Shane Archbold

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FullnameShane William Archbold
NicknameNovie
The Flying Mullet[1]
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 36)
Timaru, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Shane Archbold
Shane Archbold (2019).
Personal information
Full nameShane William Archbold
NicknameNovie
The Flying Mullet[1]
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 36)
Timaru, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeLead out man
Amateur teams
2007Calder Stewart Pink Batts
2008Peak Fuel
2008Kelford – Reiker
2010–2011Powernet
Professional teams
2012Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie
2013–2014An Post–Chain Reaction
2015–2017Bora–Argon 18
2018Aqua Blue Sport
2019EvoPro Racing
2019Bora–Hansgrohe[2]
2020–2021Deceuninck–Quick-Step[3][4]
2022–2023Bora–Hansgrohe[5]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2020)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 ApeldoornOmnium
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowScratch race
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowTeam pursuit

Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989) is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist[6] who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2023.

Born in Timaru, Archbold competed in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, along with bronze in the men's team pursuit.[6][7]

He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[8] During the 2016 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 join Aqua 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 with Aaron Gate to return to track cycling and participated in Six Day London and Six Day Melbourne of 2018–19 Six Day Series with the eye of entering madison event in 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[11] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[12]

Major results

References

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