in the town of Heanor, Derbyshire. When he was six years old, he joined his first cycling club, Heanor Clarion. As a teenager riding for Haribo–Beacon, Shaw won the junior versions of both Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. From this, he signed for the under-23 team of Lotto–Soudal, following in the footsteps of fellow British riders, Adam Blythe and Daniel McLay. On 26 June, Shaw came third in the Under-23 category of the National Road Championships behind Tao Geoghegan Hart and Chris Lawless.^[3] He was then offered the chance to be a Stagiaire from 1 August 2016 for Lotto–Soudal. After riding a couple of Belgian one-day classics, Shaw was named as one of six riders for the Tour of Britain, his home tour.^[4]

2014: 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores; 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad voor Junioren
2016: 3rd National Under-23 Road Race Championships; 3rd Flèche Ardennaise; 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs; 10th Overall Tour de Normandie; 10th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen

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