Kaden Hopkins

Bermudian cyclist

Kaden HopkinsPersonal information

Full name| Kaden Luke Hopkins [1]
Born|  (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Height| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight| 70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team| Vendée U
Disciplines|

* Road

Role| Rider
Amateur teams
2016–2020| Winners Edge
2021–2022| Equipo Essax[2]
2023–| Vendée U
Major wins
One-day races and Classics

National Time trial Championships (2020)

Medal record

Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Bermuda
Pan American Championships
| 2023 Panama City | Time trial

Kaden Hopkins (born 24 March 2000) is a Bermudian racing cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Vendée U.[3]

## Career

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Riding at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games Hopkins rode in both the Road race and Time trial. He finished 30th in the road race but won the silver medal coming second in the time trial only losing out on gold by 4 seconds.[4] In December 2021 Hopkins re-signed for his amateur squad, Equipo Essax for the 2022 season.[5]

Hopkins opened his 2022 season with a win at the Interclubs Vinalopó-Castalla, finishing 25 seconds ahead of the next rider.[6][7] The 2022 Commonwealth Games were the first races of the season where Hopkins would race against professional cyclists in the Road race he finished fourteenth 3' 54" down on the winner Aaron Gate.[8] In the Time trial he finished just outside of the top 10, in eleventh place beating former Hour record holder Daniel Bigham by four seconds.[9][10] Hopkin's main goal for the 2022 season was the 2022 UCI Road World Championships held in Australia.[11] During the event he rode the under-23 time trial where he eventually finished in thirteenth position 1' 33" down on the winner.[1] When Hopkins crossed the finish line he had set the fastest time so far so he sat in the 'Hot seat' for a period of time.[12] On 29 September 2022 Hopkins announced he had been in talks with a number of teams for the 2023 season to further his cycling career.[13]

## Major results

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Sources:[3][14][15]

2015
National Junior Road Championships

1st Road race
2nd Time trial

2017
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2018
1st  Time trial, Caribbean Junior Road Championships
National Junior Road Championships

2nd Road race
2nd Time trial

2019
1st  Time trial, Caribbean Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2020
National Road Championships

1st Time trial
2nd Road race
8th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st  Young rider classification

2021
National Road Championships

1st Time trial
3rd Road race
2nd  Time trial, Junior Pan American Games
8th Overall Tour des Landes
10th Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional

1st Stage 3

2022
1st  Time trial, Caribbean Road Championships
1st Interclubs Vinalopó-Castalla
9th Trofeo Olias Industrial
2023
1st Stage 2 Tour de Guadeloupe
2nd Overall Boucle de l'Artois

1st Stage 1
3rd  Time trial, Pan American Championships

## References

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1. ^ a b "Final Results / Résultat final: Men under-23 Time Trial". Tissot Timing. Tissot. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
2. ^ "Kaden Hopkins Teams". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. ^ a b "Kaden Hopkins". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
4. ^ "Kaden Hopkins Seals Podium Finish With Silver Medal Win In Jr Pan Am Games". Bermuda Real. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
5. ^ "Hopkins Gets New Contract With Spanish Team". Bernews. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
6. ^ "2022 Interclubs Vinalopó-Castalla". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
7. ^ "Kaden Hopkins Wins Season Opener In Spain". Bernews. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
8. ^ "Men's Road Race – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
9. ^ "Men's Individual Time Trial – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
10. ^ Murley, Sam (16 September 2022). "Kaden Hopkins gearing up for UCI Road World Championships". www.royalgazette.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
11. ^ says, Mike Cherry (14 September 2022). "Kaden Hopkins Heads To World Championships". Bernews. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
12. ^ "Kaden Hopkins – Die WM als Sprungbrett von Bermuda in den Profi-Radsport?". cyclingmagazine (in German). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
13. ^ Murley, Sam (29 September 2022). "Kaden Hopkins set to take next step in burgeoning pro career". www.royalgazette.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
14. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Kaden Hopkins". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
15. ^ "Kaden Hopkins". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

## External links

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* Kaden Hopkins at Cycling Archives (archived)
* Kaden Hopkins at ProCyclingStats