Ryan Gibbons (born 13 August 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5]
_(cropped).jpg) Gibbons at the 2020 Tour de France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ryan Gibbons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | MTN–Qhubeka WCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Team Europcar SA[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Team Dimension Data (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Team Dimension Data[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | UAE Team Emirates[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage races
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Medal record
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Career edit
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 UAE Team Emirates, from the 2021 season.[9]
He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10]
Major results edit
- 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
- 1st
- 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
- 1st
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- African Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 3rd
- 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
- 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 trial
- 1st
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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DNF | 84 | 91 | — | — | — | 68 |
 Tour de France
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— | — | — | 121 | — | — | |
 Vuelta a España
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— | 82 | — | — | 36 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ "Ryan Gibbons". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Trek–Segafredo". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Virtual Tour de France: Gibbons and Tacey power to inaugural victory". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. New Master srl. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Gibbons - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
External links edit
- Ryan Gibbons at ProCyclingStats
- Gibbons Biography Statistics at InTheBunch
- Ryan Gibbons at Tour de Lankawi at CyclingNews
- Ryan Gibbons takes maiden victory at South African Elite Road Race at InTheBunch
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