Ian Stannard
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Ian Stannard is an English
track
and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour
team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain
riding for the Great Britain team. In 2009 he joined the new team and was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia
, aged just 21. Stannard finished 160th at the Giro. He subsequently joined the new British team Team Sky
for the start of the 2010 season, and has since focused more on the Classics and one day races, with his best finish a third place in the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne He obtained his first professional win at the 2011 Tour of Austria
, winning stage 5 of the race.
Stannard was part of the Great Britain
team that helped Mark Cavendish
win the 2011 UCI World Road Race Championship
.
European Track Championships
Road
2007
2008
2010
2011
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
track
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team . He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain
2008 Tour of Britain
The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008. The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain. It formed part of the 2007–2008 UCI Europe Tour...
riding for the Great Britain team. In 2009 he joined the new team and was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia
2009 Giro d'Italia
The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race...
, aged just 21. Stannard finished 160th at the Giro. He subsequently joined the new British team Team Sky
Team Sky
Team Sky is a British professional road bicycle racing team that competes in international road bicycle races. The creation of the team was announced on 26 February 2009 and the team began competition in January 2010....
for the start of the 2010 season, and has since focused more on the Classics and one day races, with his best finish a third place in the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne He obtained his first professional win at the 2011 Tour of Austria
2011 Tour of Austria
The 2011 Tour of Austria was the 63rd edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Dornbirn on July 3, it concluded in Vienna on July 10. The 1136.9 km long stage race was part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event...
, winning stage 5 of the race.
Stannard was part of the Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
team that helped Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
win the 2011 UCI World Road Race Championship
2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The Men's Individual Road Race of the 2011 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 25 September 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.In a sprint to the finish line, Great Britain's Mark Cavendish became world champion after making his move down the right-hand side of the course, and just...
.
Palmares
British Track Championships- 2006 - 2nd, Team Pursuit
- 2006 - 3rd, 20km Scratch Race
European Track Championships
- 2006 - 1st Team Pursuit (U23)
Road
2007
- 1st. Eddie Soens, Liverpool, GB
- 1st. Milano-Brusetto, Italy
2008
- 3rd Overall Tour of Britain2008 Tour of BritainThe 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008. The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain. It formed part of the 2007–2008 UCI Europe Tour...
2010
- 3rd. Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Belgium
- 3rd, British National Road Race ChampionshipsBritish National Road Race ChampionshipsThe British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...
2011
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria2011 Tour of AustriaThe 2011 Tour of Austria was the 63rd edition of the Tour of Austria, an annual bicycle race. Departing from Dornbirn on July 3, it concluded in Vienna on July 10. The 1136.9 km long stage race was part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event...
- 4th, Paris-ToursParis-ToursParis–Tours is a French single-day classic cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours It is a fairly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200m, at Le Gault-du-Perche. It is known as the “Sprinters' Classic” because...