Sam Bewley

Sam Bewley
Sam Bewley, Giro d'Italia 2015 (cropped).jpg
Bewley at the 2015 Giro d'Italia.
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Ryan Bewley[1]
NicknameBewls, Wagon
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987 (age 32)
Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Team information
Current teamMitchelton–Scott
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeDomestique/Time trialist (road)
Endurance (track)
Professional team(s)
2009Trek–Livestrong
2010–2011Team RadioShack
2012BikeNZ PureBlack Racing
2012–Orica–GreenEDGE[2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 TTT stage (2015)

Samuel Ryan Bewley (born 22 July 1987) is a New Zealand racing cyclist,[3] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Mitchelton–Scott.[4] Bewley has also competed for UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack,[5] as well as the BikeNZ PureBlack Racing team.[6]

Career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bewley won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent. He attended Glenholme Primary School, Rotorua Intermediate School and Rotorua Boys' High School.[7]

On 8 October 2009, Team RadioShack announced that Bewley would join its new cycling team, that was led by Lance Armstrong and included Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the New Zealand team that won the bronze in the men's pursuit.[8]

Career achievements

Major results

2003
1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships
2005
UCI Junior Track World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
2006
1st Stage 6a Tour of Southland
2007
1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic
2008
3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2010
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit (Cali), UCI Track World Cup
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2011
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit (Cali), UCI Track World Cup
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2012
1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic
3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2015
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2019
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 122 125 130
A yellow jersey Tour de France
A red jersey Vuelta a España DNF 135 140 143 100
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Sam Bewley". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Sam Bewley joins Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sam Bewley". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Sam Bewley joins Lance Armstrong on team Radioshack". Team RadioShack Cycling News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. ^ "BikeNZ PureBlack Racing prepare for debut in Malaysia". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  7. ^ Bingham, Eugene (18 August 2008). "Cycling: I'm not finished yet, says Roulston". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Sam Bewley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

External links

Media related to Sam Bewley at Wikimedia Commons



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