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]

Fred Wright
Wright in 2017.
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Brockwell Wright
NicknameFred
Born (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999
London, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bahrain Victorious
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist, domestique[1]
Amateur teams
2018–2019100% Me
2019CCC 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
2017
3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
1st Mountains classification
2018
2nd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
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
Giro d'Italia
Tour de France 96
Vuelta a España 91
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

References

  1. 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.
  2. Ostanek, Daniel (26 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Bahrain Victorious". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "CCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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