Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 professional road racing cyclist

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 who rides for UCI Continental team . Tiernan-Locke started racing mountain bike

Mountain bike

A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...

s at the age of 15 before taking up road racing

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 when he was 18. He won the King of the Mountains

King of the Mountains

The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...

 competition and finished fifth in the general classification in the 2011 Tour of Britain

2011 Tour of Britain

The 2011 Tour of Britain was the eighth running of the latest incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 72nd British tour in total. The race started on 11 September in Peebles, Scotland and finished on 18 September in London, England, with the race also visiting Wales for one stage.The race...

. Jonathan will be moving to Endura Racing for the 2012 season.

Major results

2010

1st Stage 5 FBD Insurance Ras

2011

2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León

Vuelta Ciclista a León

Vuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. It is currently organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:-External links:*...

1st Stage 4

1st Mountains Competition Tour of Britain

2011 Tour of Britain

The 2011 Tour of Britain was the eighth running of the latest incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 72nd British tour in total. The race started on 11 September in Peebles, Scotland and finished on 18 September in London, England, with the race also visiting Wales for one stage.The race...

External links

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke's Personal Blog at CyclingShorts.uk.com

• Jonathan Tiernan-Locke at Rapha Condor-Sharp