Callum Scotson

{{short description|Australian cyclist (born 1996)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Callum Scotson

| image = Vuelta a España 2023 Contrarreloj Valladolid-25.jpg

| caption = Scotson at the 2023 Vuelta a España.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|8|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Gawler, South Australia{{Cycling Archives|84724}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.84 m

| weight = 77 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|DAT}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2017

| amateurteam1 = {{UCI team code|BMD|2017}}

| proyears1 = 2016

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|ILU|2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/callum-scotson/ |title=Callum Scotson|website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=26 September 2016}}

| proyears2 = 2018

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MBE|2018}}

| proyears3 = 2019–2024

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|ORS|2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mitchelton-scott-finalise-25-rider-roster-for-2019/|title=Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Immediate Media Company|date=15 November 2018|accessdate=3 January 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/wins-from-january-to-october-mitchelton-scott-men-confirm-roster-and-goals-for-2020|title=Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020|work={{UCI team code|MTS men|2020}}|publisher=New Global Cycling Services|date=11 December 2019|accessdate=2 January 2020|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102212524/https://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/wins-from-january-to-october-mitchelton-scott-men-confirm-roster-and-goals-for-2020|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|title=GreenEDGE Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=2 January 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210101231319/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|archivedate=1 January 2021}}

| proyears4 = 2025–

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|DAT|2025}}

| majorwins = ;Track

:{{nowrap|Team pursuit, World Championships (2016)}}

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2016 London|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Hong Kong|Madison}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Apeldoorn|Scratch}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Apeldoorn|Madison}}

}}

Callum Scotson (born 10 August 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist,{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=84724 |title=Callum Scotson |accessdate=4 March 2016 |work=Cycling Archives}} who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|DAT}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/20239|title=Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team|publisher=UCI|access-date=5 January 2025}} He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0001010463FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 Start list][http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0001010401FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 Final Results]

Scotson's older brother Miles Scotson is also a successful professional cyclist and they are both former students of Trinity College Gawler.{{cite web |url=http://www.trinity.sa.edu.au/78-news-events/sports-news/509-scotson-world-champion |title=Scotson World Champion |publisher=Trinity College |accessdate=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428092321/http://www.trinity.sa.edu.au/78-news-events/sports-news/509-scotson-world-champion |archive-date=28 April 2016 |url-status=dead }} In August 2020, Scotson was studying a Bachelor of Commerce/Arts at Deakin University.{{cite web |title=Elite Athlete Program Profiles |url=https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/get-involved/elite-athlete-program-profiles |publisher=Deakin University |accessdate=10 August 2020}} In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2020/gc/startlist |title=75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist |work=ProCyclingStats |accessdate=19 October 2020}}

Major results

=Road=

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;2014

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Junior Championships

;2016

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

: 5th Duo Normand (with Miles Scotson)

: 10th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships

;2017

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

: 5th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships

: 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Chateaux

;2018

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

: 4th Time trial, Commonwealth Games

: 5th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs

: 10th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships

;2024

: 7th Overall Tour de Hongrie

: 8th Overall Okolo Slovenska

::1st Stage 1 (TTT)

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==Grand Tour general classification results timeline==

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scope="col" | Grand Tour

! scope="col" | 2020

! scope="col" | 2021

! scope="col" | 2022

! scope="col" | 2023

! scope="col" | 2024

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! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia

| —

| 83

| 80

| DNF

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España

| 88

| —

| —

| DNF

| DNF

class="wikitable"

|+ Legend

scope="row" | —

| Did not compete

scope="row" | DNF

| Did not finish

=Track=

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;2013

: UCI World Junior Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::2nd 15px Individual pursuit

;2014

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships

: 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Guadalajara

;2016

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

: 1st 20px Team pursuit, National Championships

: 2nd 15px Team pursuit, Olympic Games

: 2nd Madison, UCI World Cup, Glasgow (with Cameron Meyer)

: 3rd Six Days of London (with Cameron Meyer)

;2017

: 1st Madison, UCI World Cup (with Cameron Meyer), Pruszków

: 1st Six Days of London (with Cameron Meyer)

: 2nd 15px Madison, UCI World Championships (with Cameron Meyer)

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References

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