Shane Archbold
Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989, Timaru) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist[3] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[4]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shane William Archbold |
| Nickname | Novie The Flying Mullet[1] |
| Born | 2 February 1989 |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| Discipline | Track and road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007 | Calder Stewart Pink Batts |
| 2008 | Peak Fuel |
| 2008 | Kelford – Reiker |
| 2010–2011 | Powernet |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie |
| 2013–2014 | An Post–Chain Reaction |
| 2015–2017 | Bora–Argon 18 |
| 2018 | Aqua Blue Sport |
| 2019 | EvoPro Racing |
| 2019 | Bora–Hansgrohe[2] |
| 2020– | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Medal record
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He competed in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, along with bronze in the men's team pursuit.[3][5]
He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[6] During the 2016 Tour de France Shane crashed early on in the 17th stage and broke his pelvis but he struggled on to finish the stage.[7] However, he was forced to withdraw from the race four days from the finish. In October 2017 it was announced that Archbold would join Aqua Blue Sport for the 2018 season.[8]
In August 2018, he was without a professional road team because Aqua Blue Sport folded. He decided to team up with Aaron Gate to return to track cycling and participated in Six Day London and Six Day Melbourne of 2018–19 Six Day Series with the eye of entering madison event in 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[9] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[10]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2005
- 1st
- 2006
- 2nd
- 2007
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- Youth Olympic Festival
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 2008
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Vineyards
- 2011
- 2nd
- 2013
- 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Dylan Kennett)
- 1st Stage 2 Rás Tailteann
- 2014
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st
- 3rd
- 1st
- 2nd Ominium, Fenioux Piste International[11]
- 9th Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic
- 2015
- 2nd Classica Corsica
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 5th Omloop van het Houtland
- 8th Rund um Köln
- 2018
- 6th Road race, Commonwealth Games
- 2019
- 1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
- 2020
- 1st
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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— | — | — | — |
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DNF | — | — | — |
 |
— | — | — | 151 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Puncture deflates the 'flying mullet'". tvnz.co.nz. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- Ballinger, Alex (11 April 2019). "Shane Archbold returns to Bora-Hansgrohe after crash forced him out of the WorldTour". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- "Shane Archbold Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Glasgow 2014 – Shane Archbold Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- "Shane Archbold out of Tour de France after breaking his pelvis in crash". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- Piddington, Stu (16 October 2017). "Shane Archbold signs for Aqua Blue Sport". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Cycling: Shane Archbold and Aaron Gate return to track cycling". The New Zealand Herald. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Fenioux Piste International: Vélodrome de Costebelle – Hyères – Côte d'Azur: Omnium Hommes Elite" (PDF). Fédération Française de Cyclisme. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
- Shane Archbold at ProCyclingStats
