 Shane Archbold (2019). | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shane William Archbold |
| Nickname | Novie The Flying Mullet[1] |
| Born | (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (age 36) Timaru, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Lead out man |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007 | Calder Stewart Pink Batts |
| 2008 | Peak Fuel |
| 2008 | Kelford – Reiker |
| 2010–2011 | Powernet |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie |
| 2013–2014 | An Post–Chain Reaction |
| 2015–2017 | Bora–Argon 18 |
| 2018 | Aqua Blue Sport |
| 2019 | EvoPro Racing |
| 2019 | Bora–Hansgrohe[2] |
| 2020–2021 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step[3][4] |
| 2022–2023 | Bora–Hansgrohe[5] |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989) is aNew Zealand former professionalracing cyclist[6] who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2023.
Born inTimaru, Archbold competed in the men's omnium at the2012 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the men's scratch race at the2014 Commonwealth Games, along with bronze in the men's team pursuit.[6][7]
He was named in the start list for the2016 Tour de France.[8] During the2016 Tour de France Shane crashed early on in the 17th stage and broke his pelvis but he struggled on to finish the stage.[9] However, he was forced to withdraw from the race four days from the finish. In October 2017 it was announced that Archbold would joinAqua Blue Sport for the 2018 season.[10]
In August 2018, he was without a professional road team because Aqua Blue Sport folded. He decided to team up withAaron Gate to return to track cycling and participated inSix Day London andSix Day Melbourne of2018–19 Six Day Series with the eye of enteringmadison event in2020 Tokyo Olympics.[11] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the2019 Vuelta a España.[12]
Time trial, National Novice Road Championships
Team pursuit,UCI Junior Track World Championships Individual pursuit Points race
Points race
Individual pursuitOmnium,UCI Track World ChampionshipsScratchTeam pursuitRoad race, National Road Championships| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | DNF | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 151 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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