Mark Donovan (cyclist) explained

Mark Donovan
Fullname:Mark Jamie Donovan
Birth Date:3 April 1999
Birth Place:Penrith, England
Height:1.86 m
Weight:70 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2017
Amateurteam1:Zappi's
Amateuryears2:2018
Amateurteam2: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2018–2019
Proyears2:2020–2022
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2023–

Mark Jamie Donovan (born 3 April 1999) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .[3]

Personal life

Donovan was educated at Keswick School in Cumbria.[4]

Career

Early years

Donovan started racing Cyclo-Cross as an under 16 rider and then a junior after having to quit running due to injury.[5] It wasn't until he moved to Girona in 2017 that he focused more on road cycling by joining the Zapi cycling team.[6] In 2018 he finished fourth behind João Almeida and Aleksandr Vlasov in the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, the Under-23 version of the Giro d'Italia.[7] After a successful first year at Wiggins, in 2019 Donovan was made co-leader of the team.[8]

Team Sunweb (2020 to 2022)

After two years with Donovan joined on a three-year contract.[9] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[10] At the Vuelta he finished in the top 5 in two stages.[11]

Q36.5 Pro Cycling (2023 to present)

Donovan joined the newly formed UCI ProTeam for the 2023 season.[12] He finished fifth overall at the 2023 Tour of Britain.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2015–2016
  • 1st National Junior Championships
    2016–2017
  • Junior National Trophy Series
  • 3rd Derby

    Road

    Sources:[13] [14]

    2017
  • 1st Overall Giro di Basilicata
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Overall Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize
  • 1st Stage 2a (TTT)
  • 1st Mountains classification, Driedaagse van Axel
  • 5th Overall Ronde des Vallées
    2018
  • 1st Stage 2 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
  • 4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
  • 6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
  • 7th Overall Tour Alsace
    2021
  • 9th Overall Tour of Britain
    2023 (1 pro win)
  • 1st Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
  • 5th Overall Tour of Britain
  • 5th Overall Giro di Sicilia
    2024
  • 4th Overall Tour of Britain
  • 8th Overall Czech Tour
  • 10th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour202020212022
    Giro d'Italia———
    Tour de France—45—
    Vuelta a España48—DNF
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Team Sunweb. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103143329/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13995/1000596/260. 3 January 2020.
    2. Web site: Team DSM. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102003957/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15245/1000596/279. 2 January 2021.
    3. Web site: Long . Jonny . Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad . CyclingTips . 5 November 2022 . en . 4 November 2022.
    4. Web site: Mark's great year continues with fifth place in the Tour of Britain - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald . cwherald.com/ . 18 June 2024 . 17 September 2023.
    5. Web site: U23 rider to watch: Mark Donovan Q&A . The British Continental . 18 June 2024 . 12 March 2019.
    6. Web site: Bater . Oliver . Life on the World Tour: An Interview with Mark Donovan . The Oxford Blue . 18 June 2024 . 4 February 2021.
    7. Web site: Torre . Giorgio . Aleksandr Vlasov vince il Giro d'Italia Under 23. Covi 8° è il migliore degli italiani . BICITV . 18 June 2024 . it . 16 June 2018.
    8. Web site: Robinson . Joe . Pidcock and Donovan to lead Team Wiggins in 2019 . Cyclist . 18 June 2024 . en . 15 January 2019.
    9. Web site: Ballinger . Alex . British climber Mark Donovan signs with Sunweb for 2020 . cyclingweekly.com . 18 June 2024 . en . 8 August 2019.
    10. Web site: 75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist . ProCyclingStats . 19 October 2020.
    11. Web site: Benson . Daniel . Mark Donovan completes first Tour de France weeks after family tragedy . cyclingnews.com . 18 June 2024 . en . 18 July 2021.
    12. Web site: Benson . Daniel . Mark Donovan another name on Doug Ryder's roster for 2023 . Velo . 18 June 2024 . 13 October 2022.
    13. Web site: Mark Donovan . FirstCycling.com . 18 June 2024 . en.
    14. Web site: Mark Donovan . www.procyclingstats.com . 18 June 2024.

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