# 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 Tarteletto–Isorex. 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 Canyon dhb p/b Soreen 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
    2nd UEC European Under-23 Championships

#### 2021–2022

    1st National Championships
    National Trophy Series
       1st Broughton Hall

#### 2022–2023

    2nd Team relay, UCI World Championships
    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 Rivabellacross Ouistreham

### Gravel
#### 2024

    UCI World Series
       1st Peize

### 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

### 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