Gene Bates (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian

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, last riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.Gene Bates road champion
/ref> Bates is currently the sporting director for UCI Women's team and has been since 2014.

Career

Bates began his professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire. This did not lead to a professional contract so he served a further period as a stagiaire for

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the following year. In the 2006

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he finished 5th overall. He also put in a strong showing at the

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, finishing second in a stage behind Laurent Mangel. After cycling professionally, worked as assistant team manager for Jayco-AIS in 2011. Bates was appointed as head cycling coach at the end of 2011 until 2013 for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, and for 2012 and 2013 Bates was endurance coach for

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's junior track team. From the start of 2014, recruited Gene Bates as their DS as the team founding sports director Dave McPartland took up a role with the men's side of .

Major results

Sources: ;2001 : 1st Jersey white

Youth classification

;2003 : 1st MaillotAustralia

Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Jersey white

Youth classification

: 1st Sprint classification

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::1st Stage 2 : 1st Giro delle Due Province : 7th Coppa della Pace : 8th GP Citta di Felino ;2004 : 1st Parma La Spezia : 10th Overall

;2005 : 1st Jersey blue

Mountain classification

: 1st Piccola Sanremo : 2nd Coppa della Pace : 2nd

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: 7th Trofeo G. Bianchin ;2006 : 3rd Gran Piemonte : 5th Overall

;2007 : 2nd GP Marmo : 7th Overall

: 8th Overall

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;2009 : 3rd

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References

External links

* 1981 births Living people Australian male cyclists Cyclists from South Australia {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub