Dion Smith
 Smith in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 March 1993 Taupaki, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Intermarché–Wanty |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012 | PureBlack Racing |
| 2013 | Predator Carbon Repair |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013 | Champion System (stagiaire) |
| 2014–2015 | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team |
| 2016 | ONE Pro Cycling |
| 2017–2018 | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 2019–2022 | Mitchelton–Scott[1][2][3] |
| 2023– | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Dion Smith (born 3 March 1993) is a New Zealand cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[4]
Career
[edit]Smith was born in Taupaki in Rodney District.[5] He attended Massey High School.
In September 2015 it was announced that he would join ONE Pro Cycling for the 2016 season.[6] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[7] In stage six of the race, he was part of the sprint for the finish line and given the same time as the winner, Marcel Kittel.[8] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[9]
In September 2022 it was announced that Smith would join team Intermarché–Circus–Wanty for the 2023 and 2024 season.[10]
Major results
[edit]- 2011
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
- 2013
- 1st Stage 4 McLane Pacific Classic
- 4th Tour de Delta
- 6th Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 3rd Philadelphia International Cycling Classic
- 7th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2015
- 1st Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Winston-Salem Cycling Classic Criterium[11]
- 3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 5th Overall Tour of Alberta
- 2016
- 1st The REV Classic
- 1st Beaumont Trophy
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 5th Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 5th Münsterland Giro
- 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 10th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 2017
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2018
- 2nd Paris–Chauny
- 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 8th Coppa Sabatini
- Tour de France
- Held
after Stages 2–4
- Held
- 2019
- 3rd Japan Cup
- 2020 (1 pro win)
- 1st Coppa Sabatini
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 9th Milano–Torino
- 2021
- 7th Gran Premio di Lugano
- 2022
- 2nd Per sempre Alfredo
- 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 2023
- 7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 |
 Tour de France
|
124 | 97 | — | — | — | — | 111 | |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | 83 | 74 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Long, David (27 June 2017). "Kiwis Paddy Bevin, Dion Smith to race at Tour de France". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "ONE Pro Cycling announce Hayden McCormick, James Oram and Dion Smith signings". cyclingnews.com. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Dion Smith has strong stage at Tour de France". Radio New Zealand. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "DION SMITH RETURNS TO IWG". Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (31 May 2015). "White takes Winston-Salem criterium win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dion Smith.
- Dion Smith at UCI
- Dion Smith at Cycling Archives
- Dion Smith at ProCyclingStats
- Dion Smith at Cycling Quotient
