James Mitri
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | James Adriano Mitri |
| Born | 28 February 1999 London, England |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Global 6 United |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 2017 | JLT Condor junior |
| 2017 | Cartagena–Esetec |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018–2019 | Burgos BH[1] |
| 2020 | Vini Zabù–KTM[2] |
| 2021– 2022 | Global 6 Cycling |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta Pamplona GC 2017 | |
James Adriano Mitri (born 28 February 1999 in London) is a British-born New Zealand professional[3] cyclist who started his racing career in the UK with HMT JLT Condor winning the general classification in the 2017 Vuelta Pamplona in Spain before going to the pro tour category professionals in 2018 and representing New Zealand at the 2018 World Championships in Innsbruck Austria and racing in prestigious events such as Milan San Remo and Il Lombardia. He is predominantly a climber and puncheur.
James currently owns and founded UCI Continental team Global 6 United.[4] Launched in the 2021 racing season with a New Zealand licence the team has participated in world class events such as the Tour of Britain, Tour of Taiwan and Tour of Turkiye.
The team has seen considerable success throughout the years signing riders from the pro circuits as well aa identifying young talents and achieving notable podiums in prestigious events such as The Presidential cycling Tour of Turkiye and Fleche du sud.
References
- ^ "Primera concentración del Burgos-BH 2019" [First concentration of Burgos-BH 2019]. Ciclismo a Fondo (in Spanish). Motorpress Ibérica. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Visci, Claudio (30 December 2019). "Un Team siciliano si presenta in Sicilia Vini Zabu'-KTM" [A Sicilian team is presented in Sicily: Vini Zabu'-KTM]. Ciclismo Universale (in Italian). Claudio Visci. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Cycling: Rising pro cyclist James Mitri hoepful for NZ allegiance switch". Nzherald. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Global 6 Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links
- James Mitri at ProCyclingStats