George Bennett (cyclist)

George Bennett (born 7 April 1990) is a New Zealand professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam LottoNL–Jumbo. He represents New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Bennett was born in Nelson in 1990. Educated at Waimea College, Bennett turned professional in 2012. He competed with the RadioShack–Nissan squad for two seasons before moving to Cannondale in 2014. In October 2014 it was announced that he would join LottoNL–Jumbo for the 2015 season. In May 2015, he was barred from starting the Giro d'Italia due to low cortisol levels (later discovered to have been caused by illness), as per MPCC rules. He was not replaced by his team. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France and finished in 53rd place. His most impressive performance in the Tour de France was finishing seventh on stage nine at Andorre Arcalis, judged by some as the toughest stage that year.

He competed in the Men's individual road race at the 2016 Summer Olympics and came 33rd; he described the race as "absolutely" the toughest in his career, and 79 riders did not finish.

Major results

Sources:

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2013	2014	2015	2016
Giro	122	—	WD	—
Tour	—	—	—	53
Vuelta	—	89	37	10

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress