Rohan Du Plooy

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Rohan Du Plooy
Personal information
Full nameRohan Du Plooy
Born (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)
Cape Town, South Africa
Team information
Current team ProTouch
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016Team Martigues SC–Drag Bicycles
2016Lights by Linea
2017–2018Verandas Willems–Crabbé–CC Chevigny
2018AlphaBodyWorks–Giant
Professional team
2019– ProTouch [1]

Rohan Du Plooy (born 14 September 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team ProTouch. [2]

Contents

In 2019, Du Plooy won the points classification at the Tour du Rwanda, the Tour of Indonesia, and the Tour of Peninsular. [3] [4] As well as this, he won stage 2 at the Tour of Peninsular, [5] and stage 5 at the Mpumalanga Cycle Tour. [6]

Major results

2011
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2012
1st MaillotSudafrica.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2014
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2018
1st Perwez Grand Prix
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Circuit de Wallonie
2019
1st Kremetart Cycle Race
Tour of Peninsular
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Stage 2
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification Tour of Rwanda
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification Tour of Indonesia
1st Stage 5 Mpumalanga Cycle Tour
9th Overall Tour of China I

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References

  1. "ProTouch". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "ProTouch". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. "Rohan du Plooy on 'maybe best form ever' with Continental outfit – in the Bunch".
  4. Ishak, Fadhli (16 October 2019). "Tour of Peninsular: Danieal fired up by podium finish". NST Online.
  5. Ishak, Fadhli (17 October 2019). "Tour of Peninsular: Good ploy by Du Plooy". NST Online.
  6. "Rohan du Plooy wins Stage 5 of Mpumalanga Cycle Tour". 15 January 2019.