Mark Donovan (cyclist)
 Donovan in Espelette, 2024 Itzulia. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Jamie Donovan |
| Born | 3 April 1999 Penrith, England |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2017 | Zappi's |
| 2018 | Team Sky (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2018–2019 | WIGGINS |
| 2020–2022 | Team Sunweb[1][2] |
| 2023– | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team |
Mark Jamie Donovan (born 3 April 1999) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Donovan was educated at Keswick School in Cumbria.[4]
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Donovan started racing Cyclo-Cross as an under 16 rider and then a junior after having to quit running due to injury.[5] It wasn't until he moved to Girona in 2017 that he focused more on road cycling by joining the Zapi cycling team.[6] In 2018 he finished fourth behind João Almeida and Aleksandr Vlasov in the Giro Ciclistico d'Italia, the Under-23 version of the Giro d'Italia.[7] After a successful first year at Wiggins, in 2019 Donovan was made co-leader of the team.[8]
Team Sunweb (2020 to 2022)
[edit]After two years with Team Wiggins Le Col Donovan joined Team Sunweb on a three-year contract.[9] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[10] At the Vuelta he finished in the top 5 in two stages.[11]
Q36.5 Pro Cycling (2023 to present)
[edit]Donovan joined the newly formed UCI ProTeam Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for the 2023 season.[12] He finished fifth overall at the 2023 Tour of Britain.[4]
Major results
[edit]Cyclo-cross
[edit]- 2015–2016
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 2016–2017
- Junior National Trophy Series
- 3rd Derby
Road
[edit]- 2017
- 1st
Overall Giro di Basilicata
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Overall Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize
- 1st Stage 2a (TTT)
- 1st
Mountains classification, Driedaagse van Axel - 5th Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 2018
- 1st Stage 2 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 4th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- 6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 7th Overall Tour Alsace
- 2021
- 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2023 (1 pro win)
- 1st Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 5th Overall Tour of Britain
- 5th Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 2024
- 4th Overall Tour of Britain
- 8th Overall Czech Tour
- 10th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | 45 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
48 | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Long, Jonny (4 November 2022). "Doug Ryder's new Q36.5 team has announced its 23-man squad". CyclingTips. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Mark's great year continues with fifth place in the Tour of Britain - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald". cwherald.com/. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "U23 rider to watch: Mark Donovan Q&A". The British Continental. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Bater, Oliver (4 February 2021). "Life on the World Tour: An Interview with Mark Donovan". The Oxford Blue. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Torre, Giorgio (16 June 2018). "Aleksandr Vlasov vince il Giro d'Italia Under 23. Covi 8° è il migliore degli italiani". BICITV (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Robinson, Joe (15 January 2019). "Pidcock and Donovan to lead Team Wiggins in 2019". Cyclist. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Ballinger, Alex (8 August 2019). "British climber Mark Donovan signs with Sunweb for 2020". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "75th La Vuelta ciclista a España: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (18 July 2021). "Mark Donovan completes first Tour de France weeks after family tragedy". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (13 October 2022). "Mark Donovan another name on Doug Ryder's roster for 2023". Velo. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Mark Donovan". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Mark Donovan". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mark Donovan at UCI
- Mark Donovan at Cycling Archives
- Mark Donovan at ProCyclingStats
- Mark Donovan at Cycling Quotient
