Adam Blythe: Rider Profile

By Cycling Weekly

12-Dec-2008 | 0 comments

Adam Blythe, British road race National Championships 2012

ADAM BLYTHE
Date of birth: 01/10/1989
From: Sheffield
Team: BMC Racing
Previous teams: Omega Pharma Lotto (2010-11); Silence Lotto (stagiaire) (2009); DAVO (2009); Konica-Minolta (2008); Pinarello RT (January-February 2008); ScienceinSport-Trek (2007)

Adam Blythe career profile
Adam Blythe's decision to leave the British Cycling Olympic Academy at the start of 2008 may not have seemed like a very wise decision to make at the time, but Blythe's move paid off.

Originally based with the Academy, Blythe flourished, taking gold medals in the team pursuit at the Junior European Track Championships in 2006 and 2007.

With CTT funding, Blythe was able to make the move to Belgium in early 2008, stating that his decision to leave the Academy was a mutual one. Racing in Belgium as a teenager put Blythe in good stead, yet even so, he exceeded expectations. Winning some major amateur races brought him to the attention of the Konica Minolta team, which he joined as a stagiaire in the latter part of the 2008 season.

Again, Blythe did not disappoint, taking two stages at the Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai and helping team-mate Christoff Van Heerden to the overall win. Blythe's results impressed again in 2009 where he was awarded a stagiaire position with the Belgian Silence Lotto team, which offered him a contract soon afterwards.

In 2010, Blythe made his first big mark on the professional road circuit by winning two stages and overall classification of the Circuit Franco-Belge.

Adam Blythe results
2012
Binche-Tournai-Binche/Frank Vandenbrouke memorial
Paris-Correze; stage one

2010
Circuit Franco-Belge; stage one
Circuit Franco-Belge; stage three
Circuit Franco-Belge; overall
Nationale Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen

2009
Thuringen-Rundfahrt; stage seven

2008
Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai; stage three b
Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai; stage two

2007
British national Madison champion, with Luke Rowe
UIV Cup, Ghent Six Day, with Peter Kennaugh

Adam Blythe photos
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