Adam Blythe

Adam Blythe
Blythe in 2016
Personal information
Full nameAdam Michael Blythe
NicknameTyrone[1]
Born (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 34)
Sheffield, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Puncheur
Amateur teams
?Sheffield Phoenix
2007ScienceinSport–Trek
2008Pinarello
2008Wielerclub Des Sprinters Malderen
2008Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub
2009DAVO
2009Silence–Lotto (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2010–2011Omega Pharma–Lotto
2012–2013BMC Racing Team[2]
2014NFTO
2015Orica–GreenEDGE
2016Tinkoff
2017–2018Aqua Blue Sport[3]
2019Lotto–Soudal
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2016)
London–Surrey Classic (2014)

Adam Michael Blythe (born 1 October 1989) is an English former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2010 and 2019 for the BMC Racing Team, NFTO, Orica–GreenEDGE, Tinkoff, Aqua Blue Sport and Lotto–Soudal teams.[4] Blythe began racing at a young age and went on to become a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme.

  1. ^ a b c "Team ScienceinSport-Trek Riders 2007". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007.
  2. ^ Wynn, Nigel (28 September 2011). "Blythe signs to BMC Racing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. ^ "2018 rider roster and first races confirmed". Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ^ Ballinger, Alex (31 October 2019). "Adam Blythe announces retirement at 30". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 19 December 2019.