Zak Dempster

Zak Dempster
Dempster at the 2013 Down Under Classic
Personal information
Full name Zakkari Dempster
Born (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team Israel Cycling Academy
Discipline Road and track
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter/Classics rider (road)
Endurance (track)
Professional team(s)
2006 Drapac–Porsche
2007–2008 SouthAustralia.com – AIS
2009 Drapac–Porsche Cycling
2010–2011 Rapha Condor–Sharp
2011 HTC–Highroad (stagiaire)
2012 Endura Racing
2013–2016 NetApp–Endura
2017– Israel Cycling Academy

Zakkari Dempster (born 27 September 1987) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Israel Cycling Academy.[1]

He was selected for the 2014 Tour de France finishing the race in 151st position on the General Classification. Outside of cycling Dempster worked part-time as a fitness coach with Australian rules football team Carlton Football Club during the southern hemisphere summer between 2010 and 2013.[2]

Major results

2003
3rd National Novice Team Pursuit Championships
3rd National Novice Time Trial Championships
2004
Commonwealth Youth Games
1st Individual pursuit
1st Scratch
2nd Points race
1st National Junior Team Pursuit Championships
3rd National Team Pursuit Championships
2005
National Junior Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Points race
2nd Team pursuit
2nd Madison
2nd U19 National Road Time Trial Series
3rd World Junior Team Pursuit Championships
2006
1st Bendigo Madison (with Mitchell Docker)[3]
2nd National Team Pursuit Championships
3rd Points Race, Oceania Track Championships
3rd Oceania Time Trial Championships
2007
Oceania Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Scratch
2nd Points race
1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
National Track Championships
1st Scratch
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Points race
1st Overall, Gippsland Tour
1st Stage 5
3rd Team Pursuit, World Cup, Round 1 – Sydney
2008
1st Stage 1, Tour of Japan
1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic[4]
3rd National Individual Pursuit Championships
2009
1st Team Pursuit, Oceania Championships
2011
1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic[5]
1st Stage 1, Ronde de l'Oise
1st Overall Tour Doon Hame[6]
1st Severn Bridge Road Race[7]
2012
1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
2013
6th RideLondon-Surrey Classic
2014
1st Stage 1 Bay Classic Series[8]
2016
6th GP du canton d'Argovie
2017
7th London–Surrey Classic
2018
7th Nokere Koerse

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 126
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ Malach, Pat (1 November 2017). "Israel Cycling Academy complete 2018 roster with Omer Goldstein". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Homfray, Reece (27 June 2014). "Zak Dempster, 27, to become Australia's latest Tour de France debutant". PerthNow. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Les. "Dempster and Docker dynamite in Bendigo". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Morris, Rod. "Dempster takes another big win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Andrew (17 April 2011). "Road: Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dempster wins Tour DoonHame 2011". Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cycling: World champ Marco gets back on track with French success". The Staffordshire Sentinel. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Edmund, Sam (2 January 2014). "Dempster wins Bay Cycling Classic stage". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.


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