James Shaw (cyclist)

James Callum Shaw (born 6 June 1996) is a British road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam. He previously rode for Belgian UCI WorldTeam in 2017 and 2018, having come through their Under-23 team,  in 2019 and  in 2020.

Early life and amateur 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, 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. He was then offered the chance to be a Stagiaire from 1 August 2016 for. 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.

Lotto Soudal (2017–2018)
Shaw signed a two-year professional contract for the start of the 2017 season, at the age of 20. His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2018 season.

Major results

 * 2014
 * 1st Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniores
 * 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad voor Junioren


 * 2016
 * 3rd Road race, National Under–23 Road Championships
 * 3rd Flèche Ardennaise
 * 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
 * 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
 * 10th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen


 * 2018
 * 10th Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships


 * 2019
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Reservoir
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st Ryedale GP
 * 4th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
 * 5th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
 * 10th Overall Szlakiem Walk Majora Hubala
 * 10th Tokyo 2020 Test Event


 * 2021
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 5th Overall Tour of Norway
 * 5th Overall Tour of Slovenia


 * 2022
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
 * 9th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var


 * 2023
 * 2nd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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