Jake Stewart (cyclist)

{{Short description|British cyclist (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Jake Stewart | image = Jake Stewart (2023).jpg | image_size = | caption = Stewart in 2023 | fullname = Thomas Jake Stewart | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Coventry, England | height = 1.75 m | weight = 66 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|IPT}} | disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Classics specialist, lead-out | amateuryears1 = 2010–2015 | amateurteam1 = Solihull Cycling Club | amateuryears2 = 2016–2017 | amateurteam2 = Swinnerton Cycles | amateuryears3 = 2018 | amateurteam3 = 100% Me | proyears1 = 2019–2020 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|CGF|2019}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14081/2003302/257|title=Groupama - FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=1 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401185216/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14081/2003302/257|archivedate=1 April 2020}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2020 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2020}} ''(development)''{{efn|Riding for {{UCI team code|FDJ|2020}}, Stewart competed at the Volta a Algarve,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.equipecycliste-groupama-fdj.fr/en/news/get-to-know-jake-stewart/|title=Get to know Jake Stewart|work={{UCI team code|FDJ|2020}}|publisher=La Société de Gestion de L'Échappée|date=5 March 2020|accessdate=1 April 2020|quote=In 2020 Jake Stewart will mainly race with the development team but he will also join the WorldTeam at some points, like he did mid-February on the Tour of Algarve to kick off his season [...]}}</ref> the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge,<ref name="DV">{{cite news|first1=Nicolas|last1=Mabyle|first2=Freddy|last2=Guérin|url=https://www.directvelo.com/actualite/83063/groupama-fdj-jake-stewart-veut-gagner-sa-place-cet-ete|title=Groupama-FDJ : Jake Stewart veut gagner sa place cet été|language=French|trans-title=Groupama-FDJ: Jake Stewart wants to win his place this summer|work=Directvelo|publisher=Association Le Peloton|date=10 August 2020|accessdate=21 August 2020}}</ref> the Tour de l'Ain,<ref name="DV"/> the Tour du Limousin,<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-limousin-nouvelle-aquitaine-2020/stage-4/results/|title=Luca Wackermann wins Tour du Limousin|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=21 August 2020|accessdate=21 August 2020}}</ref> the Grand Prix d'Isbergues, Paris–Camembert and Paris–Chauny, following the introduction of a UCI rule allowing riders registered with a development team to participate in UCI ProSeries or Class 1 events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/rules-and-regulations/part-ii-road/2-roa-20200302-e.pdf|format=PDF|title=Part 2 Road Races|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=2 March 2020|accessdate=1 April 2020|page=6}}</ref>}} | proyears3 = 2020–2023 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2020}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260|title=Groupama - FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=10 October 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20201010202447/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13988/1000562/260|archivedate=10 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279|title=Groupama - FDJ|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=1 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210101153609/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15240/1000562/279|archivedate=1 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears4 = 2024– | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|IPT|2024}} | majorwins = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }}

'''Thomas Jake Stewart''' (born 2 October 1999, in Coventry) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|IPT}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17703|title=Israel–Premier Tech|publisher=UCI|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>

==Career== Stewart was initially due to join {{UCI team code|FDJ|2020}} for the 2021 season – having signed a two-year contract in August 2020<ref>{{cite news|first=François|last=Bonnefoy|url=https://www.cyclismactu.net/news-route-jake-stewart-s-engage-avec-groupama-fdj-jusqu-en-2022-93418.html|title=Jake Stewart s'engage avec la Groupama-FDJ jusqu'en 2022|language=French|trans-title=Jake Stewart is committed with Groupama-FDJ until 2022|work=Cyclism'Actu|publisher=Swar Agency|date=21 August 2020|accessdate=21 August 2020}}</ref> – but he was promoted from the {{UCI team code|CGF|2020}} early, making his début at Gent–Wevelgem.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gent-wevelgem-2020/start-list/|title=Gent-Wevelgem 2020 - Start List|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|accessdate=10 October 2020}}</ref> In 2021, he finished second at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Davide Ballerini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|publisher=CyclingNews|date=27 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref> The following season, he took his first pro win on stage one of the Tour de l'Ain and competed in his first Grand Tour: the Vuelta a España. In 2023, he finished in the top ten on two stages of the Giro d'Italia, before again winning the opening stage of the Tour de l'Ain.

In 2024, Stewart joined {{UCI team code|IPT|2024}} on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jake-stewart-joins-israel-premier-tech-on-two-year-deal/ | title=Jake Stewart joins Israel-Premier Tech on two-year deal | work=Cycling News | date=14 September 2023 | accessdate=10 May 2024}}</ref>

==Major results== ===Road=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} ;2016 : 3rd Overall Junior Tour of Wales ;2017 : 5th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships ;2018 : 2nd Kattekoers : 3rd Trofeo Piva ;2019 : 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships : 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften : 3rd Eschborn–Frankfurt Under-23 : 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux : 8th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs ;2020 : 2nd Overall Tour de Limousin ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification ;2021 : 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad : 4th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 6th Nokere Koerse ;2022 (1 pro win) : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain : 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 3rd Grand Prix du Morbihan : 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 8th Overall Tour of Britain : 8th Binche–Chimay–Binche ;2023 (1) : 1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Ain ;2024 : 8th Super 8 Classic : 8th Circuit de Wallonie : 10th Elfstedenronde ;2025 (2) : 1st Stage 5 Critérium du Dauphiné : 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk : 7th Overall Tour de la Provence {{div col end}}

====Grand Tour general classification results timeline==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! 2025 ! 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — | 92 | — |— | DNF |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — | — | DNF | 108 | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | DNF | — | — | 129 | |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}

===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=50em}} ;2016 : 3rd Madison, National Championships (with Fred Wright) ;2017 : National Junior Championships ::1st {{cjersey|uk}} Madison (with Rhys Britton) ::2nd Scratch : 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Joe Holt) : UEC European Junior Championships ::2nd 15px Team pursuit ::3rd 15px Madison (with Rhys Britton) ;2018 : 1st {{cjersey|uk}} Team pursuit, National Championships {{divcolend}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Jake}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:English male cyclists Category:Sportspeople from Coventry Category:English track cyclists Category:Commonwealth Games cyclists for England Category:Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century English sportsmen