Sam Bewley
Personal information | |
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Full name | Samuel Ryan Bewley[1] |
Nickname | Bewls, Wagon |
Born | Rotorua, New Zealand | 22 July 1987
Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team BikeExchange |
Role | Rider |
Rider type |
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Professional teams | |
2009 | Trek–Livestrong |
2010–2011 | Team RadioShack |
2012 | PureBlack Racing |
2012– | Orica–GreenEDGE[2][3] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record |
Samuel Ryan Bewley (born 22 July 1987) is a New Zealand racing cyclist,[4] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[5] Bewley has also competed for UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack[6] and BikeNZ PureBlack Racing.[7] He has raced in nine Grand Tours, including five Vueltas a España and three Giros d'Italia. He made his sole Tour de France appearance to date in the 2020 edition of the race.[8]
Early life[]
Bewley attended , and Rotorua Boys' High School.[9]
Career[]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bewley won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent.[9]
On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Bewley would join the new UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack, which was led by Lance Armstrong and included Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner.[citation needed]
In 2012, Bewley joined Australian UCI WorldTeam Orica GreenEDGE, now known as Team BikeExchange.[8] He made his first appearance for the team at the New Zealand Cycle Classic.[10]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was again part of the New Zealand team in the men's pursuit, winning bronze for the second successive Games.[11]
In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[12] After a crash in stage 10 of the race, in January 2021 Bewley postponed his return to racing until March, due to long-term injuries.[13]
Major results[]
- 2003
- 1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships
- 2005
- UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2006
- 1st Stage 6a Tour of Southland
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 7th Chrono Champenois
- 2008
- 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 2010
- 1st Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali
- 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 2011
- 1st Team pursuit, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2015
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | 122 | 125 | — | 130 | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF |
Vuelta a España | DNF | 135 | — | 140 | 143 | — | 100 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References[]
- ^ "Sam Bewley". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sam Bewley". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Sam Bewley joins Lance Armstrong on team Radioshack". Team RadioShack Cycling News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "BikeNZ PureBlack Racing prepare for debut in Malaysia". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sam Bewley". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bingham, Eugene (18 August 2008). "Cycling: I'm not finished yet, says Roulston". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "Sam Bewley". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Sam Bewley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (18 January 2021). "Bewley's season on hold after lingering Tour de France injury and surgery". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Sam Bewley at Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Bewley at ProCyclingStats
- Sam Bewley at Cycling Archives
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of New Zealand
- Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
- New Zealand track cyclists
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rotorua
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- New Zealand male cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand