Miles Scotson
Scotson in 2015
Personal information
NicknameMilo[1]
Born (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994
Campbelltown, South Australia, Australia[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamArkéa–B&B Hotels
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist (road)
Endurance (track)[1]
Professional teams
2016Team Illuminate
2016Wanty–Groupe Gobert (stagiaire)
2017–2018BMC Racing Team
2019–2023Groupama–FDJ[3][4][5]
2024–Arkéa–B&B Hotels
Major wins
Road

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017)
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2015 YvelinesTeam pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 DohaMen's under-23 time trial

Miles Scotson (born 18 January 1994) is an Australian track and road cycling racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[6] Scotson was a student at Trinity College Gawler, completing his studies in 2011.[7] Scotson's first professional victory was the 2017 Australian National Road Race Championships.[8] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[9]

Scotson's younger brother Callum Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and former Trinity student, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[10]

Major results

Road

2012
3rd Time trial, National Junior Championships
2013
4th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
2014
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
2015
National Under-23 Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
4th Chrono Champenois
7th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
8th Gran Premio di Poggiana
2016
1st Stage 3a (ITT) Olympia's Tour
National Under-23 Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
4th Chrono Champenois
5th Duo Normand (with Callum Scotson)
2017
National Championships
1st Road race
5th Time trial
2nd Team time trial, UCI World Championships
2019
4th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1st Young rider classification
2021
4th Classic Loire Atlantique
9th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
1st Stage 1

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2019 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 138 113 — 127
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — DNF —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — 109

Track

2012
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
2014
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Guadalajara
2015
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

References

  1. 1 2 3 "High Performance > Rider Profiles > Male > Miles Scotson". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Business and community > Team UniSA-Australia Supporters' Club > Team profiles > Miles Scotson". University of South Australia. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Groupama-FDJ confirm 28 riders for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Arkéa–B&B Hotels". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Miles Scotson to Represent Australia in Glasgow". Trinity College. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Woodpower, Zeb (8 January 2017). "Double delight for BMC at Australian national championships". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Scotson World Champion". Trinity College. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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