Marc Ryan (born 14 October 1982) is a New Zealand
racing cyclist
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.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ryan won the
bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in
team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
, together with
Sam Bewley,
Hayden Roulston, and
Jesse Sergent
Jesse Sergent (born 8 July 1988) is a retired New Zealand racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016 for , and .
Career
Born in Feilding, Sergent won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as part of the New ...
.
At the 2009–2010 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Melbourne, Ryan and Thomas Scully won the Men's Madison in a time of 44 minutes, 33 seconds, at an average speed of 53.9 km per hour. Second place went to the German riders, Robert Bengsch and Marcel Kalz, and third place to Ukraine
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.
At the 2012 London Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
Ryan again won a bronze medal in the team pursuit, together with Jesse Sergent
Jesse Sergent (born 8 July 1988) is a retired New Zealand racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016 for , and .
Career
Born in Feilding, Sergent won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as part of the New ...
, Sam Bewley, Westley Gough and Aaron Gate.
Major results
;2008
:4th Prologue Tour of Southland
;2009
:4th Tour of Southland
::1st Stage 1 TTT
::2nd Stage 7
;2010
:3rd National Time Trial Championships
;2012
:2nd Prologue Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
References
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Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of New Zealand
Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand
New Zealand track cyclists
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
1982 births
Living people
Olympic medalists in cycling
New Zealand male cyclists
Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Timaru
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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