Sam Bewley
Bewley at the 2015 Giro d'Italia. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Samuel Ryan Bewley[1] |
Nickname | Bewls, Wagon |
Born | Rotorua, New Zealand | 22 July 1987
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Mitchelton–Scott |
Discipline | Road and track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Domestique/Time trialist (road) Endurance (track) |
Professional team(s) | |
2009 | Trek–Livestrong |
2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
2012 | BikeNZ PureBlack Racing |
2012– | Orica–GreenEDGE[2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record
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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]
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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
- 2006
- 1st Stage 6a Tour of Southland
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 2008
- 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 2010
- 1st Team pursuit (Cali), UCI Track World Cup
- 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 2011
- 1st Team pursuit (Cali), UCI Track World Cup
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 3rd 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 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | 122 | 125 | — | 130 | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | DNF | 135 | — | 140 | 143 | — | 100 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "Sam Bewley". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Sam Bewley joins Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Sam Bewley". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Sam Bewley joins Lance Armstrong on team Radioshack". Team RadioShack Cycling News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "BikeNZ PureBlack Racing prepare for debut in Malaysia". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Bingham, Eugene (18 August 2008). "Cycling: I'm not finished yet, says Roulston". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "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
- Sam Bewley at Cycling Archives
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