21 Facts About Steve Cummings

Since retiring from racing, Steve Cummings has worked as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.

Steve Cummings was born in Clatterbridge on the Wirral Peninsula in Northwest England and grew up in the nearby village of Pensby.

Steve Cummings went on to take the junior British National Road Race Championships that year.

Steve Cummings took bronze in the individual pursuit at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Steve Cummings again rode the Giro d'Italia, recording a fourth-place stage result on the final summit finish of the race at Monte Pora, having been a part of the breakaway.

Steve Cummings was one of four former Barloworld riders to join new British-based Team Sky for the 2010 season, signing a two-year contract.

Steve Cummings won stage three in a mountain-top finish ahead of Alberto Contador, taking the overall lead of the race which he held until the final individual time trial; he finished the race in seventh place.

Steve Cummings was part of the Great Britain team that helped Mark Cavendish win the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Denmark, and then finished fourth overall in the first Tour of Beijing.

In September 2011, Steve Cummings signed a contract with the BMC Racing Team for the 2012 season.

Steve Cummings recuperated from those injuries and competed in the Tour de France, where he was a domestique to his leader Cadel Evans and finished 95th overall.

Steve Cummings completed his season with a stage victory on the final day of the Tour of Beijing, getting the better of Ryder Hesjedal in a sprint a deux in Pinggu.

Steve Cummings did not take an individual win in 2013, with his only win coming as part of the BMC Racing Team squad that won the stage two team time trial at the Tour of Qatar.

At the start of the 2014 season, Steve Cummings took second place at the Dubai Tour behind teammate Taylor Phinney, before winning the individual time trial stage and the general classification at the Tour Mediterraneen, recording his first stage race victory.

Steve Cummings represented England at the Commonwealth Games, finishing in seventh place in the road time trial.

Steve Cummings then rode his home race, the Tour of Britain, as part of Team Dimension Data alongside Mark Cavendish.

Steve Cummings led up the final climb in Kendal, but Vermote pulled clear as the gradient eased and took the stage win and the leader's jersey, while Steve Cummings gained approximately a minute on his main general classification rivals.

Steve Cummings took over the race lead following the sixth stage, a summit finish at Haytor, as Vermote lost around 90 seconds to him.

In 2019, Steve Cummings finished in third place at the British National Time Trial Championships in Norfolk, and finished in tenth place overall at the Arctic Race of Norway, but injury and illnesses continued to effect Steve Cummings.

Steve Cummings was later diagnosed with four fractured vertebrae in his back, ending his season.

In November 2019, Steve Cummings announced his retirement from professional cycling.

In February 2021 Steve Cummings announced that he was returning to Team Sky, since renamed as Ineos Grenadiers, joining the team's management as a development directeur sportif and coach.