Rory Sutherland (born 8 February 1982)[4] is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2020, for the Rabobank, UnitedHealthcare, Tinkoff–Saxo, Movistar Team, UAE Team Emirates and Israel Start-Up Nation teams.[5]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rory Sutherland |
Born | Canberra, Australia | 8 February 1982
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2001–2004 | Rabobank GS3 |
Professional teams | |
2005 | Rabobank |
2007–2012 | Health Net–Maxxis |
2013–2014 | Saxo–Tinkoff |
2015–2017 | Movistar Team |
2018–2019 | UAE Team Emirates[1][2] |
2020 | Israel Start-Up Nation[3] |
After retiring, Sutherland became the Elite Road Coordinator for the Australian cycling team.[6]
Born in Canberra, Australia, Sutherland began racing competitively at the age of 14, and rode in Europe with Rabobank GS3 and Rabobank from 2001 to 2005. He tested positive for Clomiphene, which according to some medical experts is not a performance-enhancing drug although it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) banned substance list. In 2006 Sutherland was given a 9-month conditional suspension by the Belgian Cycling Federation, with whom he holds a racing licence.[7] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[8] In 2007, he won stages 2 and 3 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, and also finished 2nd in the Australian National Time Trial Championships.[9]
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.[10]
Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Giro d'Italia | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | 80 | 108 | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — |
/ Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 130 | — | — | — | 129 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |