Gene Bates

Gene Bates (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian cyclist, last riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling. Bates is currently the sporting director for UCI Women's team and has been since 2014.

Career Bates began his professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire. This did not lead to a professional contract so he served a further period as a stagiaire for Saeco the following year. In the 2006 Tour Down Under he finished 5th overall. He also put in a strong showing at the Tour de Langkawi, finishing second in a stage behind Laurent Mangel.

After cycling professionally, worked as assistant team manager for Jayco–AIS in 2011. Bates was appointed as head cycling coach at the end of 2011 until 2013 for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, and for 2012 and 2013 Bates was endurance coach for Cycling Australia's junior track team. From the start of 2014, recruited Gene Bates as their DS as the team founding sports director Dave McPartland took up a role with the men's side of .

Major results Sources:

2001

2003

1st Sprint classification Oberösterreich Rundfahrt 1st Stage 2 1st Giro delle Due Province 7th Coppa della Pace 8th GP Citta di Felino 2004 1st Parma La Spezia 10th Overall Tour Down Under 2005

1st Piccola Sanremo 2nd Coppa della Pace 2nd Giro del Belvedere 7th Trofeo G. Bianchin 2006 3rd Gran Piemonte 5th Overall Tour Down Under 2007 2nd GP Marmo 7th Overall Tour Down Under 8th Overall Tour of Britain 2009 3rd Halle–Ingooigem