Nick Gates (born 10 March 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer.
 Gates in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Gates |
| Born | 10 March 1972 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Domestique |
| Professional team | |
| 1996–1997 | Giant–Australian Institute of Sport |
| 1998–1999 | Die Continentale–Olympia |
| 2000 | Team Hohenfelder–Concorde |
| 2001 | Agro–Adler–Brandenburg |
| 2002 | Team Wiesenhof |
| 2003–2008 | Lotto–Domo |
| Major wins | |
| Australian National Road Race Champion (1996) Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic (1996) | |
In 1996 Gates won the Commonwealth Bank Classic[1] and the Australian national road race title.[2]
Gates twice competed in the Tour de France, riding for the Lotto-Domo team, but failed to finish either event, pulling out after the 15th stage in 2003[3] and after the first stage in 2004.[4]
His career ended with a fairytale victory in his self-named event, the Nick Gates Classic, in Townsville in 2008, where he won with the assistance of long-time teammate, Robbie McEwen.[5]
Major results
edit- 1996
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st
Overall Commonwealth Bank Classic - 1997
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Tasmania
- 1998
- 1st Stage 12 Commonwealth Bank Classic
- 1999
- 3rd Overall Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 3
- 2000
- 1st Harsewinkel
- 2001
- 1st Gold Coast-Nerang
- 1st Neuss
- 2004
- 1st Burleigh
- 2006
- 1st Surfers Paradise
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali
- 2008
- 1st Nick Gates Classic
Tour de France results
editReferences
edit- ^ Career of toil ends at home for Gates
- ^ "Nick Gates". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Stage 16 Results, 2003 Tour de France
- ^ Stage 2 Results, 2004 Tour de France
- ^ closes career with fairytale in Townsville
External links
edit- Nick Gates at Cycling Archives (archived)