Marc Ryan

Marc Ryan (born 14 October 1982) is a New Zealand racing cyclist.^[1]

Marc Ryan

Personal information
Nickname	Dream
Born	(1982-10-14) 14 October 1982 (age 42) Timaru, New Zealand
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Current team	Marco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Amateur teams
2004–2005	Samsung New Zealand
2004–2007	Trek-Zookeepers Cafe
2007	Mitchelton Wines
2007–2009	Colourplus
Professional teams
2011–2012	Marco Polo
2014	Cibel
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Men's track cycling Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team pursuit 2012 London Team pursuit World Championships 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit 2012 Melbourne Team Pursuit 2014 Cali Team Pursuit 2014 Cali Individual pursuit Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team pursuit

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ryan won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, and Jesse Sergent.^[2][3][4]

At the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Melbourne, Ryan and Thomas Scully won the Men's Madison in a time of 44 minutes, 33 seconds, at an average speed of 53.9 km per hour. Second place went to the German riders, Robert Bengsch and Marcel Kalz, and third place to Ukraine.

At the 2012 London Olympics Ryan again won a bronze medal in the team pursuit, together with Jesse Sergent, Sam Bewley, Westley Gough and Aaron Gate.^[3]

In July 2024, Ryan is in front of a district court judge over his third drink driving conviction, the judge labelling it "another conviction with an astronomical reading".^[5]

Major results

2008

4th Prologue Tour of Southland

2009

4th Tour of Southland

1st Stage 1 TTT

2nd Stage 7

2010

3rd National Time Trial Championships

2012

2nd Prologue Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc