Ben O'Connor (cyclist)

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Ben O'Connor
Oudenaarde - Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften, 9 april 2016 (B095).JPG
O'Connor in 2016
Personal information
Full nameBen Alexander O'Connor
Born (1995-11-25) 25 November 1995 (age 26)
Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Team information
Current teamAG2R Citroën Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Professional teams
2015Navitas-Satalyst Racing Team
2016Avanti IsoWhey Sports
2017–2020Team Dimension Data[1][2]
2021–AG2R Citroën Team
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2021)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2020)

Ben Alexander O'Connor (born 25 November 1995) is an Australian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team.[3]

Cycling career[]

In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.[4] He was in 12th place on the general classification at the start of stage 19 but crashed during the stage breaking his collarbone. He then withdrew from the race.[5]

In 2019 he completed two Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España.[6] O'Connor started the 2020 Giro d'Italia. He achieved his first Grand Tour stage win on stage 17 after finishing second on stage 16 the day before.[7][5]

In October 2020, O'Connor signed a contract to join the AG2R Citroën Team for the 2021 season.[8]

O'Connor won stage nine of the 2021 Tour de France after getting in the breakaway and then riding solo for the last seventeen kilometres of the mountain stage. His victory elevated him to second in the general classification at the end of the stage.[9] He finished the Tour in fourth place overall.[10]

Major results[]

2015
6th Time trial, Oceanian Under-23 Road Championships
2016
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Stage 4
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
3rd Overall Tour de Taiwan
2017
5th Overall Tour of Austria
1st Stage 5
8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2018
7th Overall Tour of the Alps
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
10th Trofeo Matteotti
2019
6th Overall Tour of Austria
2020
1st Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 4 Étoile de Bessèges
2021
4th Overall Tour de France
1st Stage 9
Jersey red number.svg Combativity award Stage 9
4th Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge
5th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
6th Overall Tour de Romandie
8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné

General classification results timeline[]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — DNF 32 20 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — 4
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — 25 — —
Major stage race general classification results
Race 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Jersey yellow.svg Paris–Nice — — — DNF 12
Jersey blue.svg Tirreno–Adriatico — — — — —
MaillotVolta.png Volta a Catalunya 42 11 DNF NH —
Jersey yellow.svg Tour of the Basque Country — — — 23
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Romandie — — — 6
Jersey yellow-bluebar.svg Critérium du Dauphiné 46 — — 92 8
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de Suisse — 13 — NH —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not Held

References[]

  1. ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "AG2R Citroën Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Tears and grit: Why Ben O'Connor's Giro stage win meant so much". CyclingTips. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Ben O'Connor (2019 results)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Aussie O'Connor roars to stage win at Giro". SBS Cycling Central. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Ben O'Connor joins the AG2R CITROEN TEAM". AG2R La Mondiale. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. ^ "O'Connor jumps up to second overall with stage 9 win at the Tour de France". Cycling Tips. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  10. ^ "O'Connor creates history with fourth at debut Tour de France". SBS Cycling Central. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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