Corbin Strong

Corbin John Strong (born 30 April 2000) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the points race and finished second in the team pursuit at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

In 2018, Strong crashed into a stationary car while on a training ride, fracturing his T1 vertebra.

Career Early career Strong started racing in 2019 with the and achieved early success in Asian races. He won the Under-23 competition in the Tour de Korea and Tour de Kumano plus the sprint jersey in the Tour de Ijen.

He then spent two seasons with , where a COVID-19 stricken world saw him only compete at the New Zealand Cycle Classic, finishing on the podium with top 5 results in all stages and walking away with the white youth jersey.

The following season Strong won the New Zealand Cycle Classic with the bonus seconds on the final stage pushing him into the lead. It was announced in August 2021 that Strong would ride for UCI WorldTeam for the following three seasons.

Israel–Premier Tech (2022 to present) 2022 His first year of professional cycling started well with top 35 placings in all races he finished. A ninth place in Stage 7 of the Tour of Turkey placed him in 15th overall. Strong took his first professional victory at the shortened Tour of Britain taking the first stage up a punchy slope ahead of Omar Fraile.

2023 Strong went to the 2023 Tour de France as his team's nominated sprinter. He achieved two top ten finishes in bunch sprints most notably ninth in the final stage of the Tour on the Champs-Élysées. Later in the season at the Tour de Luxembourg Strong took his only victory of the season. Winning the mass-sprint first stage to take the leaders jersey, he would lose it the following day.

2024 Strong started his 2024 season at the Down Under Classic, a criterium that preludes the Tour Down Under, where he finished tenth. At the Tour Down Under, Strong finished eighth on the opening stage and with bonus seconds was sitting fourth overall. He moved up to second the following stage before dropping to third after stage four and ultimately retireing from the race on stage 5 due to illness. Strong bounced back from illness to podium at the Surf Coast Classic five days later.

His only victory of the season came at the 2.Pro rated Tour de Wallonie. Strong won Stage two of the tour in a mass bunch sprint moving him into the leaders jersey. He kept the leaders jersey for two more stages until the final stage where Matteo Trentin earned enough bonus seconds to pass Strong in the overall.

Strong competed in the individual road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was New Zealand's best finisher placing 27 out of 90 who started the race.

The 2024 Vuelta a España was Strong's second Grand Tour of his career where he achieved five top-6s in stages placing third twice.

2025 In July, Strong won the five stage Tour de Wallonie. He won the opening stage. He said of the win: “I felt very fortunate to ride with this group, everyone was committed and believed in me. I enjoyed today a lot and it’s a great feeling to pay the guys back for their work today.” He came 10th in stage 2 and then fourth in stage 3 and second stage 4 and 5. He was only one second ahead at the beginning of stage five but his second place gave him a bonus six seconds to give him the victory.

Strong won the Arctic Race of Norway with Tom Pidcock taking second place. Strong won the opening stage and came second in the final stage for the victory. He said of the race: "I thought I could do maybe a top five, maybe a podium on GC, if I had a really good ride. I was quietly confident. Yesterday exceeded my expectations, So to be in the yellow and finish it off with my teammates today is a really nice feeling." Part of his prize included 50kg of salmon from an event sponsor after winning the first stage.

2026 Strong came 5th in the Milan–San Remo. Strong expressed his satisfaction with the race, feeling good about his performance and praising the teamwork and support from his fellow riders. He mentioned how he has always believed this particular race suited him well. Despite facing a string of bad luck earlier in the year with crashes, mechanical issues, and illness in every competition, he found it rewarding to finish in the final group and secure a top-five position in a Monument, highlighting how significant this achievement is for him.

In June, Strong won the Circuit Franco-Belge. The 195km race ended with an uphill finish and Strong won the sprint. He said of the victory: "It's a big relief. It hasn't been an easy start to the season. I think when I've been fit and healthy and had a good run at a race, I've been in good shape, but there have been very few opportunities, I think, for me - a lot of crashes and illness in the first part of the year - so to come here and get a win is a really nice feeling."

Major results Sources:

Road

2018 3rd Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2019 1st Points classification, Tour de Ijen 4th Overall Tour de Kumano 1st Young rider classification 5th Overall Tour de Korea 1st Young rider classification 8th Overall Tour of Thailand 2020 Tour of Southland 1st Stages 2 & 4 3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic 1st Young rider classification 2021 1st Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 5th Gravel and Tar Classic 9th Omloop van Valkenswaard 2022 (1 pro win) 2nd Coppa Bernocchi 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie 6th Overall Tour of Britain 1st Stage 1 7th Gran Piemonte 2023 (1) 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 3rd Circuit Franco-Belge 4th Giro del Veneto 5th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 7th GP Miguel Induráin 9th La Drôme Classic 2024 (2) 1st Giro del Veneto 2nd Road race, National Championships 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie 1st Stage 2 2nd Gran Piemonte 2nd Tour du Finistère 3rd Surf Coast Classic 4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 8th La Drôme Classic 10th Brabantse Pijl 2025 (4) 1st Overall Arctic Race of Norway 1st Points classification 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 1 1st Overall Tour de Wallonie 1st Points classification 1st Stage 1 2nd Circuit Franco-Belge 4th Surf Coast Classic 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2026 (1) 1st Circuit Franco-Belge 3rd Overall Région Pays de la Loire Tour 1st Points classification 5th Milan–San Remo

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2023 2024 2025 2026 Giro d'Italia — — 96 88 Tour de France 90 — — — Vuelta a España — DNF — —

Classics results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish IP Race in Progress

Track

2016 Oceania Junior Championships

2017 National Junior Championships 1st Omnium 1st Points race 1st Team sprint 2nd Individual pursuit 2nd Scratch

3rd Madison, National Championships (with Josh Scott) 2018 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships Oceania Junior Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Omnium 1st Madison (with George Jackson)

2019 1st Points race, Oceania Championships National Championships 1st Points race 1st Team pursuit 2nd Scratch 2nd Madison (with Dylan Kennett) 3rd Omnium UCI World Cup 2nd Team pursuit, Hong Kong 2nd Team pursuit, Brisbane 3rd Scratch, Hong Kong 2020 UCI World Championships 1st Points race

National Championships 1st Points race 1st Omnium 2021 National Championships 1st Team pursuit 2nd Points race 3rd Madison (with Tom Sexton) UCI Champions League 1st Elimination, Palma 1st Scratch, Palma 2nd Scratch, London 2022

2023 2nd Madison, National Championships (with George Jackson)