Greg Henderson
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| Full name | Greg Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1976 Dunedin, New Zealand[1] |
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| Current team | Lotto-Belisol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road, Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2003 2004–2006 2007–2009 2010–2011 2012– |
7 UP-Maxxis Health Net-Maxxis T-Mobile Team Team Sky Lotto-Belisol |
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Gregory Henderson (born 10 September 1976) is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for Lotto-Belisol.[2] His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He repeated this feat in 2008.
In 2007, he rode for T-Mobile Team. Henderson received a Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Otago.
In addition to 17 New Zealand track and road titles and eight World Cup track golds, Henderson has been New Zealand Track Cyclist of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) and Athlete of the Year, Otago, New Zealand (2001, 2002, 2003).
He is married to the Australian cyclist Katie Mactier.
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[edit] Track cycling
Henderson won bronze medals in the 40 km points race and the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[3]
He won gold in the 40 km points race and again bronze in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[4]
He won the 15km scratch race at the 2004 world championships.
He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the points race. He finished seventh in the madison.[5]
His best placing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games was 10th.[6]
He finished tenth at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the points race. He finished tenth in the madison.[7]
[edit] Road cycling
In 2005, he won the points competition at the Tour de Georgia and International Tour de 'Toona. In 2006, he from early injuries and won the inaugural Pro Cycling Tour (PCT) Reading Classic. In 2009, he won the Clásica de Almería in Spain, the second stage of Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, and the third stage of the Vuelta a España. In 2010, he won the first stage of the Paris–Nice. In 2011, he won stage 2 of Paris-Nice and stage 3 of the Tour of California.
Henderson left Team Sky at the end of 2011, and joined Lotto-Belisol.[2]
[edit] Accomplishments (track and road)
- 1998
- 3rd
Points Race, Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games - 3rd 4km Team Pursuit, Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games
- 1999
- 1st
National Teams Pursuit Champion - 1st National Points Race Champion
- 1st National Criterium Champion
- 2000
- 1st National Teams Pursuit Champion
- 1st 4 km Teams Pursuit Track World Cup
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Wellington
- 2001
- 1st National Criterium Champion
- 1st National Points Race Champion
- 1st 20 km Points Race Goodwill Games Australia
- 1st 30 km Madison Goodwill Games, Australia
- 1st 4 km Teams Pursuit Track World Cup
- 1st 40 km Points Race, Track World Cup
- 1st Sprint Ace Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 5 Bay Classic Series
- 1st Overall Tour of Ohio
- 1st Snow Valley Bethesda Criterium
- 2002
- 1st
Points Race Manchester Commonwealth Games - 1st Tour de Loveland
- 1st Team Pursuit, World Cup Track, Round 2
- 1st Madison, World Cup Track, Round 2
- 3rd 4km Team Pursuit, Manchester Commonwealth Games
- 2003
- 1st National Madison Champion
- 1st Gold Medal Track World Cup
- 1st Sprint Ace Skilled Bay Criterium Series
- 1st Stage 3 THF Realty Criterium Series
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of the Southland
- 2004
- 1st
Scratch Race World Champion - 1st National Criterium Champion
- 1st New York City Cycling Championship
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Tour of the Southland
- 1st Stage 8 Tour of the Southland
- 1st Stage 10 Tour of the Southland
- 1st Roswell Criterium
- 1st Race 14 International Superweek,
- 1st University of Colorado Criterium
- 1st Round 3 Stazio Criterium Series
- 2005
- 1st National Criterium Champion
- 1st
Sprint classification Tour de Georgia - 1st Wachovia Invitational Lancaster
- 1st Team Pursuit Sydney Track World Cup
- 1st Points Competition International Tour de Toona
- 1st Stage 2 International Tour de Toona
- 1st Stage 7 International Tour de
- 1st Stage 1 Tri Peaks Challenge
- 1st Stage 13 International Superweek
- 2006
- 1st Philadelphia International Championship
- 1st Reading Classic
- 1st Stage 5 Mount Hood Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Jayco Bay Classic
- 1st Stage 7 Trust House Classic
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Georgia
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Georgia
- 1st Sprint classification
- 2009
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a España
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Murcia
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya
- 2nd Philadelphia International Championship
- 2010
- 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 4 Eneco Tour
- 1st Stage 3 Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Cancer Council Helpline Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain
- 1st Points classification
- 3rd Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Southland
- 2011
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of California
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1, Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
[edit] References
- ^ "Pro Cycling | Team". Team Sky. http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_5771617,00.html. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ a b van Eyck, Xylon (14 September 2011). "Henderson exits Sky to join former team-mates at Lotto-Ridley". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9777/Henderson-exits-Sky-to-join-former-team-mates-at-Lotto-Ridley.aspx. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.nzoc.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&mode=results&ContactID=170&GamesID=40
- ^ http://www.nzoc.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&mode=results&ContactID=170&GamesID=2
- ^ http://www.nzoc.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&mode=results&ContactID=170&GamesID=4
- ^ http://www.nzoc.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&mode=results&ContactID=170&GamesID=43
- ^ http://www.nzoc.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&mode=results&ContactID=170&GamesID=45
[edit] External links
Media related to Greg Henderson at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to - 1976 births
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Former students of Otago Boys' High School
- Living people
- New Zealand cyclists
- Olympic cyclists of New Zealand
- Track cyclists
- University of Otago alumni
- Vuelta a España stage winners
