Joseph Blackmore

Joseph Blackmore
Personal information
Born (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21)
Sidcup, London, England
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur team
2023Team Inspired
Professional teams
2024Israel Premier Tech Academy[1]
2024–Israel–Premier Tech
Medal record
Men's cyclo-cross
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Hoogerheide Team relay

Joseph Blackmore (born 23 February 2003) is an English cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[2] He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[3][4]

Biography

Blackmore finished third at the 2022 National Cyclo-Cross Championships.[5] He joined Team Inspired from ROTOR Race Team.[6]

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's mountain biking cross country and finished in 5th place, a result he counts as the best on his career.[3][5][7]

Blackmore took his first UCI Cyclo-cross win at Clanfield in the 2022-2023 season, beating national champion Thomas Mein in the process and finished 2nd in the National Cyclocross Championships, winning the U23 title. Despite racing lightly due to a busy Mountainbike schedule finished 8th in his only U23 World Cup race of the season in France.[8]

In 2024, Blackmore joined UCI Continental team Israel Premier Tech Academy, winning the Tour du Rwanda, Tour de Taiwan, Circuit des Ardennes and Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs in the spring.[9] He also finished fourth in the Brabantse Pijl after helping leadout teammate Dylan Teuns.[10] After this success, he was promoted early to Israel–Premier Tech on 3 May after the retirement of Rick Zabel opened up a spot on the team.[2]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2019–2020
National Junior Trophy Series
3rd Pembrey
2021–2022
National Trophy Series
1st Milnthorpe
3rd National Championships
3rd Clanfield
2022–2023
1st National Under-23 Championships
1st Clanfield
2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships
National Trophy Series
2nd Paignton
2nd Broughton Hall
2nd Gravesend
2nd National Championships
2nd Andover

Gravel

2023
1st National Championships

Mountain bike

2022
2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2023
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
National XC Series
1st Margam
2nd Winchester
2nd Under-23 Heubach
2024
1st Short track, UEC European Under-23 Championships
National XC Series
1st Tong

Road

2023
6th Overall Tour du Rwanda
9th Overall Orlen Nations Grand Prix
2024 (4 pro wins)
1st Overall Tour du Rwanda
1st Stages 6 & 8
1st Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 4
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
1st Overall Tour de Taiwan
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
4th Brabantse Pijl
5th Overall Tour of Britain
5th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships
8th Grand Prix de Wallonie
8th Volta NXT Classic
10th Overall Arctic Race of Norway

References

  1. ^ "Israel Premier Tech Academy". UCI.org. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Joe Blackmore graduates to Israel – Premier Tech". israelpremiertech.com. Israel–Premier Tech. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Points Joseph Blackmore". British Cycling. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Joseph Blackmore teams & results". CycloCross24. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ llyjb7date=2023-02-01. "Joe Blackmore: 'I Want To Be Competitive in Hoogerheide'". The Chocolate Chainring. Retrieved 3 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Joe Blackmore: 'I Want To Be Competitive in Hoogerheide'". The Chocolate Chainring. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Joe Blackmore wins Tour du Rwanda". Cycling News. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  10. ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (10 April 2024). "Brabantse Pijl: Benoît Cosnefroy turns podium performances into victory in Overijse". Cycling News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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