Ryan Gibbons (cyclist)

Ryan Gibbons
	Gibbons at the 2020 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Gibbons
Born	13 August 1994 (age 30); Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lidl–Trek
Disciplines	Road; Mountain biking (former);
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2013	MTN–Qhubeka WCC
2014–2015	Team Europcar SA
2016	Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2016	Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2017–2020	Team Dimension Data
2021–2023	UAE Team Emirates
2024–	Lidl–Trek
Major wins
	Stage races Tour de Langkawi (2017) Single-day races and Classics African Road Championships (2021) African Time Trial Championships (2021) National Road Race Championships (2020, 2024) National Time Trial Championships (2021, 2024)
Medal record
Men's road cycling
Representing South Africa
African Road Championships

Ryan Gibbons (born 13 August 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.^[5]

Career

Prior to starting his road racing career at junior level, Johannesburg-born Gibbons competed in mountain bike racing. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.^[6] Gibbons won the first stage of the first-ever Virtual Tour de France on 4 July 2020.^[7] The following month, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.^[8]

In October 2020, Gibbons signed a two-year contract with UAE Team Emirates, from the 2021 season.^[9]

He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Major results

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2013

3rd

Team time trial, African Road Championships

2015

KZN Autumn Series

4th Mayday Classic

4th Hibiscus Cycle Classic

7th PMB Road Classic

6th 94.7 Cycle Challenge

2016

4th Time trial, National Road Championships

7th Coppa Bernocchi

2017 (2 pro wins)

1st

Overall Tour de Langkawi

1st

Points classification

1st Stage 5

4th Road race, National Road Championships

2018

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

2019 (1)

African Games

1st

Time trial

1st

Team time trial

2nd

Road race

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

African Road Championships

3rd

Time trial

4th Road race

4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

2020 (1)

1st

Road race, National Road Championships

2021 (4)

African Road Championships

1st

Road race

1st

Time trial

1st

Team time trial

1st

Mixed team relay

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Trofeo Calvia

5th Vuelta a Murcia

Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España

2022

2nd Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia

2024 (2)

National Road Championships

1st

Road race

1st

Time trial

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	DNF	84	91	—	—	—	68
Tour de France	—	—	—	121	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	82	—	—	36	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ "Ryan Gibbons". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ "Trek–Segafredo". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ "Virtual Tour de France: Gibbons and Tacey power to inaugural victory". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. New Master srl. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Ryan Gibbons - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

External links

Ryan Gibbons at ProCyclingStats
Gibbons Biography Statistics at InTheBunch
Ryan Gibbons at Tour de Lankawi at CyclingNews
Ryan Gibbons takes maiden victory at South African Elite Road Race at InTheBunch

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[1] "Ryan Gibbons". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[2] "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[3] "NTT Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

[4] "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[5] "Trek–Segafredo". UCI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[Giro-6] "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[7] "Virtual Tour de France: Gibbons and Tacey power to inaugural victory". LeTour.fr. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[8] "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[9] "Gibbons signs for UAE Team Emirates". UAE Team Emirates. New Master srl. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[10] "Cyclist Nic Dlamini makes SA Olympic team". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[11] "Ryan Gibbons - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

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v t e South African National Road Race Champions (men)
1990–1999	Malcolm Lange (1995) Rodney Green (1997) Simon Kessler (1998) Malcolm Lange (1999)
2000–2019	Simon Kessler (2000) Jacques Fullard (2001) Tiaan Kannemeyer (2002) David George (2003) Ryan Cox (2004–2005) Jacques Fullard (2006) Malcolm Lange (2007) Ian McLeod (2008) Jamie Ball (2009) Christoff Van Heerden (2010) Darren Lill (2011) Robbie Hunter (2012) Jay Thomson (2013) Louis Meintjes (2014) Jacques Janse van Rensburg (2015) Jaco Venter (2016) Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (2017) Daryl Impey (2018–2019)
2020–2039	Ryan Gibbons (2020) Marc Pritzen (2021) Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (2022) Travis Stedman (2023) Ryan Gibbons (2024)