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

Marc Ryan
Personal information
NicknameDream
Born (1982-10-14) 14 October 1982 (age 42)
Timaru, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Current teamMarco Polo Cycling–Donckers Koffie
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
2004–2005Samsung New Zealand
2004–2007Trek-Zookeepers Cafe
2007Mitchelton Wines
2007–2009Colourplus
Professional teams
2011–2012Marco Polo
2014Cibel
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cali Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Cali Individual pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 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

edit
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

References

edit
  1. ^ "Marc Ryan". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  2. ^ Bingham, Eugene (18 August 2008). "Cycling: I'm not finished yet, says Roulston". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc Ryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Marc Ryan at Cycling Archives (archived)
  5. ^ Sail, Doug (18 July 2024). "Court refusal pedals former top NZ cyclist closer to prison term". Stuff. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
edit