Thomas Mein

Thomas Mein (born 12 January 1999 ) is a British cyclist who currently rides for Hope Factory Racing in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. His most notable achievements are winning the under-23 men's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Tábor, Czech Republic in November 2019, and winning the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2022.

Career Junior career Mein started out his career with the amateur cycling teams Hetton Hawks CC and Derwentside CC. One of Mein's major races was the Koppenbergcross of November 2016, when Mein was only seventeen-years old; Mein was up against a pack of experienced Belgian and Dutch riders, and compatriot Tom Pidcock. Due to these factors, Mein was considered the underdog, and not expected to have a podium finish. However, Mein rode a smart race, and finished in first position.

Tarteletto–Isorex In 2018, Mein joined the Belgian cyclo-cross team . Mein's career turned professional and as he began to rise to the podium more and more, Mein had his eyes set on the 2019 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup which he had missed out on first-place during November 2018.

In November 2019, Mein claimed his first win at a UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Tábor, Czech Republic. Mein timed his attack perfectly with an eleven-second lead over Swiss rider Kevin Kuhn. To add on to Mein's accomplishments, throughout this season and previous seasons Mein has generally finished within the top-twenty echelon of racers.

Mein has also claimed several other podium finishes throughout previous seasons, including the National Trophy Series in Derby, the British National Cyclo-cross Championships at Cyclopark in Gravesend, and the DVV Trofee in Niel, Belgium.

Tormans CX Team and Canyon DHB On 28 January 2020, Mein announced on social media that he would be joining Tormans XC Team in cyclo-cross. On 5 March 2020, Mein joined British UCI Continental team for the 2020 road season. Due to winning the UEC European Under-23 Championships in 2020, Mein therefore won the first international medal for Tormans CX Team. On 5 September 2021, Mein embarked on his first Tour of Britain with Canyon dhb SunGod. His best result was eleventh position at the finish of Stage 7.

Hope Factory Racing As of 14 April 2022, Mein will be riding for the British cyclo-cross team Hope Factory Racing.

Major results Cyclo-cross

2016–2017 Junior DVV Trophy 1st Koppenberg Junior National Trophy Series 2nd Derby 3rd Houghton-le-Spring 2018–2019 National Trophy Series 2nd Derby Under-23 DVV Trophy 3rd Niel 3rd National Championships 5th UEC European Under-23 Championships 2019–2020 National Trophy Series 1st Derby UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Tábor 3rd Nommay Under-23 DVV Trophy 3rd Loenhout 2020–2021 UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Tábor

2021–2022

National Trophy Series 1st Broughton Hall 2022–2023

2nd Clanfield 3rd Overall National Trophy Series 1st South Shields 1st Gravesend 2nd Derby 3rd Broughton Hall 3rd National Championships 2023–2024 1st Overall National Trophy Series 1st South Shields 1st Derby 1st Torbay 2nd Thornton in Craven 3rd Gravesend 1st Overall Hope Supercross 1st Houghton-le-Spring 1st Bradford 1st Barnoldswick 2nd National Championships 2024–2025 1st Team relay, UCI World Championships 1st Overall National Trophy Series National Trophy Series 1st Derby 1st South Shields 1st Paignton Hope Supercross 1st Tong I 1st Tong II 1st Wyke I 1st Ouistreham 2025–2026 National Trophy Series 1st Derby 1st Falkirk 1st Clanfield 1st West Bromwich Hope Supercross 1st Wyke III 1st Wyke IIII

Gravel 2024 UCI World Series 1st Peize 2025 UCI World Series 3rd Roden

Mountain bike 2022 2nd Cross-country, National Championships 2nd Marathon, National Championships 2024 National XCO Series 1st Kirroughtree 1st Margam Park 3rd Cannock Chase National Championships 2nd Cross-country 3rd Short track 2025 3rd Cross-country, National Championships

Road

2019 National Circuit Series 2nd Newcastle 2021 3rd Ilkley GP 2022 Tour Series 1st Guisborough 2024 1st Mosselkoers Houtem – Vilvoorde 1st GP Industria del Cuoio 1st Giro Nazionale del Valdarno 2025 1st Stage 3 Flèche du Sud