Joseph Blackmore

Joseph Blackmore (born 23 February 2003) is an English cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .

Biography

Blackmore finished third at the 2022 National Cyclo-Cross Championships. He joined Team Inspired from ROTOR Race Team.

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he competed in the men's mountain biking cross country and finished in 5th place, a result he counts as the best of his career.

Blackmore took his first UCI Cyclo-cross win at Clanfield in the 2022-2023 season, beating national champion Thomas Mein in the process and finished 2nd in the National Cyclocross Championships, winning the U23 title. Despite racing lightly due to a busy Mountainbike schedule finished 8th in his only U23 World Cup race of the season in France. He won the British National Gravel Championship in Suffolk in September 2023.

In 2024, Blackmore joined UCI Continental team , winning the Tour du Rwanda, Tour de Taiwan, Circuit des Ardennes and LiÃÂ¨geÃ¢ÂÂBastogneÃ¢ÂÂLiÃÂ¨ge Espoirs in the spring. He also finished fourth in the Brabantse Pijl after helping leadout teammate Dylan Teuns. After this success, he was promoted early to on 3 May after the retirement of Rick Zabel opened up a spot on the team.