Leah Thomas (cyclist)
![]() Thomas at the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Leah Thomas |
Born | (1989-05-30) May 30, 1989 (age 35) Santa Clara, California, United States |
Team information | |
Current team | Lidl–Trek |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team | |
2014–2015 | Metromint Cycling |
Professional teams | |
2015–2017 | Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air |
2018 | UnitedHealthcare |
2019–2020 | Bigla Pro Cycling[1][2] |
2021 | Movistar Team[3][4] |
2022 | Trek–Segafredo |
Leah Thomas (born May 30, 1989) is an American professional racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5]
Early life
Thomas grew up as a competitive gymnast in the Bay Area. She competed in Central Coast Section for Monta Vista High School[6]
Thomas graduated from Monta Vista High School in 2007 and from Northwestern University in 2011.[7] She began running during her time at Northwestern, but due to injury, she was forced to stop. She began cycling shortly thereafter. In 2013 she moved to northeastern Arizona to teach, and she began to delve deeper into cycling there. She moved back to the Bay Area in 2014 to ride and live with her parents.[8]
Major results
- 2016
- 4th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
- 5th Overall Tour of California
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 2017
- 2nd Winston Salem Cycling Classic
- 3rd Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 1st
Combination classification
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
- 5th Chrono Gatineau
- 2018
- 1st
Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
- 1st Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Valley of the Sun
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
- 3rd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 8th Overall Tour of California
- 2019
- 1st
Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
- 1st
Overall Women's Tour of Scotland
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Chrono des Nations
- 2021
- 1st
Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Brabantse Pijl
See also
References
- ^ "Bigla Pro Cycling Team". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Bigla – Katusha". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 19, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Movistar Team Women". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (November 2, 2020). "Leah Thomas finds home with Movistar after Equipe Paule Ka fold". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ "Leah Thomas joins Trek–Segafredo on two-year deal". trekbikes.com. Trek–Segafredo (women's team). Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ CCS, California Interscholastic Federation (2004). "2004 CCS Gymnastics Championships" (PDF).
- ^ "Three Weinberg alumni to compete in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics – Weinberg College News". news.weinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Leah Thomas | Road Cyclist". USA Cycling. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
External links
- Leah Thomas at UCI
- Leah Thomas at Cycling Archives
- Leah Thomas at ProCyclingStats
- Leah Thomas at Cycling Quotient
- Leah Thomas at CycleBase
- Leah Thomas's Strava Profile
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