Robert Stannard (cyclist)

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Robert Stannard
2021 AGR finish Robert Stannard.jpg
Stannard at the 2021 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Born (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 26)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Bahrain Victorious
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017–2018 Mitchelton Scott
2018–2021 Mitchelton–Scott [1] [2] [3]
2022–2023 Alpecin–Fenix [4]
2024– Team Bahrain Victorious
Major wins
Stage races
Tour de Wallonie (2022)

Robert Stannard (born 16 September 1998) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. [5]

Contents

He was provisionally suspended by the UCI on 2 August 2023 for the "use of prohibited Methods and/or prohibited substances".

Personal life

Stannard was born in Sydney but moved to New Zealand when he was four. [6] He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. [7]

Career

Although Stannard was born in Australia he first competed under the New Zealand flag until 2017 when he when he switched to an Australian license. [6] He rode the Junior road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships where he placed 45. [8]

His first race as an Australian was the Australian Under-23 National Time Trial Championships where he finished third. [9] [10]

Originally due to join the team in 2019, [11] Stannard joined Mitchelton–Scott in October 2018 after his second season with Mitchelton–BikeExchange, [12] and recorded a top-ten finish at the Japan Cup. [13] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España. [14]

His first professional victory came in 2022 at the Tour de Wallonie where he won the overall, points and youth classifications. [15]

Suspension

On 3 August 2023 Stannard was provisionally suspended for a potential doping offense from 2018. [16] He was due to race the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships but could not compete due to his suspension. [17]

Major results

Sources: [18] [19]

2015
Oceania Junior Road Championships
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Road race
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Time trial
New Zealand National Junior Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2016
1st Stage 7 Tour of the Great South Coast  [ fr ]
Oceania Junior Road Championships
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Road race
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Time trial
2nd Overall National Capital Tour  [ fr ]
2017
1st Gravel and Tar Classic
1st Stage 3 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2nd Time trial, Australian National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
6th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
7th Road race
7th Time trial
8th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
2018
1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
1st Giro del Belvedere
2nd Trofeo PIVA
3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
1st Stage 9b (ITT)
3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
4th Flèche Ardennaise
4th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
8th Japan Cup
9th Gravel and Tar
9th Overall Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 7
2019
1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
2020
2nd Giro della Toscana
3rd Giro dell'Appennino
8th Gran Piemonte
2021
6th Brabantse Pijl
2022
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Jersey yellow.svg Points classification
1st Jersey red.svg Young rider classification
6th Coppa Bernocchi

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 202020212022
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 76 119 81
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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