Alexander Porter (cyclist)

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Alexander Porter
2018 2019 UCI Track World Cup Berlin 059.jpg
Alexander Porter (2018)
Personal information
Born (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 25)
Adelaide, Australia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamBennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team
DisciplineTrack, road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team
2017Mitchelton Scott
2020Lexus of Blackburn
2020Scotch College South Australia CC
Professional teams
2018Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team
2019Pro Racing Sunshine Coast
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

Alexander Porter (born 13 May 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist.[1] Porter qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and was part of the Men's team pursuit together with Kelland O'Brien, Sam Weisford and Leigh Howard. They secured a bronze medal after overlapping New Zealand who had crashed. Porter also competed in the Men's Madison where the team finished fifth with a time of 3:48.448 and therefore did not qualify for the final.[2]

Porter rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[3][4]

Major results[]

Track[]

2014
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
Oceania Junior Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Scratch race
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Omnium
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Scratch race, Oceania Track Championships
2015
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit, National Track Championships
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Hong Kong
3rd Team pursuit, Cali
2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Scratch race
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2017
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2018
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Berlin
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Madison
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Points race
2019
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Brisbane
2nd Team pursuit, Cambridge
2021
3rd Bronze medal.svg Team pursuit, Summer Olympics

Road[]

2016
1st Stage 3 Tour of the Great South Coast
2nd Overall Tour of the King Valley
2017
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Criterium
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
4th Time trial, National Road Championships

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexander Porter". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Leigh HOWARD". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ Start list
  4. ^ Final Results

External links[]

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