Sam Bewley
 Bewley at the 2015 Giro d'Italia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Samuel Ryan Bewley[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bewls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 July 1987 Rotorua, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Orica–BikeExchange | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Time trialist (road) Endurance (track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Trek–Livestrong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Team RadioShack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | BikeNZ PureBlack Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Orica–GreenEDGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Infobox last updated on 3 January 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel Ryan "Sam" Bewley (born 22 July 1987) is a New Zealand racing cyclist,[2] who rides for the Orica–BikeExchange team.[3] Bewley has also competed for UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack,[4] as well as the BikeNZ PureBlack Racing team.[5]
Career
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bewley won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent. He attended Glenholme Primary School, Rotorua Intermediate School and Rotorua Boys' High School.[6]
On 8 October 2009, Team RadioShack announced that Bewley would join its new cycling team, that was led by Lance Armstrong and included Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2011
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 2012
- 1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 3rd
Team Time trial, Road World Championships - 2015
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 4th Team Time trial, Road World Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 Giro |
- | - | 122 | 125 |
 Tour |
- | - | - | - |
 Vuelta |
WD | 135 | - | 140 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Sam Bewley". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ↑ "Sam Bewley". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ "Sam Bewley joins Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ "Sam Bewley joins Lance Armstrong on team Radioshack". Team RadioShack Cycling News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "BikeNZ PureBlack Racing prepare for debut in Malaysia". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Bingham, Eugene (18 August 2008). "Cycling: I'm not finished yet, says Roulston". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
External links
Media related to Sam Bewley at Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Bewley profile at Cycling Archives