Wikipedia / Shane Archbold
Wikipedia / Shane Archbold
Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989) is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2023.
Career
Born in Timaru, Archbold competed in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, along with bronze in the men's team pursuit.
He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France. During the 2016 Tour de France Shane crashed early on in the 17th stage and broke his pelvis but he struggled on to finish the stage. However, he was forced to withdraw from the race four days from the finish. In October 2017 it was announced that Archbold would join for the 2018 season.
In August 2018, he was without a professional road team because Aqua Blue Sport folded. He decided to team up with Aaron Gate to return to track cycling and participated in Six Day London and Six Day Melbourne of 2018–19 Six Day Series with the eye of entering madison event in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.
Major results
2005
1st Time trial, National Novice Road Championships
2006
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
2007
National Junior Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Points race
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
1st Points race
3rd Individual pursuit
1st Stage 4 Tour du Pays de Vaud
2008
1st Stage 4 Tour de Vineyards
2011
1st Stage 4 Mi-Août en Bretagne
10th Overall Rás Tailteann
2013
1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Dylan Kennett)
1st Stage 2 Rás Tailteann
2014
1st Scratch
3rd Team pursuit
2nd Omnium, Fenioux Piste International
2015
2nd Classica Corsica
8th Rund um Köln
2017
7th Coppa Bernocchi
2018
2019
1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
2020
1st Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska
2021
2022
National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
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