Joshua Thomas Edmondson (born 6 July 1992) is a British

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cyclist, who most recently rode for British amateur team Crimson Orientation Marketing RT. Earlier in his career, Edmondson rode for

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squad in 2013 and 2014.

Career

He earned his Sky contract by impressing in the

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going on the attack in the race's

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. He is a climber and was seen as a possible future prospect in

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. After two seasons with Sky his contract was not renewed at the end of 2014. In March 2015 he announced that we would join for the remainder of the 2015 season.

Major results

;2009 : 1st Stage 1 Grand Prix Rüebliland : 3rd Overall

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;2010 : 1st Overall Isle of Man Youth Tour ::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall

::1st

Mountains classification : 4th Road race, UCI Juniors Road World Championships ;2012 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 10th Overall

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;2013 : 9th

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;2014 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships ;2015 : 1st Jersey white

Overall

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::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 4 : 2nd Overall

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: 6th Overall

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::1st Stage 3

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmondson, Josh 1992 births Living people English male cyclists British male cyclists Cyclists from Leeds 21st-century English sportsmen