Ryan Gibbons (cyclist)

Ryan Gibbons (born 13 August 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[4]

Ryan Gibbons
Gibbons at the 2020 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameRyan Gibbons
Born (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking (former)
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
2013MTN–Qhubeka WCC
2014–2015Team Europcar SA[1]
2016Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2016Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2017–2020Team Dimension Data[2][3]
2021–UAE Team Emirates
Major wins
Stage races
Tour de Langkawi (2017)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2020)

Career

Prior to starting his road racing career at junior level, Johannesburg-born Gibbons competed in mountain bike racing. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.[5] Gibbons won the first stage of the first-ever Virtual Tour de France on 4 July 2020.[6] The following month, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[7]

In October 2020, Gibbons signed a two-year contract with UAE Team Emirates, from the 2021 season.[8]

Major results

[9]

2015
6th 94.7 Cycle Challenge
2016
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Coppa Bernocchi
2017
1st Overall Tour de Langkawi
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2018
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
African Games
1st Time trial
1st Team time trial
2nd Road race
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Time trial, African Road Championships
4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2020
1st Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020
Giro d'Italia DNF 84 91 —
Tour de France — — — 121
Vuelta a España — 82 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "Ryan Gibbons". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. "Virtual Tour de France: Gibbons and Tacey power to inaugural victory". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  8. "Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. New Master srl. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. "Ryan Gibbons - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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