Thomas Mein (born 12 January 1999) is a

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cyclist who currently rides for Hope Factory Racing in

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and mountain biking. His most notable achievements are winning the under-23 men's race at the

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in November 2019, and winning the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2022.

Career

Junior career

Mein started out his career with the amateur cycling teams Hetton Hawks CC and

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CC. One of Mein's major races was the

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of November 2016, when Mein was only seventeen-years old; Mein was up against a pack of experienced Belgian and Dutch riders, and compatriot Tom Pidcock. Due to these factors, Mein was considered the underdog, and not expected to have a podium finish. However, Mein rode a smart race, and finished in first position.

Tarteletto–Isorex

In 2018, Mein joined the Belgian cyclo-cross team . Mein's career turned professional and as he began to rise to the podium more and more, Mein had his eyes set on the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup which he had missed out on first-place during November 2018. In November 2019, Mein claimed his first win at a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Tábor, Czech Republic. Mein timed his attack perfectly with an eleven-second lead over

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rider Kevin Kuhn. To add on to Mein's accomplishments, throughout this season and previous seasons Mein has generally finished within the top-twenty echelon of racers. Mein has also claimed several other podium finishes throughout previous seasons, including the National Trophy Series in

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, the

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, and the DVV Trofee in Niel, Belgium.

Tormans CX Team and Canyon DHB

On 28 January 2020, Mein announced on social media that he would be joining Tormans XC Team in cyclo-cross. On 5 March 2020, Mein joined British UCI Continental team for the 2020 road season. Due to winning the UEC European Under-23 Championships in 2020, Mein therefore won the first international medal for Tormans CX Team. On 5 September 2021, Mein embarked on his first

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with Canyon dhb SunGod. His best result was eleventh position at the finish of Stage 7.

Hope Factory Racing

As of 14 April 2022, Mein will be riding for the British cyclo-cross team Hope Factory Racing.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2016–2017 : Junior DVV Trophy ::1st Koppenberg : Junior National Trophy Series ::2nd Derby ::3rd Houghton-le-Spring ;2018–2019 : National Trophy Series ::2nd Derby : Under-23 DVV Trophy ::3rd Niel : 3rd

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: 5th UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2019–2020 : National Trophy Series ::1st Derby : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st

::3rd Nommay : Under-23 DVV Trophy ::3rd Loenhout ;2020–2021 : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st

: 2nd

UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2021–2022 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

: National Trophy Series ::1st Broughton Hall ;2022–2023 : 2nd Silver medal uci

Team relay, UCI World Championships : 2nd Clanfield : 3rd Overall National Trophy Series ::1st South Shields ::1st Gravesend ::2nd Derby ::3rd Broughton Hall : 3rd

;2023–2024 : 1st Overall National Trophy Series ::1st South Shields ::1st Derby ::1st Torbay ::2nd Thornton in Craven ::3rd Gravesend : 1st Overall Hope Supercross ::1st Houghton-le-Spring ::1st Bradford ::1st Barnoldswick : 2nd

;2024–2025 : 1st Team relay, UCI World Championships : 1st Overall National Trophy Series : National Trophy Series ::1st Derby ::1st South Shields ::1st Paignton : Hope Supercross ::1st Tong I ::1st Tong II ::1st Wyke I ::1st Rivabellacross Ouistreham

Gravel

;2024 : UCI World Series ::1st Peize

Mountain bike

;2022 : 2nd Cross-country,

: 2nd Marathon,

;2024 : National XCO Series ::1st Kirroughtree ::1st Margam Park ::3rd

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::2nd Cross-country ::3rd Short track

Road

;2019 : National Circuit Series ::2nd

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;2021 : 3rd Ilkley GP ;2022 :

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::1st Guisborough ;2024 : 1st Mosselkoers Houtem – Vilvoorde : 1st GP Industria del Cuoio : 1st Giro Nazionale del Valdarno ;2025 : 1st Stage 3 Flèche du Sud

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mein, Thomas English male cyclists British male cyclists Road racing cyclists British cyclo-cross cyclists 1999 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen