Nick Gates (cyclist) explained

Nick Gates
Fullname:Nick Gates
Birth Date:1972 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:71kg (157lb)
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Domestique
Proyears1:1996–1997
Proteam1:Giant–Australian Institute of Sport
Proyears3:1998–1999
Proteam3:Die Continentale–Olympia
Proyears4:2000
Proteam4:Team Hohenfelder–Concorde
Proyears5:2001
Proteam5:Agro–Adler–Brandenburg
Proyears6:2002
Proyears7:2003–2008
Majorwins:Australian National Road Race Champion (1996)
Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic (1996)

Nick Gates (born 10 March 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer.

In 1996 Gates won the Commonwealth Bank Classic[1] and the Australian national road race title.[2]

Gates twice competed in the Tour de France, riding for the Lotto-Domo team, but failed to finish either event, pulling out after the 15th stage in 2003[3] and after the first stage in 2004.[4]

His career ended with a fairytale victory in his self-named event, the Nick Gates Classic, in Townsville in 2008, where he won with the assistance of long-time teammate, Robbie McEwen.[5]

Major results

1996
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 1st Overall Commonwealth Bank Classic
    1997
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour of Tasmania
    1998
  • 1st Stage 12 Commonwealth Bank Classic
    1999
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Japan
  • 1st Stage 3
    2000
  • 1st Harsewinkel
    2001
  • 1st Gold Coast-Nerang
  • 1st Neuss
    2004
  • 1st Burleigh
    2006
  • 1st Surfers Paradise
    2007
  • 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali
    2008
  • 1st Nick Gates Classic

    Tour de France results

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/career-of-toil-ends-at-home-for-gates/story-e6frg7mo-1111117976341 Career of toil ends at home for Gates
    2. Web site: Nick Gates . 10 May 2014 . Cycling Archives.
    3. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results/stage16 Stage 16 Results, 2003 Tour de France
    4. http://www.runnersweb.com/running/rw_news_frameset.html?http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news/rw_news_20040705_Raia_TDF_Stage2.html Stage 2 Results, 2004 Tour de France
    5. http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/11/10/21605_sportsphoto.htmlGates closes career with fairytale in Townsville