Originally from south east London, Wright moved to
Manchester at the age of 18 to join the
British Cycling Senior Academy, with a focus on the track. In November 2019 it was announced that Wright was joining the team, later renamed as for the 2020 season. At the Vuelta he placed fourth on the
fifteenth stage of the race.
2022 Vuelta and controversy At the
2022 Vuelta a España, Wright scored, via sprint finishes and breakaways, seven top-10 stage results, including three top-3 results, but did not manage to win a stage. During the race he was the subject of controversy: during the closing kilometres of
Stage 16, a small group of four, including Wright, followed
Primož Roglič, then placed second in the General Classification, as he attacked out of the peloton. As the lead quintet sprinted for the win, Roglič collided with Wright, causing the former to crash heavily while the latter was able to stay upright. Roglič crossed the line with several cuts on his right side. Two days later, Roglič issued a statement via his team: “My conclusion is that the way this crash happened is unacceptable. Not everyone saw it correctly. The crash was not caused by a bad road or a lack of safety but by a rider's behaviour. I don't have eyes on my back. Otherwise, I would have run wide. Wright came from behind and rode the handlebars out of my hands before I knew it." This statement was criticised by other riders and teams. Roglič's fellow Slovene
Matej Mohorič defended Wright, saying "It's not appropriate and it's not fair to make a statement like that toward Fred [...] I think if you ask the peloton, everyone will tell you that Primož is more eager to push for position than Fred. We know that Primož crashes a lot and this is not the first time this happened."
2023 On 25 June 2023, Wright earned his first professional victory, winning the elite men's race at the
British National Road Race Championships, three days after a silver medal in the elite men's time trial.
2024 Wright made his Olympic debut on 3 August 2024, selected by
British Cycling to represent Great Britain at the
Paris Olympics in the
men's road race, finishing 43rd. ==Personal life==