Gordon McCauley (born 9 March 1972) is a New Zealand cyclist. He has won the men's New Zealand road race championships a record five times and the New Zealand time trial championships a record three times. He was also the first New Zealander to break the 50 minute barrier for the 40 km time trial, recording a time of 49 minutes 50 seconds at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, winning the bronze medal.[1]
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| Full name | Gordon McCauley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1972 Balclutha, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-Rounder, Time Trialist | ||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | Team Men's Health | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Palmans–Ideal (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | RDM - Flanders | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Giant Asia Racing Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Schroeder Iron Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Team Monex | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Successfulliving.com p/b Parkpre | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Plowman Craven - Evans Cycles | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Subway–Avanti Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Drapac Cycling | ||||||||||||||
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One-day races and Classics
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Medal record
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He is the only rider ever to hold New Zealand Road, Time Trial and Criterium Titles (although on different years).[2]
In 2016 McCauley completed his 23rd Tour of Southland giving him the most completed tours beating 8 time winner Brian Fowler[3]
Major results edit
- 1996
- 1st Overall Tour of Southland
- 2nd National Road race championships
- 1997
- National Championships
- 1st
Road race - 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Sprint classification Herald Sun Tour
- 1999
- 1st Overall Girvan Three Day
- 1st Overall British Premier Calendar
- 9th Manx Trophy
- 2000
- 1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
- 3rd Internatie Reningelst
- 7th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
- 2001
- 1st Archer International Grand Prix
- 1st Stages 3 & 4 Tour of Southland
- 1st Ottersham
- 1st Horton Cum Studley
- 2nd Brussel-Ingooigem
- 2nd Havant International GP
- 3rd Belsele – Puivelde
- 3rd Buggenhout
- 7th Grand Prix Midtbank
- 2002
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 8 Tour of Southland
- 1st Archer International Grand Prix
- 1st Grote Prijs Marcel Kint
- 1st Strombeek-Bever
- 1st Jock Wadley Memorial RR
- 1st Wanzele
- 1st Zwevegem
- 2nd Bochum
- 3rd Grand Prix Midtbank
- 3rd GP Fina – Fayt-le-Franc
- 3rd Zottegem – Dr Tistaertprijs
- 4th Henk Vos Memorial
- 2003
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Dwars door het Hageland
- 1st Stages 1 & 4 Tour of Southland
- 1st Stages 8 & 11 International Cycling Classic
- 1st Santa Barbara
- 1st California Bicycle Racing Series
- 1st New Plymouth
- 1st Te Awamutu Open Road Race
- 2nd Schwanendstadt
- 2nd Grote Paasprijs
- 2nd Lincoln International GP
- 3rd Flachgauer Radsporttage
- 2004
- 1st Stages 4 & 9 Tour of Southland
- 1st Rodney Rabbit Ride
- 1st Boulevard Road Race
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Temecula
- 1st Nike Vision
- 1st Captech Classic Richmond
- 2nd Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race
- 3rd GP Steiermark
- 3rd Walterboro
- 3rd Boulder-Roubaix
- 7th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 2005
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Criterium
- 1st
- Oceania Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Tour of Southland - 1st Overall Tour of Gippsland
- 1st Overall Tour of Taranaki
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5
- 3rd Overall Tour of Tasmania
- 2006
- 1st UCI Oceania Tour
- 2nd Nevada City Classic
- 2nd Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
- 2nd Culver
Commonwealth Games Time Trial- 3rd La Mirada
- 7th Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 4
- 2007
- National Championships
- 1st Criterium
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- Oceania Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Blackpool
- 1st Tour of Pendle
- 1st Warwick
- 2nd Tour of the Reservoir
- 2nd Lincoln International GP
- 3rd Overall Tour de Vineyards
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 3rd Overall Girvan Three Day
- 3rd British National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Richmond GP
- 3rd Colne GP
- 8th Overall Tour of Wellington
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 7
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Wellington
- 1st The REV Classic
- Benchmark Homes Tour
- 1st Stages 2 & 4
- 2nd Overall Tour of Southland
- 3rd National Time trial championships
- 3rd Auckland 1000
- 2009
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st The REV Classic
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Southland
- 1st Round the Mountain Classic
- 1st Taupo to Napier Classic
- 4th Overall Tour of Hainan
- 2010
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Tour of Tasmania
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Murray River
- 2012
- Benchmark Homes Series
- 1st Hokitika & Tour of Selwyn
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Great South Coast
- 1st Stage 10 Tour of the Murray River
- 2013
- 1st Overall Tour of Taranaki
- 1st Stage 4
- 2014
- 1st Silver Jersey Tour of Southland
- 3rd Overall North Island Elite series
- 1st Round 1
- 2015
- 1st Te Kawhauwata Cycle Challenge
- 2nd National Club Nationals Open Men
- 2016
- 1st Round one Dynamo masters series
- 1st Stage one Tour of Northland
- 1st Te Kwhauwata Cycle Challenge
- 2017
- 1st World Masters Games 45-49 MTB
- 1st World Masters Games Team Tri
- 1st Waikato Road Race Champs 45-49
- 1st Nduro 4 Hour MTB (open)
- 2018
- 1st Round the Mountain Cycle Challenge
- 2019
- 3rd Ruapehu Express MTB
- 3rd Totara Park 6 Hour MTB 3rd (first Age group)
- 4th Crank it at Craters MTB
- 8th Contact Epic MTB (first age group)
- 21st Gravel Worlds Lincoln Nebraska
- 2020
- 1st Round the Mountain Cycle Challenge
- 2nd Te Kawahata Cycle Challenge
References edit
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website [dead link]
- ^ "Gordon McCauley – Cycling Legend". 31 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Former winner Gordon McCauley chases individual tour record on 2016 Tour of Southland cycle race". 28 October 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Gordon McCauley". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Gordon McCauley". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
External links edit
- Gordon McCauley bio
- Gordon McCauley at UCI
- Gordon McCauley at Cycling Archives
- Gordon McCauley at ProCyclingStats
- Gordon McCauley at Cycling Quotient
- Gordon McCauley at CycleBase
- Gordon McCauley at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
