Ryan Gibbons (cyclist) explained
| Ryan Gibbons |
| Fullname: | Ryan Gibbons |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 2013 |
| Amateurteam1: | MTN–Qhubeka WCC |
| Amateuryears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Amateurteam2: | Team Europcar SA[1] |
| Amateuryears3: | 2016 |
| Amateurteam3: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2016 |
| Proyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Proteam2: | [2] [3] |
| Proyears3: | 2021–2023 |
| Proteam3: | [4] |
| Proyears4: | 2024– |
| Majorwins: | Stage races Single-day races and Classics
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Ryan Gibbons (born 13 August 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[5]
Career
Prior to starting his road racing career at junior level, Johannesburg-born Gibbons competed in mountain bike racing. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[6] Gibbons won the first stage of the first-ever Virtual Tour de France on 4 July 2020.[7] The following month, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[8]
In October 2020, Gibbons signed a two-year contract with, from the 2021 season.[9]
He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]
Major results
[11]
- 2013
3rd Team time trial, African Road Championships
- 2015
KZN Autumn Series
4th Mayday Classic
4th Hibiscus Cycle Classic
7th PMB Road Classic
6th 94.7 Cycle Challenge
- 2016
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Coppa Bernocchi
- 2017 (2 pro wins)
1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2018
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019 (1)
African Games
1st Time trial
1st Team time trial
2nd Road race
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
African Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2020 (1)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2021 (4)
African Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Team time trial
1st Mixed team relay
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Trofeo Calvia
5th Vuelta a Murcia
Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España
- 2022
2nd Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia
- 2024 (2)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trialGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ryan Gibbons. Cycling Archives . 12 February 2017.
- News: Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. 4 January 2019.
- Web site: NTT Pro Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103010817/https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/13992/1001377/260. 3 January 2020.
- Web site: UAE Team Emirates. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102221611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15246/1000595/279. 2 January 2021.
- Web site: Trek–Segafredo. UCI. January 14, 2024.
- Web site: 2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List . 2 May 2017 . Pro Cycling Stats.
- Web site: Virtual Tour de France: Gibbons and Tacey power to inaugural victory . LeTour.fr . 4 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200704225505/https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2020/virtual-tour-de-france-gibbons-and-tacey-power-to-inaugural-victory/1283478 . 4 July 2020.
- Web site: 107th Tour de France: Startlist . ProCyclingStats . 27 August 2020.
- News: Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates. . New Master srl. 26 October 2020. 26 October 2020.
- Web site: Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team. 2021-06-20. SowetanLIVE. en-ZA.
- Web site: Ryan Gibbons - FirstCycling.com. firstcycling.com. 2020-04-02.
