Guillermo Thomas Silva Coussan (born 30 December 2001) is a Uruguayan cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.[2]
 Silva at the 2024 Tour of the Basque Country | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Thomas Silva Coussan |
| Born | 30 December 2001 Maldonado, Uruguay |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | XDS Astana Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2018–2020 | CC Maldonado |
| 2019–2020 | Team Arte en Transfer–LPS[1] |
| 2021–2022 | Previley–Coforma |
| 2023 | Caja Rural–Alea |
| Professional teams | |
| 2023 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA (stagiaire) |
| 2024–2025 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2026– | XDS Astana Team |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Silva won the second stage of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, making him the first Uruguayan to win a grand tour stage. As a result of his win he also took the pink jersey.[3] He finished third in the points classification.
Major results
edit- 2019
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2022 (1 pro win)
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Navarra
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid
- 2nd Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
- 2024
- 2nd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 4th Circuito de Getxo
- 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Clássica da Arrábida
- 7th Road race, Pan American Road Championships
- 10th Trofeo Matteotti
- 2025 (3)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 GP Beiras e Serra da Estrela
- 1st
Mountains classification, Vuelta a Andalucía - 2nd Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th GP Miguel Induráin
- 4th Grand Prix du Morbihan
- 6th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 8th Brabantse Pijl
- 2026 (4)
- 1st
Overall Tour of Hainan
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2
- Held
& 
after Stages 2–3 - 3rd in points classification
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
References
edit- ↑ "Thomas Silva". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "The Team". XDS Astana Team. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Uruguay's Silva makes history after dramatic Giro d'Italia second stage". 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
External links
edit- Thomas Silva at UCI
- Thomas Silva at ProCyclingStats
- Thomas Silva at Cycling Quotient
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