Personal information | |
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Full name | Robert Donaldson |
Born | 8 April 2002 |
Team information | |
Current team | Trinity Racing |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2019–2020 | Fensham Howes–MAS Design |
2021–2022 | GB Cycling Senior Academy |
Professional team | |
2023– | Trinity Racing |
Robert Donaldson (born 8 April 2002) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Trinity Racing. [1]
In 2021, he was selected the Great Britain team for the Tour de l'Avenir. [2] 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. [3]
In 2022, he was selected as part of the Great Britain team for the Tour de l'Avenir. [4] 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. [5]
He joined Trinity Racing for the 2023 season. [6] In June 2023, he won the Otley Grand Prix in Yorkshire for Trinity Racing with a solo breakaway. [7] In May 2023, he won stage four of the Orlen Nations Grand Prix. [8] He was selected for the U23 road race and time trial at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. [9]
In April 2024, he finished runner-up at the Paris–Roubaix Espoirs. [10] [11] In June 2024, he won the British U23 Road Race title in Yorkshire. [12]