Robert Donaldson

Robert Donaldson (born 8 April 2002) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career 2021 In 2021, he was selected the Great Britain team for the Tour de l'Avenir. The following month, he was selected as part of the British team for the U23 road race at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Flanders.

2022 In 2022, he was selected as part of the Great Britain team for the Tour de l'Avenir. Donaldson finished fourth in the general classification of Tour d'Eure-et-Loir in 2022. He missed the start of the 2023 season after being hit by a car and suffering a broken transverse process on four lumbar vertebrae following a training ride in the Peak District.

2023 He joined Trinity Racing for the 2023 season. In June 2023, he won the Otley Grand Prix in Yorkshire for Trinity Racing with a solo breakaway. In May 2023, he won stage four of the Orlen Nations Grand Prix. He was selected for the U23 road race and time trial at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow.

2024 In April 2024, he finished runner-up at the Paris–Roubaix Espoirs. In June 2024, he won the British U23 Road Race title in Yorkshire.

Major results

2019 1st Overall La Coupe du President de la Ville de Grudziądz 1st Points classification 1st Young rider classification 2nd Trofee van Vlaanderen 10th Guido Reybrouck Classic 2020 9th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Junioren 2022 4th Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir 1st Young rider classification 7th PWZ Zuidenveld Tour 7th Gent–Wevelgem Beloften 9th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic 2023 1st Otley Grand Prix 1st Stage 4 Orlen Nations Grand Prix 2024 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 2nd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs 2026 2nd Philadelphia Cycling Classic 5th Gent–Wevelgem 7th Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 9th Overall Renewi Tour