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]
 Sutherland at the 2012 Tour de Beauce | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rory Sutherland |
| Born | 8 February 1982 Camberra, Australia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2001–2004 | Rabobank GS3 |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005 | Rabobank |
| 2007–2012 | Health Net–Maxxis |
| 2013–2014 | Saxo–Tinkoff |
| 2015–2017 | Movistar Team |
| 2018–2019 | UAE Team Emirates[1][2] |
| 2020 | Israel Start-Up Nation[3] |
After retiring, Sutherland became the Elite Road Coordinator for the Australian cycling team.[6]
Career
editBorn 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
edit- 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
- 1st
- 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
edit| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | 80 | 108 | — | — | — |
| Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — |
 / Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 130 | — | — | — | 129 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Dan Martin, Rory Sutherland join UAE". VeloNews. Competitor Group. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "UAE Team Emirates". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Profile". Health Net Pro Cycling.
- ^ "Rory Sutherland to retire at end of 2020". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Australian Cycling Team appoint Sutherland to key new role". Cycling Central. Special Broadcasting Service. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "An interview with Rory Sutherland". Cyclingnews.com. 14 March 2006.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "2007 Results". Scody Australian Open Road Championships.
- ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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