Ian Stannard

Ian Stannard

Stannard at the 2013 British National Road Race Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Ian Stannard
Nickname	Yogi[1]
Born	(1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 Chelmsford, England
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Team information
Current team	Team Sky
Discipline	Track and road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Domestique/Classics rider
Amateur team(s)
2007	T-Mobile Team (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2008 2009 2010–	Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner ISD Team Sky
Major wins
National Road Race Championships (2012)
Medal record Track cycling Competitor for  Great Britain Olympic Games World Championships European Championships Gold 2006 Athens Under-23 Team pursuit Competitor for  England Commonwealth Youth Games Bronze 2004 Bendigo Individual Pursuit Bronze 2004 Bendigo Scratch Race Road cycling Competitor for  England Commonwealth Youth Games Gold 2004 Bendigo Time Trial
Infobox last updated on 4 January 2014

Ian Stannard (born 25 May 1987) is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Sky.^[2]

Career

Early career

Born in Chelmsford, Stannard initially focused on the road and track, winning a gold medal in the time trial at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, and a gold in the Under-23 Team Pursuit at the 2006 European Track Championships, alongside future Sky team mate Geraint Thomas. Stannard made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining T-Mobile Team as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team. In 2009 he joined the new ISD team,^[3] and was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia, aged just 21. Stannard finished 160th at the Giro.^[4]

Team Sky (2010–present)

Stannard joined the new British Pro Tour team Team Sky for the start of the 2010 season, and has since focused more on the Classics and one day races. He took a third place in freezing conditions in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.^[5] He almost made it home in the 2011 Gent–Wevelgem, after breaking away on the final climb, the Monteberg. He was part of a move with Peter Sagan, Maciej Bodnar (both from Liquigas-Cannondale) and Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) with 34 kilometres (21 mi) to cover until the finish. The quartet kept clear of the chasing peloton until Stannard broke free of the break and crossed the flamme rouge alone. He was passed by a raging bunch with some 500 metres (1,600 ft) to go, as Tom Boonen sprinted to victory.^[6] He obtained his first professional win at the 2011 Tour of Austria, winning stage 5 of the race, where he got the better of a group of five escapees in the sprint.^[7]

Stannard at the 2013 Tour Down Under

Stannard was part of the Great Britain team that helped Mark Cavendish win the 2011 UCI World Road Race Championship, with an vital pull in the closing stages to keep Cavendish towards the front of the peloton. Stannard is well known for being one of the hardest working domestiques in the peloton, riding a total of 14,713 racing kilometres and 93 race days in 2011.

In 2012, Stannard won the London Nocturne by lapping the field. He also became the British National Road Race Champion, winning ahead of Sky teammate Alex Dowsett. Stannard was selected to race on the British Olympic Road Race Team for 2012, alongside David Millar, Chris Froome, Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish.^[8] The team aimed to lead Cavendish to a sprint victory on The Mall. Despite the best efforts of Stannard, Team GB were unable to pull back a large breakaway group on the run in to London, with the gold medal going to Alexander Vinokourov. Stannard again represented Britain at the UCI World Road Race Championships and was active in a breakaway with Andrew Talansky on the penultimate lap, eventually finishing in the main group.

Stannard put in an impressive performance in freezing conditions at the 2013 Milan – San Remo, initially riding on the front of the race in support of Geraint Thomas, then attacking with Sylvain Chavanel after Thomas crashed. Stannard led over the Poggio, only to be caught on the descent by a chase group of five riders. Stannard made a final move in the final two kilometres but was chased down by Peter Sagan, and he finished sixth in the sprint.^[1]

Stannard was selected to ride the Tour de France for the first time in 2013.

Palmares

In 2012, Stannard was the winner of the British National Road Race Championships.

Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro	160	—	—	132	—
Tour	—	—	—	—	135
Vuelta	—	WD	128	111	—

WD = withdrew

References

External links

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• Official website
• Ian Stannard profile at Team Sky
• Ian Stannard profile at Cycling Archives
• Ian Stannard's Profile on Cycling Base