Zak Dempster
.jpg) Dempster at the 2013 Down Under Classic | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zakkari Dempster |
| Born |
27 September 1987 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bora–Argon 18 |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
Sprinter/Classics rider (road) Endurance (track) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006 | Drapac-Porsche |
| 2007–2008 | SouthAustralia.com – AIS |
| 2009 | Drapac–Porsche Cycling |
| 2010–2011 | Rapha Condor–Sharp |
| From 1 Aug 2011 | HTC–Highroad (stagiaire) |
| 2012 | Endura Racing |
| 2013– | NetApp–Endura |
|
Infobox last updated on 1 February 2014 | |
Zakkari Dempster (born 27 September 1987) is an Australian professional racing cyclist currently racing for UCI Professional Continental Bora–Argon 18.[1] He was selected by the team as part of its squad for the 2014 Tour de France finishing the race in 151st position on the General Classification. Outside of cycling Dempster worked part-time as a fitness coach with Australian rules football team Carlton Football Club during the southern hemisphere summer between 2010 and 2013.[2] Dempster has also been selected to ride the 2015 Tour de France beginning in Utrecht on July 4.
Career highlights
- 2004
- Commonwealth Youth Games
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- 1st National Junior Team Pursuit Championships
- 3rd National Team Pursuit Championships
- 2005
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 2nd Madison
- 2nd U19 National Road Time Trial Series
- 3rd World Junior Team Pursuit Championships
- 2006
- 1st Bendigo Madison (with Mitchell Docker)[3]
- 2nd National Team Pursuit Championships
- 3rd Points Race, Oceania Track Championships
- 3rd Oceania Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- 1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- National Track Championships
- 1st Scratch
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 1st Overall, Gippsland Tour
- 1st Stage 5
- 3rd Team Pursuit, World Cup, Round 1 – Sydney
- 2008
- 1st Stage 1, Tour of Japan
- 1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic[4]
- 3rd National Individual Pursuit Championships
- 2009
- 1st Team Pursuit, Oceania Championships
- 2011
- 1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic[5]
- 1st Stage 1, Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st Overall Tour Doon Hame[6]
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2, Czech Cycling Tour
- 2013
- 6th, RideLondon-Surrey Classic
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1, Bay Classic Series[7]
- 9th Australian National Road Race Championships[8]
References
- ↑ "Team NetApp-Endura (TNE) - GER". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Homfray, Reece (27 June 2014). "Zak Dempster, 27, to become Australia’s latest Tour de France debutant". PerthNow. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Clarke, Les. "Dempster and Docker dynamite in Bendigo". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Morris, Rod. "Dempster takes another big win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Kennedy, Andrew (17 April 2011). "Road: Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ "Dempster wins Tour DoonHame 2011". Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Edmund, Sam (2 January 2014). "Dempster wins Bay Cycling Classic stage". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Woodpower, Zeb (11 January 2014). "Cycling Australia Road National Championships 2014: Gerrans takes top step on dream podium". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
External links
- Zak Dempster profile at Cycling Archives
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