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Full name | Ryan Gibbons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29) Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013 | MTN–Qhubeka WCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Team Europcar SA[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Team Dimension Data (stagiaire) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Team Dimension Data[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | UAE Team Emirates[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Gibbons (born 13 August 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.[5]
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]
Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Giro d'Italia | DNF | 84 | 91 | — | — | — | 68 |
Tour de France | — | — | — | 121 | — | — | |
Vuelta a España | — | 82 | — | — | 36 | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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2020–2039 |
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