 Bevin in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Bevin |
| Nickname | Paddy |
| Born | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (age 34) Taupō, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009 | Bici Vida |
| 2010 | Rubicon Orbea |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2013 | Bissell |
| 2014 | Search2retain–Health.com.au |
| 2015 | Avanti Racing Team[1] |
| 2016–2017 | Cannondale |
| 2018–2020 | BMC Racing Team[2][3] |
| 2021–2022 | Israel Start-Up Nation |
| 2023–2024 | Team DSM |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Patrick Bevin (born 15 February 1991)[4] is a New Zealand former professionalroad racing cyclist, who last rode the 2024 season forUCI WorldTeamTeam dsm–firmenich PostNL.[5][6]
Bevin grew up inTaupō. He moved toCambridge in 2014 when theAvantidrome opened to train with the High Performance team ofBikeNZ.[7]
In 2009, Bevin rode for the New Zealand Bici Vida team. During this time, he won two stage victories in the 2009Tour of Southland and victory in theOceania Cycling Championships road race. He was the Bike New Zealand Junior Road Cyclist of the Year.[8] Bevin then moved to the United States and briefly raced for the Rubicon–Orbea development team, with significant success, and was noticed byBissell, an American Continental-level team.[8] Bevin rode for Bissell until the team ended at the end of the 2013 season.[1] During this time, he won severalcriterium races and victory in the 2012Bucks County Classic.[9] Throughout the 2014 season, he rode for the Australian teamSearch2retain–Health.com.au, winning the National Capital Tour and earning himself a contract withAvanti Racing Team for 2015.[10] In 2014, he also rode for the New Zealand national team at the 2014An Post Rás, where he won two stages and the points competition and briefly led the general classification.[9]
In 2015, now riding for Avanti, Bevin came third in theNew Zealand National Time Trial Championships and sixth in theNew Zealand National Road Race Championships. After finishing 13th in theCadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, he rode in the2015 Herald Sun Tour. In this race, he finished in the top 10 in three stages, including victory on the final stage (his first professional-level win) atArthurs Seat.[11] He came second overall in the race, 11 seconds behindCameron Meyer (Orica–GreenEDGE).[12] His next race wasThe REV Classic in New Zealand, Bevin's home race and newly promoted to1.2 status; Bevin won the race in a three-man sprint.[13]
Bevin then travelled to Taiwan to compete in the2.1-ranked2015 Tour de Taiwan. In the second stage, he won the hill-top finish ahead ofHossein Askari and took the race lead.[14][15] After losing the lead toSamad Pourseyedi (Tabriz Petrochemical Team) the following day, Bevin finished fourth overall and won the points classification, having finished in the top ten in four of the five stages.[16] His next professional race was theTour de Korea. Bevin finished first on stage 4 (beatingCaleb Ewan in the sprint) and second on five others. He also finished second in both the general and the points classifications.[11]
In August 2015, it was announced that Bevin had signed a two-year contract to ride in theUCI World Tour forCannondale, withJonathan Vaughters describing him as "a rider who seems to have it all".[17]
He was named in the startlist for the2016 Vuelta a España.[18] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the2017 Tour de France.[19]
In August 2020, it was announced that Bevin was to joinIsrael Start-Up Nation from the 2021 season, on a two-year contract.[6]
In 2022 he won stage seven and the overall classification at thePresidential Tour of Turkey, and won stage three of theTour de Romandie
He signed a three year contract withTeamDSM starting in 2023,[20] but announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of the 2024 season.
Road race,Oceania Junior Road Championships
OverallTour de Vineyards OverallTour of Tasmania
Points classification Points classification
Time trial, National Road Championships
Points classificationTime trial Sprints classification
OverallTour of Turkey| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 48 |
| Tour de France | — | 114 | DNF | DNF | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
