Douglas Ryder

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Douglas Ryder
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Ryder
Born (1971-11-26) 26 November 1971 (age 51)
Cape Town, South Africa
Team information
Current team
Role
  • Rider
  • Manager
Professional teams
1995–1996Plymouth–Chrysler
2001Team IBM–Lotus Development
Managerial teams
2007–2021 MTN
2023– Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
CAC Road African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001Road Race

Douglas Ryder (born 26 November 1971) is a South African former cyclist, who works as the general manager UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. He previously worked for UCI WorldTeam Team Qhubeka NextHash before the team disbanded in 2021. [1] He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Major results

1995
5th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2001
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Road race, African Road Championships

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References

  1. "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Douglas Ryder Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.