Johann van Zyl

Johann van Zyl (born 2 February 1991) is a South African racing cyclist,[3] who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Skyline.[4] He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. In 2013 van Zyl turned professional at the age of 21 with MTN–Qhubeka. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[5] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6]

Johann van Zyl
Johann van Zyl in 2016
Personal information
Full nameJohann van Zyl
Born (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991
Cape Town, South Africa
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Skyline
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2011–2012Caja Rural[1]
Professional teams
2013–2018MTN–Qhubeka[1]
2019303Project[2]
2020–Team Skyline

Major results

2008
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2009
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Besaya
2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2011
National Road Championships
4th Road race
6th Time trial
8th Chrono des Nations U23
2013
1st Stage 4 Tour of Rwanda
1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour de Korea
6th Chrono des Nations U23
2015
1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria
2016
6th Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018
Giro d'Italia DNF 149
Tour de France
Vuelta a España 128 122
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. Johann van Zyl at Cycling Archives
  2. "Van Zyl signs with 303 Project". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. "Johann Van Zyl". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. "Team Skyline". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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