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Robert Stannard (born 16 September 1998) is an Australian cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.
Personal information | |
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Born | Sydney, Australia | 16 September 1998
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Provisionally suspended |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2017–2018 | Mitchelton Scott |
2018–2021 | Mitchelton–Scott[1][2][3] |
2022–2023 | Alpecin–Fenix[4] |
Major wins | |
Stage races |
He was provisionally suspended by the UCI on 2 August 2023 for the "use of prohibited Methods and/or prohibited substances".
Stannard was born in Sydney but moved to New Zealand when he was four.[5] He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School.[6]
Although Stannard was born in Australia he first competed under the New Zealand flag until 2017 when he when he switched to an Australian license.[5] He rode the Junior road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships where he placed 45.[7]
His first race as an Australian was the Australian Under-23 National Time Trial Championships where he finished third.[8][9]
Originally due to join the team in 2019,[10] Stannard joined Mitchelton–Scott in October 2018 after his second season with Mitchelton–BikeExchange,[11] and recorded a top-ten finish at the Japan Cup.[12] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.[13]
His first professional victory came in 2022 at the Tour de Wallonie where he won the overall, points and youth classifications.[14]
On 3 August 2023 Stannard was provisionally suspended for a potential doping offense from 2018.[15] He was due to race the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships but could not compete due to his suspension.[16]
Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — |
Tour de France | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | 76 | 119 | 81 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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