Tom Southam
Tom Southam (born May 28, 1981 in Penzance ) is a British cyclist , sports director and author.
Southam finished second in the British road racing championships in 2002 and 2004 . In 2005 and 2006 he drove for the Professional Continental Team Barloworld , but could not achieve any top placements during this time. At the end of the 2011 season he ended his career as a professional cyclist and became sporting director for his last team as Active Rapha Condor-Sharp , in 2015 with Drapac Professional Cycling and since 2018 with EF Education First .
In 2013, Southam, who studied professional writing at Falmouth University and obtained a Master of Arts degree , published the book Domestik together with Charly Wegelius , another former professional cyclist . In 2013 the book was nominated for the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year .
Teams
- 2003 Amore & Vita-Beretta
- 2004 Amore & Vita-Beretta
- 2005 Team Barloworld-Valsir
- 2006 Team Barloworld
- 2007 Drapac-Porsche Development Program
- 2009 Rapha Condor
- 2010 Rapha Condor-Sharp
- 2011 Rapha Condor-Sharp
Works
- Charly Wegelius: Domestics . Covadonga, 2015, ISBN 978-3-95726-005-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b MA Writing acclaim for novel 'Domestique'. University College Falmouth, December 13, 2013, accessed July 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Domestics. In: manz.at. Retrieved April 5, 2016 .
- ^ Two cycling titles make William Hill Sports Book of the Year longlist. road.cc, October 3, 2013, accessed on April 6, 2016 .
Web links
- Tom Southam in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Tom Southam in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Tom Southam as sporting director in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Southam, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cyclist, sports director and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penzance |