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Robert Stannard (cyclist)

Robert Stannard
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 teamTeam Bahrain Victorious
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017–2018Mitchelton Scott
2018–2021Mitchelton–Scott[1][2][3]
2022–2023Alpecin–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]

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

Personal life

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

Career

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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

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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

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Sources:[18][19]

2015
Oceania Junior Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd 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 Road race
3rd 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 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 Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
6th Coppa Bernocchi

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 76 119 81
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Alpecin–Fenix". UCI. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b Heagney, George (30 August 2021). "Robert Stannard to ride world cycling championships". Stuff. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  7. ^ "STRATUS: Robert Stannard Continues his Outstanding Recent Form". stratus.pnbhs.school.nz. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  8. ^ "STRATUS: Stewart and Stannard to Race in Doha at Junior World Championships". stratus.pnbhs.school.nz. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Who is Robert Stannard?". SBS Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  10. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (5 January 2017). "Cycling Australia Road National Championships 2017: Under 23 men's time trial Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  11. ^ "L'australiano Robert Stannard passerà alla Mitchelton-Scott nel 2019". Cicloweb (in Italian). 6 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Update: Rob Stannard elevated to WorldTour team early". Mitchelton–Scott. GreenEDGE Cycling. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Power times attacks to perfection to take victory in Japan". Mitchelton–Scott. GreenEDGE Cycling. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019. Power played it smart in the final, coming around Tolhoek inside the last kilometre to take a convincing victory with a powerful late surge with neo-pro and compatriot Rob Stannard also finishing well and inside the top ten in eighth to secure the best young rider jersey.
  14. ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Stannard wins the Tour de Wallonie, the fifth stage for Bakelants -". newsinfrance.com. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Cyclist Suspended by UCI for Doping Violation That Occurred Over 4 Years Ago". Bicycling. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  17. ^ Ryan, Barry (2 August 2023). "Robert Stannard handed provisional doping suspension for alleged 2018 case". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Robert Stannard". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Robert Stannard". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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