Tom Southam C.V.

D.O.B: 28/05/81

Professional History

After gaining selection as a Junior for the Great Britain team I moved into the G.B. 'World Class Performance Programme' with the aim of becoming a professional cyclist by 2004. From 2000-2003 I raced both for the British National team and several European amateur outfits in Holland (Bloks-Nijdam) and then France (Nantes 44). After a highly successful last year as an Elite in France I turned Professional with the Italian Amore E Vita outfit. A strong debut season then saw me move into the Barloworld Team for 2005-2006. Here I competed in many of the World's top races. Although I was a valued member of this team and had an option to stay onwards I decided I needed to give cycling a break due to personal circumstance in my life. This led me to some time in Australia, where I married and eventually raced again for the Drapac-Porche Pro team. After being convinced I wanted to return to full time racing and after securing dual residency for Australia and the UK. I was contacted by the head of British Cycling to lead a new UK based Pro team for 2008.

Major Achievements

Six times representative of Great Britain at the World Road Race Championships.
Four time representative of Great Britain at the European Race Championship.
Twice Silver Medalist at the Great Britain National Road Race Championship.
Raced as part of professional teams in some of the world's most important one day races and stage races including Pro Tour Events, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Amstel Gold Race and Fleche Wallone.
An integral part of the winning Barloworld team at the Tour of Langkawi 2005.
Twice top 15 overall in the Tour of Britain.

Results

Languages

Fluent in French, Italian and Dutch. Basic comprehension of German and Spanish.