Rory Sutherland (cyclist)
Canberra, Australia | |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2001–2004 | Rabobank GS3 |
Professional teams | |
2005 | Rabobank |
2007–2012 | Health Net–Maxxis |
2013–2014 | Saxo–Tinkoff |
2015–2017 | Movistar Team |
2018–2019 | UAE Team Emirates[1][2] |
2020 | Israel Start-Up Nation[3] |
Rory Sutherland (born 8 February 1982)[4] is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2020, for the Rabobank, UnitedHealthcare, Tinkoff–Saxo, Movistar Team, UAE Team Emirates and Israel Start-Up Nation teams.[5]
After retiring, Sutherland became the Elite Road Coordinator for the Australian cycling team.[6]
Career
Born in
Belgian Cycling Federation, with whom he holds a racing licence.[7] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[8] In 2007, he won stages 2 and 3 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, and also finished 2nd in the Australian National Time Trial Championships.[9]
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.[10]
Major results
- 2000
- 4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2003
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
- 6th Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 2004
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Flèche Hesbignonne
- 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
- 1st Stage 9
- 3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
- 9th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 2005
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 9th Schaal Sels
- 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia
- 2007
- 1st Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 7th Reading Classic
- 2008
- 1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st Prologue
- 1st Overall Mount Hood Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Prologue Redlands Bicycle Classic
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 9th Overall Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
- 9th Overall Tour de Georgia
- 2009
- 1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 6th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 10th Overall Tour of Missouri
- 2010
- 1st Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 7th Overall Tour of California
- 8th Overall Tour of the Gila
- 2011
- Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st Stages 1 & 6
- 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 7th Overall Tour of California
- 9th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 2012
- 1st Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Utah
- 1st Stage 6 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 9th Bucks County Classic
- 2013
- 6th Klasika Primavera
- 9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 9th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
- 2014
- 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2017
- 1st Vuelta a La Rioja
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Giro d'Italia | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | 80 | 108 | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — |
/ Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 130 | — | — | — | 129 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "Dan Martin, Rory Sutherland join UAE". VeloNews. Competitor Group. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Profile". Health Net Pro Cycling.
- ^ "Rory Sutherland to retire at end of 2020". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Australian Cycling Team appoint Sutherland to key new role". Cycling Central. Special Broadcasting Service. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "An interview with Rory Sutherland". Cyclingnews.com. 14 March 2006.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "2007 Results". Scody Australian Open Road Championships.
- ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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