Zak Dempster

Zakkari Dempster (born 27 September 1987) was an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the SouthAustralia.com–AIS, Drapac–Porsche Cycling, Rapha Condor–Sharp, Endura Racing, Bora–Argon 18 and Israel Cycling Academy teams.^[3] After retiring, Dempster now works as a directeur sportif for Israel Premier Tech Academy, the development team for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech.^[4][5]

Zak Dempster

Dempster at the 2013 Down Under Classic
Personal information
Full name	Zakkari Dempster
Born	(1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 37) Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current team	Israel Premier Tech Academy
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider (retired) Directeur sportif
Rider type	Sprinter/Classics rider (road) Endurance (track)
Amateur team
2009	Club Bourgas
Professional teams
2006	Drapac–Porsche
2007–2008	SouthAustralia.com–AIS
2009	Drapac–Porsche Cycling
2010–2011	Rapha Condor–Sharp
2011	HTC–Highroad (stagiaire)
2012	Endura Racing
2013–2016	NetApp–Endura
2017–2019	Israel Cycling Academy[1][2]
Managerial team
2020–	Israel Cycling Academy

He was selected for the 2014 Tour de France finishing the race in 151st position on the General Classification. Outside of cycling Dempster worked part-time as a fitness coach with Australian rules football team Carlton Football Club during the southern hemisphere summer between 2010 and 2013.^[6]

Major results

2003

3rd Team pursuit, National Novice Track Championships

3rd Time trial, National Novice Road Championships

2004

Commonwealth Youth Games

1st Individual pursuit

1st Scratch

2nd Points race

1st Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships

3rd Team pursuit, National Track Championships

2005

National Junior Track Championships

1st Individual pursuit

1st Points race

2nd Team pursuit

2nd Madison

2nd Overall National Junior Road Time Trial Series

3rd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors World Championships

2006

1st Bendigo Madison (with Mitchell Docker)^[7]

2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships

3rd Points race, Oceania Track Championships

3rd Time trial, Oceania Road Championships

2007

Oceania Track Championships

1st Team pursuit

2nd Scratch

2nd Points race

1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

National Track Championships

1st Scratch

1st Team pursuit

2nd Individual pursuit

3rd Points race

1st Overall Gippsland Tour

1st Stage 5

3rd Team pursuit, 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics (Sydney)

2008

1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic^[8]

1st Stage 1 Tour of Japan

3rd Individual pursuit, National Track Championships

2009

1st Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships

5th Overall Tour de Hokkaido

2011

1st Overall Tour Doon Hame^[9]

1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic^[10]

1st Severn Bridge Road Race^[11]

5th Overall Ronde de l'Oise

1st Stage 1

2012

1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour

4th Tartu GP

9th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca

2013

6th RideLondon–Surrey Classic

2014

1st Stage 1 Bay Classic Series^[12]

2016

6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton

2017

7th London–Surrey Classic

2018

4th Ronde van Drenthe

7th Nokere Koerse

2019

1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic

8th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde

9th Schaal Sels

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	—	126
Tour de France	—	151	DNF	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	133	—	—	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

1. Malach, Pat (1 November 2017). "Israel Cycling Academy complete 2018 roster with Omer Goldstein". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
2. "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
3. Frattini, Kirsten (27 October 2019). "Zak Dempster moves into management role at Israel Cycling Academy". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
4. Israel Start-Up Nation / Israel Cycling Academy [@YallaIsraelSUN] (27 December 2019). "In 2020, we will miss @DennisvanWinden, Zak Dempster, Ruben Plaza and Roy Goldstein Israel Start-Up Nation. [sic] Zak is our new DS of the ICA-Continental team. Roy decided to retire, Ruben quit cycling too and Dennis is contemplating his future. All the best for 2020! #Yallaisrael" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020 – via Twitter.
5. "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
6. Homfray, Reece (27 June 2014). "Zak Dempster, 27, to become Australia's latest Tour de France debutant". The Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
7. Clarke, Les. "Dempster and Docker dynamite in Bendigo". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
8. Morris, Rod. "Dempster takes another big win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
9. "Dempster wins Tour DoonHame 2011". Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
10. Kennedy, Andrew (17 April 2011). "Road: Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
11. "Cycling: World champ Marco gets back on track with French success". The Staffordshire Sentinel. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
12. Edmund, Sam (2 January 2014). "Dempster wins Bay Cycling Classic stage". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

External links

• Zak Dempster at Cycling Archives (archive)
• Zak Dempster at ProCyclingStats