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Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990)[6] is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma.[7] Dennis was born, raised, and resides in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.[8] He won back to back UCI men's individual time trial world championships in 2018 and 2019.[9]

Rohan Dennis

Dennis in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Rohan Dennis
Born	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 32) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[2]
Team information
Current team	Team Jumbo–Visma
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur teams
2009–2010	Australia Institute of Sport
2011	Rabobank Continental Team
2012	Team Jayco-AIS
Professional teams
2013–2014	Garmin–Sharp
2014–2018	BMC Racing Team[3]
2019	Bahrain–Merida
2020–2021	Team Ineos[4]
2022–	Team Jumbo–Visma[5]
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2015) 1 TTT stage (2015) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2018) Vuelta a España 2 individual stages (2018) 2 TTT stages (2017, 2022) Stage races USA Pro Cycling Challenge (2015) Tour Down Under (2015) One-day races and Classics World Time Trial Championships (2018, 2019) National Time Trial Championships (2016–2018, 2022) World Hour record 8 February 2015, 52.491 km
Medal record Representing  Australia Men's track cycling Olympic Games 2012 London Team pursuit World Championships 2010 Ballerup Team pursuit 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2009 Pruszków Team pursuit 2012 Melbourne Team pursuit Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Time trial World Championships 2018 Innsbruck Time trial 2019 Yorkshire Time trial 2012 Valkenburg Under-23 time trial Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Time trial 2014 Glasgow Time trial Representing BMC Racing Team World Championships 2014 Ponferrada Team time trial 2015 Richmond Team time trial 2016 Doha Team time trial 2017 Bergen Team time trial 2018 Innsbruck Team time trial

Career

Early career

Dennis began his career by focusing on the track, and was part of the Australian team that took the silver medals in the team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]

Garmin–Sharp (2013–14)

He joined Garmin–Sharp for the 2013 season, and made his debut at the Tour de France, pulling out of the race before Stage 9.[11]

In 2014, Dennis finished second overall behind Bradley Wiggins at the Tour of California, after placing second to Wiggins in the time trial. He also placed second in the Commonwealth Games time trial behind England's Alex Dowsett.[12]

BMC Racing Team (2014–18)

In August 2014, Dennis made a rare mid-season transfer to the BMC Racing Team.[13] He went on to win the World team time trial championships with his new team.

On 8 February 2015, he set a new hour record of 52.491 kilometres (32.616 miles), beating Matthias Brändle's record by over 600 metres.[14] The record stood until 2 May 2015, when it was broken by Dowsett.[15] Dennis was selected to ride the Tour de France as part of the BMC Racing Team squad supporting Tejay van Garderen.[16] He won stage one's individual time trial, clocking an average speed of 55.446 km/h (34.5 mph) and became the first yellow jersey wearer of the Tour.[17] With this performance, he established a new record average speed for an individual time trial at the Tour de France.[18] He won the Sir Hubert Opperman medal and trophy for Australia's best all-round cyclist in 2015.[19]

He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia,[20] however he abandoned the race on the 4th stage after injuries due to a crash on stage 2.[21] Subsequently, at the 2017 Vuelta a España, Dennis crossed the line first as part of the BMC squad that won the race's opening team time trial, taking the race leader's red jersey and becoming the first Australian to lead the race since Michael Matthews in 2014.[22]

At the 2018 Giro d'Italia, Dennis was narrowly defeated in the opening time trial by Tom Dumoulin. However, he took the pink jersey on the second stage by picking up a time bonus in an intermediate sprint. In doing so, he became the first Australian to lead the Giro since Simon Clarke in 2015, and the third Australian to wear the leader's jersey in all three Grand Tours, after Bradley McGee and Cadel Evans.[21] He went on to win the stage 16 time trial and finished the race in 16th place overall, 56 minutes and 7 seconds down on winner Chris Froome.[23]

When he won the first stage at the 2018 Vuelta a España he became the 95th rider in history to have won at least one stage in all three Grand Tours, and the 15th rider to have won an individual time trial at each Grand Tour.[24] He went on to win the stage 16 time trial, and left the Vuelta immediately after to prepare for the World Championships in Innsbruck, winning the individual time trial title by over a minute ahead of defending champion Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands.[25] He also helped his BMC team win the bronze medal in the team time trial event.

At the end of 2018, he won two major Australian awards: Australian Institute of Sport Performance Awards – Male Athlete of the Year and Cycling Australia's Sir Hubert Opperman Medal, which he had previously won in 2015.[26]

Bahrain–Merida (2019)

In August 2018, it was announced that Dennis would join Bahrain–Merida in 2019 on a two-year deal, making the move from BMC alongside team-mates Damiano Caruso and Dylan Teuns.[27]

On 18 July 2019, he abandoned the Tour de France during Stage 12. No reason was immediately given,[28] but later reports indicated that his abandonment was the result over frustration with equipment provided by the team.[29] In an interview he subsequently gave in January 2020, Dennis stated that he left the Tour as his mental health was suffering due to difficulties with the team, and he feared that this would have a knock-on effect on his marriage.[30]

On 25 September 2019, Dennis raced for the first time since abandoning the Tour de France, winning gold in the men's individual time trial at the Road World Championships in Yorkshire.[31] Dennis rode an unmarked BMC bicycle during the World Championship time trial, rather than his trade Mérida machine. Several days later, his former team Bahrain–Merida confirmed that they had parted ways with Dennis on 13 September.[29]

Team Ineos (2020–2021)

On 9 December 2019, it was announced that Dennis would be joining Team Ineos for the 2020 season.[32] The following month Dennis stated that he had abandoned his attempts to become a contender for the general classification in Grand Tours; instead, he would focus on smaller stage races and working as a domestique in the three-week races.[30] In the 2020 Giro d'Italia, Dennis contributed greatly to his teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart's overall victory with impressive pulls on Stage 18 (Stelvio) and 20 (Sestriere). On the former stage, Dennis won the Cima Coppi award by being the first to reach the summit of the highest climb in the race, that being the Stelvio.

Team Jumbo–Visma (2022–present)

On 1 September 2021, it was announced that Dennis would be joining Team Jumbo–Visma in 2022 on a two-year deal;[33] earlier in his career, he had been with the Rabobank Continental Team, with Rabobank being a previous iteration of Team Jumbo–Visma.[5] In his first race of the year, he won his fourth Australian National Time Trial Championships.[34] He led the Tour de Romandie for four days, before dropping to eighth overall on the final individual time trial stage, having lost more than two minutes to eventual winner Aleksandr Vlasov.[35]

Personal life

In May 2017 Dennis' partner, fellow racing cyclist Melissa Hoskins, announced the couple's engagement as well as her retirement from competition.[36] They married in February 2018.[37] Hoskins gave birth to their first child, a son, later that year, two and a half weeks after Dennis won his first World Time Trial Championship.[38] The family split their time between Girona, La Massana and Adelaide.[36]

Major results

Road

General classification results timeline

Sources:[39]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	DNF	16	—	35	—	—
Tour de France	DNF	—	101	DNF	—	—	DNF	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	84	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	—	52
Major stage race general classification results
Race	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Paris–Nice	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	45	DNF
Tirreno–Adriatico	77	—	—	—	2	79	95	87	—	—
Volta a Catalunya	—	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	NH	46	54
Tour of the Basque Country	—	—	42	—	—	—	DNF		—	—
/ Tour de Romandie	76	43	38	—	—	7	—		17	8
Critérium du Dauphiné	8	—	34	68	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de Suisse	—	89	—	—	97	—	2	NH	37	DNF

Major Championships timeline

Event		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Olympic Games	Time trial	Not held			5	Not held				3	NH
	Road race				DNF					—
World Championships	Time trial	12	5	6	6	8	1	1	5	—	—
	Road race	DNF	DNF	—	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	—
	Team time trial	8	1	1	2	2	3	Not held
National Championships	Time trial	2	DNF	2	1	1	1	2	2	—	1
	Road Race	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	—	DNF	—	—	—	DNF

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish
NH	Not held

Track

References

External links

• Rohan Dennis at UCI
• Rohan Dennis at Cycling Archives
• Rohan Dennis at ProCyclingStats
• Rohan Dennis at Cycling Quotient
• Rohan Dennis at CycleBase
• Rohan Dennis at CyclingDatabase.com (archived)
• Rohan Dennis at Olympics.com
• Rohan Dennis at Olympedia
• Rohan Dennis at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Rohan Dennis at the Commonwealth Games Federation
• Rohan Dennis at the Commonwealth Games Federation

Records
Preceded by Matthias Brändle	UCI hour record (52.491 km) 8 February 2015 – 2 May 2015	Succeeded by Alex Dowsett

{{UCI Road World Champions – Men's time trial}}

На других языках

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[de] Rohan Dennis

Rohan Dennis (* 28. Mai 1990 in Ashford) ist ein australischer Bahn- und Straßenradrennfahrer. Er wurde im Erwachsenenbereich sechsmal Weltmeister (Stand 2019) und war vom 8. Februar bis zum 2. Mai 2015 Halter des Stundenweltrekords.

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- [en] Rohan Dennis

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[es] Rohan Dennis

Rohan Dennis (Adelaida, 28 de mayo de 1990) es un deportista australiano que compite en ciclismo en las modalidades de pista, especialista en la prueba de persecución por equipos, y ruta. En ruta es bicampeón mundial en contrarreloj individual y en pista es bicampeón mundial en persecución por equipos.[1][2]

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[fr] Rohan Dennis

Rohan Dennis, né le 28 mai 1990 à Ashford, est un coureur cycliste australien, membre de l'équipe Jumbo-Visma. Spécialiste de la piste à ses débuts, il décroche deux titres de champion du monde de poursuite par équipes en 2010 et 2011, ainsi qu'une médaille d'argent sur la spécialité aux Jeux olympiques de 2012. Il est également détenteur du 8 février au 2 mai 2015 du record du monde de l'heure avec un total de 52,491 kilomètres parcourus.

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[it] Rohan Dennis

Rohan Dennis (Adelaide, 28 maggio 1990) è un ciclista su strada e pistard australiano che corre per il team Jumbo-Visma. Professionista su strada dal 2013, ha vinto una tappa al Giro d'Italia, una al Tour de France, due alla Vuelta a España, due titoli mondiali nella cronometro individuale e due nella cronometro a squadre, e un bronzo olimpico a cronometro. Su pista si è invece aggiudicato un argento olimpico e due titoli mondiali nell'inseguimento a squadre, e nel 2015 ha detenuto per 83 giorni il record dell'ora.

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[ru] Деннис, Роан

Ро́ан Де́ннис (англ. Rohan Dennis; род. 28 мая 1990 (1990-05-28)) — австралийский шоссейный велогонщик, пятикратный чемпион мира. С 2020 года выступает за команду Ineos Grenadiers. Серебренный призёр Олимпийских игр 2012 в Лондоне и бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2020 в Токио.

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