Connor Swift

Connor Swift (born 30 October 1995) is an English racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[3] His cousin, Ben Swift, is also a professional cyclist. In 2018 he won the British National Road Race Championships.[4]

Connor Swift
Swift in 2018.
Personal information
Full nameConnor Swift
Born (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995
Thorne, South Yorkshire, England
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current teamIneos Grenadiers
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2015Polypipe
2016Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield
2018Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2017–2019Madison Genesis
2019–2022Arkéa–Samsic[1][2]
2023–Ineos Grenadiers
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2018)
Tro-Bro Léon (2021)

Career

In August 2018 Team Dimension Data announced that Swift would join the team as a stagiaire until the end of the season.[5] In May 2019 it was announced that Swift would join Arkéa–Samsic with immediate effect, with a role as a domestique for André Greipel.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[7]

Swift during the 2023 Paris-Roubaix working for Filippo Ganna who finished sixth

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 106 89 70
A red jersey Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Team Arkea - Samsic". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "INEOS GRENADIERS". UCI. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. "Connor Swift goes solo to win men's British national road race title - Cycling Weekly". cyclingweekly.com. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. Windsor, Richard (2 August 2018). "British national champion Connor Swift joins Dimension Data as a stagiaire". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. Ballinger, Alex (13 May 2019). "Connor Swift joins André Greipel's team Arkéa-Samsic". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.


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