Johann van Zyl (born 2 February 1991) is a South African former racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for Team Dimension Data, 303Project and Team Skyline. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, and was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[5] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6]
 Van Zyl in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johann van Zyl |
| Born | 2 February 1991 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2011–2012 | Caja Rural[1] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013–2018 | MTN–Qhubeka[1] |
| 2019 | 303Project[2] |
| 2020 | Team Skyline[3] |
After retiring from professional cycling, van Zyl became a coach with Catalyst Coaching.[7]
Major results
edit- 2008
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 2009
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Besaya
- 2010
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2011
- National Road Championships
- 4th Road race
- 6th Time trial
- 8th Chrono des Nations U23
- 2013
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Rwanda
- 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour de Korea
- 6th Chrono des Nations U23
- 2015
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria
- 2016
- 6th Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | DNF | 149 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
128 | — | — | 122 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b Johann van Zyl at Cycling Archives (archived)
- ^ "Van Zyl signs with 303 Project". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Team Skyline". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Johann Van Zyl". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Nate (23 October 2020). "Welcome Aboard Johann van Zyl". Catalyst Coaching. Squarespace. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
External links
edit- Johann van Zyl at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Johann van Zyl at ProCyclingStats