Researching Tom Southam
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1250 people with the Southam surname? In that year Southam was ranked number 2369 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tom means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tom Southam on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Tom Southam and the Southam Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 1476 people with the Southam surname in the UK? Southam is now ranked number 2705 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Tom Southam
Tom Southam
Tom Southam (born 28 May 1981) is a British former competitive cyclist from Penzance, Cornwall who competed professionally between 2003 and 2011. He represented Great Britain in five World Championships and rode in several UCI ProTour events. Southam currently works as a directeur sportif for World Tour team EF Pro Cycling.
Southam has a master's degree in Professional Writing from University College Falmouth and co-wrote the book Domestique: The True Life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro with former team-mate Wegelius. The book was nominated for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award in 2013. He has also written for magazines including Rouleur and Procycling. He retired from full-time racing in October 2011, remaining with his final team as their press officer. He also worked as the team's assistant manager, twice guiding riders to overall victory in the Tour de Korea, before agreeing to join another former team,, as sports director at the end of 2014. In October 2016 it was announced that Southam would move to a directeur sportif role at for 2017 due to the merger of the Cannondale and Drapac squads.
During the 2005 UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, Southam agreed to join Charly Wegelius in riding under instructions for the Italian team rather than in support of longshot British leader Roger Hammond. British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford stipulated that neither rider would likely ride for the British national team again. Southam returned to race for Great Britain team at the 2008 Tour of Britain.
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