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James Oram
Oram in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJames Oram
Born(1993-06-17)17 June 1993(age 31)
Palmerston North,New Zealand[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2011PureBlack Racing
Professional teams
2012–2015Bontrager–Livestrong
2016–2018ONE Pro Cycling[2]
2019Mitchelton–BikeExchange
2020–2023Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy[3][4][5]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships(2023)
Medal record
Men'sroad cycling
RepresentingNew Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Copenhagen Junior time trial

James Oram(born 17 June 1993) is a New Zealand former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2023.[6]His career took him from the American development teamBontrager–Livestrong,to BritishUCI continentalteamONE Pro Cycling,before a year with ChineseMitchelton–BikeExchangeand finally riding for New ZealandBolton Equities Black Spoke.[7]He achieved one professional win in his career, the national road race championship in 2023.

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Oram started cycling to school but didn't get into competitive cycling until high school where he met his first coachScott Guyton.[8]Oram rode forPureBlack Racing's development squad for the 2011 season.[9]He won stage 1 of theTour de l'Abitibifrom a sprint of eight riders.[10]His teammateDion Smithtook second and the pair held their positions over the seven-day race to take first and second overall.[8] At the end of the year Oram rode thetime trialat theUCI Junior Road World Championships.He set the best time of the early starters so was in the Hot-seat most of the day.Mads Würtz Schmidtbeat Oram's time by 4 seconds to take the win with Oram moved to second.[11]

Bontrager–Livestrong (2012 to 2015)[edit]

Oram's plan for the 2012 season was to originally ride for the professionalPureBlack Racingteam but they folded late 2011 leaving him without a contract.[12]Instead he rode forBontrager–Livestrongrun byAxel Merckx.[13] At the end of the 2013 season Oram rode the National eventTour of Southland.He won the Queen stage 2 up Bluff hill to take the lead, which he held onto over the following six stages.[14][15]

ONE pro cycling (2016 to 2018)[edit]

Oram moved to his first 'Professional' team in 2016 withUCI Professional ContinentalteamONE Pro Cycling.His only win for the team came at the UCI rated2.2raceKreiz Breizh Eliteswhere he attacked with just over 1.5kms to go and held off the chasing peloton to win.[16] He placed third overall at theNew Zealand Cycle Classicafter leading for two days and won the Mountain classification.[17][18]

Mitchelton–BikeExchange (2019)[edit]

AfterONE Pro Cyclingfolded at the end of 2018 Oram was once again looking for a team. He approached AustralianMitchelton–Scottbut they did not have space.[19]While searching for a team Oram raced theNew Zealand Cycle Classicfor Team Skoda-Fruzio an amateur team, where he placed ninth. It wasn't until early March that he found a team the development team ofUCI WorldTeamMitchelton–Scott,Mitchelton–BikeExchange.The team focused on Chinese races which was an area of the world Oram was not familiar with.[19]

Black Spoke (2020 to 2023)[edit]

In 2023 Oram won the overall of theNew Zealand Cycle Classica race where he had finished in the top 10 on 8 previous occasions and on the podium twice. Oram won the opening stage out-sprinting four other on the hill-top finish. He held the lead all the way to the end.[20]The following month Oram took his only professional win of his career in theNew Zealand National Road Race Championshipssprinting team-mateRyan Christensenon the line.[21]While 2023 was the best year forBolton Equities Black SpokeMurray Bolton pulled his funding and the team disbanded leaving Oram without a team for 2024. Because of this Oram decided to retire from professional cycling.[22]

Major results[edit]

Sources:[23]

2010
4th OverallTour de l'Abitibi
2011
1st OverallTour de l'Abitibi
1st Stage 1
1st Overall BDO Tour of Northland
1st Stage 1
2ndTime trial,UCI Junior Road World Championships
2012
10thChrono Champenois
2013
National Road Championships
1stUnder-23 road race
2ndUnder-23 time trial
3rdRoad race
1stOverallTour of Southland
1st Stage 2
5thChrono Champenois
2014
1st Stage 1 San Dimas Stage Race
National Under-23 Road Championships
2ndTime trial
3rdRoad race
2nd OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Stage 5
10thTime trial,UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
10th OverallTour of Alberta
2015
1stTime trial,National Under-23 Road Championships
2ndThe REV Classic
3rd OverallVolta ao Alentejo
1stYoung rider classification
1st Stage 1
4th OverallGP Liberty Seguros
6thTime trial,UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
7th OverallTour de Beauce
8th OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Stage 3
2016
4th OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
6thBeaumont Trophy
2017
3rd OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
1stMountains classification
4th OverallRonde van Midden-Nederland
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
5th OverallKreiz Breizh Elites
1st Stage 2
6thVelothon Wales
8th OverallSzlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
2018
5thTime trial,Commonwealth Games
5thGravel and Tar
6th OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
7th OverallTour of Małopolska
9th OverallKreiz Breizh Elites
2019
1stMountains classification,Tour de Korea
4thGravel and Tar
9th OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
9th OverallTour of Quanzhou Bay
10th OverallTour of Taiyuan
2020
7th OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
10th OverallHerald Sun Tour
2021
6th OverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
2022
6th OverallTour de la Mirabelle
2023
1stRoad race,National Road Championships
1stOverallNew Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Stage 1
10th OverallTour de Kyushu

References[edit]

  1. ^"James Oram".New Zealand Olympic Team.New Zealand Olympic Committee.Retrieved11 June2022.
  2. ^"ONE Pro Cycling announce Hayden McCormick, James Oram and Dion Smith signings".cyclingnews.com.26 September 2015.Retrieved26 September2015.
  3. ^"Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy".UCI.org.Union Cycliste Internationale.Archived fromthe originalon 10 March 2020.Retrieved10 March2020.
  4. ^"Black Spoke Pro Cycling".UCI.org.Union Cycliste Internationale.Archived fromthe originalon 4 February 2021.Retrieved4 February2021.
  5. ^"BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE".UCI.Retrieved11 January2023.
  6. ^"James ORAM".UCI.Retrieved16 June2024.
  7. ^"James ORAM".UCI.Retrieved16 June2024.
  8. ^abHood, Edmond (12 September 2011)."A Name To Watch: New Zealand's James Oram".PezCycling News.Retrieved16 June2024.
  9. ^"Avanti rides with PureBlack Racing".infonews.co.nz.22 October 2010.Retrieved17 June2024.
  10. ^"Tour de l'Abitibi 2011: Stage 1 Results".cyclingnews.com.20 July 2011.Retrieved16 June2024.
  11. ^Ryan, Barry (20 September 2011)."Oram upbeat after silver in Worlds TT".cyclingnews.com.Retrieved17 June2024.
  12. ^Aubrey, Jane (12 December 2011)."PureBlack Racing folds leaving riders searching for opportunties".cyclingnews.com.Retrieved17 June2024.
  13. ^Hood, Ed (31 May 2012)."James Oram -" busy enough not to miss home "".VeloVeritas.Retrieved17 June2024.
  14. ^"Stage 7 Wrap - Saturday 3 November".www.tourofsouthland.com.Retrieved17 June2024.
  15. ^"Cycling: Oram makes move on the steep slope".Otago Daily Times Online News.7 November 2013.Retrieved17 June2024.
  16. ^Hood, Edmond (17 August 2017)."ONEProCycling's James Oram Gets PEZ'd!".PezCycling News.Retrieved17 June2024.
  17. ^"New Zealand Cycle Classic Stage 2 | velouk.net".velouk.net.23 January 2017.Retrieved17 June2024.
  18. ^"New Zealand Cycle Classic (2017) Results".SportSplits.Retrieved17 June2024.
  19. ^ab"Oram adjusts to new cycling challenge".Newshub.Retrieved17 June2024.
  20. ^""DREAM COME TRUE" FOR JAMES ORAM WHO WINS NZ CYCLE CLASSIC ".Cycling New Zealand.15 January 2023.Retrieved16 June2024.
  21. ^"A dream come true': James Oram leads Black Spoke sweep in elite men's road race".www.stuff.co.nz.12 February 2023.Retrieved16 June2024.
  22. ^"Dream over for history-making Kiwi cycling team".1News.Retrieved17 June2024.
  23. ^"James Oram".www.procyclingstats.com.Retrieved16 June2024.

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