Mathew Hayman (born 20 April 1978) is an Australian former professional
road bicycle racer
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, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2019 for the , and teams. During his career, Hayman was an experienced and respected
domestique
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, as he typically took on a supporting role within his team. Hayman was also a specialist in the cobbled classics, and was the winner of
Paris–Roubaix
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in
2016
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. Following his retirement from racing after the
2019 Tour Down Under
The 2019 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 15 and 20 January 2019 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 21st edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.
For th ...
,
Hayman remained with the team as a part-time
directeur sportif
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alongside a "special projects" position.
Personal life
Hayman was born in western Sydney, but the family was living near
Goulburn
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in country
New South Wales
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when he became interested in cycling, largely due to his older brother. He started racing in Canberra, and, following his brother, moved to Europe to further a potential cycling career in 1997. He raced as an amateur with Rabobank's under-23 team, based in
The Netherlands
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. In 2006 he married Kym Shirley, an Australian professional cyclist. The couple has a son, born in 2011, and twins born in 2017.
Career
Hayman turned professional in 2000 with , after three years racing as an amateur in Europe. He completed his first
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
the same year. He stayed with Rabobank for ten years, achieving a number of good results during that time. Hayman has refused to discuss Dr Geert Leinders when asked about his time at Rabobank. Riding for Australia in the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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in Melbourne as a domestique in support of
Allan Davis, it was Hayman who came away with the gold medal in the road race.
At the end of 2009 Hayman left Rabobank for the challenge of helping to form a new professional cycling team, then known as . Hayman left at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season.
On 10 April 2016, he won
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
, the eighth professional victory of his career. He was part of a breakaway of 16 riders that escaped from the peloton in the early stages of the race, which was later joined by a group which was formed after the peloton broke up following a crash 115 km from the finish. In the closing stages Hayman managed to close the gap on a select group of riders attacking from the lead group, and in the final sprint at
Roubaix Velodrome
The Roubaix Velodrome (officially Vélodrome André-Pétrieux) is a velodrome in Roubaix, Nord, France. It was opened in 1936 and has hosted the finish of the one-day " monument classic" cycling race Paris–Roubaix since 1943.
The race moved to ...
, he beat
Tom Boonen
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,
Ian Stannard
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,
Sep Vanmarcke
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Career
Vanmarcke was born in ...
and
Edvald Boasson Hagen
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. His first reaction was one of disbelief: "I can’t believe it
..This is my favorite race, it's a race I dream of every year. This year I didn’t even dare to dream."
On 18 September 2018 Hayman announced that he intended to retire after the
2019 Tour Down Under
The 2019 Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race, that took place between 15 and 20 January 2019 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 21st edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2019 UCI World Tour.
For th ...
.
Career achievements
Major results
;1996
: 2nd
![Silver medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg)
Time trial,
UCI Road World Junior Road Championships
: 2nd
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, National Junior Road Championships
;1999
: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compe ...
: 2nd Overall
Olympia's Tour
The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands.
History
A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, wi ...
::1st Stage 3b (
TTT)
: 3rd
Omloop der Kempen
Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Since 1995, the men's event is UCI 1.2 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...
;2000
: 5th Overall
Sparkassen Giro Bochum
The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held for both men's and women's around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 the men's race is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as UCI ...
: 6th Overall
Guldensporentweedaagse
Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders.
History
The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (''English'': Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day ...
;2001
: 1st
Trofeo Soller
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: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Challenge Mallorca
::1st
![Jersey green](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Jersey_green.svg)
Sprints classification
::1st Stage 5
: 6th Overall
Circuit Franco-Belge
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: 7th
Milano–Torino
Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...
;2002
: 6th Henk Vos Memorial
: 9th Overall
Ster Elektrotoer
The ZLM Tour is a cycling race held over five stages, held in the southern Netherlands and Belgium as a 2.Pro race on the UCI ProSeries
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: 10th Overall
Circuit Franco-Belge
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** Balanced circu ...
;2003
: 10th
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
;2004
: 4th
Tour de Rijke
Tour de Rijke is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
: 10th Overall
Sachsen Tour
The Sachsen Tour is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in the region of Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1985 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
: 10th
Schaal Sels-Merksem
Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions wh ...
;2005
: 1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Overall
Sachsen Tour
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicyc ...
: 8th Overall
Three Days of De Panne
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3, three, or III may also refer to:
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* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
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: 8th Overall
Circuit Franco-Belge
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** Balanced circu ...
: 8th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
: 10th Trofeo Calvià
;2006
: 1st
Road race,
Commonwealth Games
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: 2nd
Profronde van Fryslan
Profronde van Fryslan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Friesland, Netherlands. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 2004 and 2006 it was held as Noord-Nederland Tour, and in 2010 ...
: 3rd Overall Oddset-Rundfahrt
;2007
: 4th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
: 5th
Tour de Rijke
Tour de Rijke is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
: 7th
Profronde van Fryslan
Profronde van Fryslan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Friesland, Netherlands. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 2004 and 2006 it was held as Noord-Nederland Tour, and in 2010 ...
: 9th Overall
Tour of Qatar
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;2008
: 10th
Ronde van het Groene Hart
The Ronde van het Groene Hart was a road bicycle race held in Groene Hart, Netherlands. The first edition of the race, in 2007, was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The 203 km race started in Leiden and finished in Woerden, ...
;2009
: 4th
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
: 7th
Trofeo Inca
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: 8th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
: 8th
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Arendonk, Belgium. The race, paying respect to the famous Belgian rider of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly gained importa ...
: 10th
Tour de Rijke
Tour de Rijke is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competiti ...
;2010
: 5th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
;2011
: 1st
Paris–Bourges
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: 3rd
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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: 4th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
: 6th Overall
Circuit Franco-Belge
Circuit may refer to:
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* Electrical circuit, a complete electrical network with a closed-loop giving a return path for current
** Analog circuit, uses continuous signal levels
** Balanced circu ...
: 10th
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
;2012
: 8th
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
;2013
: 3rd
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
;2016
: 1st
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Monuments' or classics of the ...
Grand Tour results timeline
Classics & Monuments results timelines
References
External links
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Profile on Australia Cycling*
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1978 births
Living people
Australian male cyclists
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Cyclists from Sydney
People from the Inner West (Sydney)
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
ACT Academy of Sport alumni