Rory Sutherland

Rory Sutherland (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2020, for the , , , , and teams.

After retiring, Sutherland became the Elite Road Coordinator for the Australian cycling team.

Career Born in Canberra, Australia, Sutherland began racing competitively at the age of 14, and rode in Europe with and from 2001 to 2005. He tested positive for Clomiphene, which according to some medical experts is not a performance-enhancing drug although it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) banned substance list. In 2006 Sutherland was given a 9-month conditional suspension by the Belgian Cycling Federation, with whom he holds a racing licence. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In 2007, he won stages 2 and 3 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, and also finished 2nd in the Australian National Time Trial Championships.

In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.

Major results

2000 4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships 2003 2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23 6th Overall Ster Elektrotoer 2004

1st Flèche Hesbignonne 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour 1st Stage 9 3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux 5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 9th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy 2005 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt

3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 9th Schaal Sels 10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia 2007 1st Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 7th Reading Classic 2008

1st Stage 5

1st Prologue

1st Stage 3 1st Prologue Redlands Bicycle Classic National Road Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Road race 9th Overall Jayco Bay Cycling Classic 9th Overall Tour de Georgia 2009

6th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic 10th Overall Tour of Missouri 2010

7th Overall Tour of California 8th Overall Tour of the Gila 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix 1st Stages 1 & 6 6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 7th Overall Tour of California 9th Overall Tour of Elk Grove 10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge 2012

1st Stage 1

1st Stage 1 Tour of Utah 1st Stage 6 USA Pro Cycling Challenge 9th Bucks County Classic 2013 6th Klasika Primavera 9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge 9th Overall Tour of Turkey 10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe 2014 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie 2017 1st Vuelta a La Rioja

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish