1. Cycling was a family activity, his sister Kimberley Adam Blythe was fairly successful as a young rider.
14 Facts About Adam Blythe
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Adam Blythe became Derbyshire's Junior Sportsman of the Year in the East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year Awards, 2005.
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Adam Blythe left British Cycling's Academy Programme by mutual consent in February 2008, and went to race in Belgium.
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Adam Blythe stayed with the ex-professional cyclist, Tim Harris, in Westmeerbeek, near Antwerp.
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Adam Blythe was awarded a Cycling Time Trials scholarship to enable him to race on the continent and develop further.
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Adam Blythe raced for the Wielerclub Des Sprinters Malderen which is a feeder club for a professional team.
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Adam Blythe received support from the Dave Rayner Fund during his time in Belgium.
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Adam Blythe returned to Belgium to ride for the DAVO squad in 2009, under the tutelage of Kurt Van De Wouwer, a former professional.
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In 2012, Adam Blythe followed his teammate and close friend Philippe Gilbert to the BMC Racing Team.
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In 2014, Adam Blythe rode for the newly formed British NFTO team.
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In October 2019, Adam Blythe announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
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Adam Blythe is a pundit for Eurosport's coverage of cycling, having worked part-time in this role on the channel's coverage of the Grand Tours during his final professional season in 2019.
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Adam Blythe was "on-site" reporter for NBC Sports' coverage of the 2020 Tour de France, and fulfilled that role again in 2021.
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In November 2019, Adam Blythe announced that he was taking up a role with David Millar's cycling clothing brand CHPT3 as a product marketing executive.