Rory Sutherland (cyclist)

Rory Sutherland
Sutherland at the 2012 Tour de Beauce
Personal information
Full nameRory Sutherland
Born (1982-02-08) 8 February 1982 (age 42)
Camberra, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2001–2004Rabobank GS3
Professional teams
2005Rabobank
2007–2012Health Net–Maxxis
2013–2014Saxo–Tinkoff
2015–2017Movistar Team
2018–2019UAE Team Emirates[1][2]
2020Israel 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

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Born in Canberra, Australia, Sutherland began racing competitively at the age of 14, and rode in Europe with Rabobank GS3 and Rabobank from 2001 to 2005. He tested positive for Clomiphene, which according to some medical experts is not a performance-enhancing drug although it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) banned substance list. In 2006 Sutherland was given a 9-month conditional suspension by the 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

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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
1st Young rider classification
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

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Grand Tour 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 108 97 80 108
A yellow jersey Tour de France 106
A gold jersey/A red jersey Vuelta a España 139 130 129
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Dan Martin, Rory Sutherland join UAE". VeloNews. Competitor Group. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Profile". Health Net Pro Cycling.
  5. ^ "Rory Sutherland to retire at end of 2020". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Australian Cycling Team appoint Sutherland to key new role". Cycling Central. Special Broadcasting Service. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. ^ "An interview with Rory Sutherland". Cyclingnews.com. 14 March 2006.
  8. ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  9. ^ "2007 Results". Scody Australian Open Road Championships.
  10. ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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