David McKenzie (born 6 August 1974) is an Australian former racing cyclist. He won the Australian national road race title in 1998.[1] McKenzie's biggest victory came on stage 7 of the 2000 Giro d'Italia where he rode to victory after a 164 km solo breakaway. McKenzie won the Goulburn to Sydney Classic in 2005.[2] He now works as a cycling journalist and commentator for Australian broadcaster SBS. He has been involved with the UCI Continental teams Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy and EuroCyclingTrips - CMI Pro Cycling.[3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David McKenzie |
| Born | 6 August 1974 Ballarat, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996 | Giant–Australian Institute of Sport |
| 1997–1998 | Kross–Montanari–Selle Italia |
| 1999–2001 | Linda McCartney Racing Team |
| 2001 | Ficonseils–RCC Conseils |
| 2002–2003 | iTeamNova.com |
| 2004 | Navigators Insurance |
| 2005 | Wismilak International Team |
| Major wins | |
| Stage 7, Giro d'Italia (2000) | |
Major results edit
- 1994
- 1st Stage 1 Olympia's Tour
- 1995
- Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stages 4 & 8
- 1996
- Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stages 6a & 8a
- 1997
- 1st Stage 14 Herald Sun Tour
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stages 3 & 8a
- 1999
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Langkawi
- 2000
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 8 Circuito Montañes
- 2001
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 6 Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Herald Sun Tour
- 2002
- 2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
- 4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 6
- 2003
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Stage 3 Herald Sun Tour
- 2004
- 2nd Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2nd Ronde van Drenthe
- 2005
- 4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 9th Overall Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 2
References edit
- ^ "David McKenzie". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "2005 Goulburn - Sydney race report" (PDF). macarthurcycling.com.
- ^ "New Zealand launch UCI Continental Pro Cycling team". SBS Cycling. Special Broadcasting Service. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Are you #inspiredToRide?". EuroCyclingTrips. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
External links edit
- David McKenzie at Cycling Archives
- David McKenzie at ProCyclingStats
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