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Quick Facts
Biography
George Bennett (born 7 April 1990) is a New Zealand professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam LottoNL–Jumbo. He represents New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career
Bennett was born in Nelson in 1990. Educated at Waimea College, Bennett turned professional in 2012. He competed with the RadioShack–Nissan squad for two seasons before moving to Cannondale in 2014. In October 2014 it was announced that he would join LottoNL–Jumbo for the 2015 season. In May 2015, he was barred from starting the Giro d'Italia due to low cortisol levels (later discovered to have been caused by illness), as per MPCC rules. He was not replaced by his team. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France and finished in 53rd place. His most impressive performance in the Tour de France was finishing seventh on stage nine at Andorre Arcalis, judged by some as the toughest stage that year.
He competed in the Men's individual road race at the 2016 Summer Olympics and came 33rd; he described the race as "absolutely" the toughest in his career, and 79 riders did not finish.
Career achievements
Major results
Sources:
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Tour de Vineyards
- 9th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 9th Overall Tour of Wellington
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour de Vineyards
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 9th Overall Tour of Wellington
- 2011
- 1st Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 1st Overall
Tour of Wellington
- 3rd Overall Tour de Vineyards
- 2012
- 4th Overall Tour de Vineyards
- 2013
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 8th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 2014
- 9th Overall Tour of Utah
- 9th National Road Race Championships
- 9th Overall, Tour de Vineyards
- 2015
- 5th National Road Race Championships
- 10th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2016
- 7th Overall Tour of California
- 10th Overall Vuelta a España
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 122 | — | WD | — |
![]() | — | — | — | 53 |
![]() | — | 89 | 37 | 10 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress