Ryan Gibbons (cyclist)

Ryan Gibbons (born 13 August 1994) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.^[5]

Ryan Gibbons

Gibbons at the 2020 Tour de France
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Gibbons
Born	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 31) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team	Lidl–Trek
Disciplines	Road Mountain biking (former)
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Amateur teams
2013	MTN–Qhubeka WCC
2014–2015	Team Europcar SA[1]
2016	Team Dimension Data (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2016	Dimension Data for Qhubeka
2017–2020	Team Dimension Data[2][3]
2021–2023	UAE Team Emirates[4]
2024–	Lidl–Trek
Major wins
Stage races Tour de Langkawi (2017) Single-day races and Classics African Road Championships (2021) African Time Trial Championships (2021) National Road Race Championships (2020, 2024) National Time Trial Championships (2021, 2024)
Medal record Men's road cycling Representing  South Africa African Road Championships 2021 Cairo Road race 2021 Cairo Time trial 2021 Cairo Team time trial 2021 Cairo Mixed relay

Career

Prior to starting his road racing career at junior level, Johannesburg-born Gibbons competed in mountain bike racing. He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.^[6] Gibbons won the first stage of the first-ever Virtual Tour de France on 4 July 2020.^[7] The following month, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.^[8]

In October 2020, Gibbons signed a two-year contract with UAE Team Emirates, from the 2021 season.^[9]

He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[10]

Major results

^[11]

2013

3rd Team time trial, African Road Championships

2015

KZN Autumn Series

4th Mayday Classic

4th Hibiscus Cycle Classic

7th PMB Road Classic

6th 94.7 Cycle Challenge

2016

4th Time trial, National Road Championships

7th Coppa Bernocchi

2017 (2 pro wins)

1st Overall Tour de Langkawi

1st Points classification

1st Stage 5

4th Road race, National Road Championships

2018

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

2019 (1)

African Games

1st Time trial

1st Team time trial

2nd Road race

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

African Road Championships

3rd Time trial

4th Road race

4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

2020 (1)

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2021 (4)

African Road Championships

1st Road race

1st Time trial

1st Team time trial

1st Mixed team relay

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

1st Trofeo Calvia

5th Vuelta a Murcia

Combativity award Stage 20 Vuelta a España

2022

2nd Trofeo Alcúdia – Port d'Alcúdia

2024 (2)

National Road Championships

1st Road race

1st Time trial

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Giro d'Italia	DNF	84	91	—	—	—	68	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	121	—	—	—	87
Vuelta a España	—	82	—	—	36	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish