Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989) is a

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professional

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who currently rides for

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Career

Born in

Timaru Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...

, Archbold competed in the men's omnium at the

2012 Summer 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 ...

, and won the gold medal in the men's scratch race at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, along with bronze in the men's team pursuit. He was named in the start list for the

2016 Tour de France The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées sta ...

. During the

Shane crashed early on in the 17th stage and broke his pelvis but he struggled on to finish the stage. However, he was forced to withdraw from the race four days from the finish. In October 2017 it was announced that Archbold would join for the 2018 season. In August 2018, he was without a professional road team because Aqua Blue Sport folded. He decided to team up with

Aaron Gate Aaron Gate (born 26 November 1990) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He represented his country in track cycling at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand ath ...

to return to track cycling and participated in Six Day London and Six Day Melbourne of

2018–19 Six Day Series The 2018–19 Six Day Series (also known as the Six Day Cycling Series is a multi Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race tournament over a season. It is the 3rd series organised by the Madison Sports Group (MSG). This season consists of 7 even ...

with the eye of entering

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event in

2020 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

. In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the

2019 Vuelta a España The 2019 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain, Andorra and France between 24 August and 15 September 2019. The race was the 74th edition of the Vuelta a España and is the final Grand Tour of t ...

Major results

;2005 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

, National Novice Road Championships ;2006 : 2nd Silver medal blank

Team pursuit,

UCI Junior Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...

;2007 : National Junior Track Championships ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Individual pursuit ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Points race :

Australian Youth Olympic Festival The Australian Youth Olympics Festival (AYOF) is an international multi-sport event organised by the Australian Olympic Committee Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Aust ...

::1st

Points race ::3rd Bronze medal blank

Individual pursuit : 1st Stage 4 Tour du Pays de Vaud ;2008 : 1st Stage 4

Tour de Vineyards The Tour de Vineyards is a road cycling race held around Tasman Bay, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the Sou ...

;2011 : 1st Stage 4

Mi-Août en Bretagne Mi-Août en Bretagne is a French cycling road race that was established in 1960. It is held in the region of Brittany, France. It is rated 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour. The original race ran from 1960 to 1966. It was then re-established in 1978 by ...

: 2nd

Omnium An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...

UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

: 10th Overall

Rás Tailteann Rás Tailteann (; "Tailteann Race"), often shortened to the Rás, is an annual international cycling stage race, held in Ireland. Traditionally held in May, the race returned after a hiatus in 2022 as 5 day event held in June. By naming the rac ...

;2013 : 1st

Six Days of Fiorenzuola The Six Days of Fiorenzuola is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Fiorenzuola, Italy. The event was first held in 1998. Winners References Cycle races in Italy Sport in Emilia-Romagna Province of Piacenza Fiorenzuola Re ...

(with

Dylan Kennett Dylan Kennett (born 8 December 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Of Māori descent, Kennett affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi. Kennett rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Cha ...

) : 1st Stage 2

;2014 :

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

::1st

Scratch ::3rd Bronze medal blank

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 ...

: 2nd Omnium, Fenioux Piste International : 9th

Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic The Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic is a road bicycle race that starts in Oakham and finishes in Melton Mowbray. The 2008 version was 158 km long. The race is characterised by its off-road sections and short, sharp climbs on n ...

;2015 : 2nd Classica Corsica : 3rd

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: 5th

Omloop van het Houtland Omloop van het Houtland ("Circuit of Houtland") is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2002 it was held ...

: 8th

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still runn ...

;2017 : 7th

Coppa Bernocchi The Coppa Bernocchi is a European bicycle race held in Legnano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 1919 the business magnate Antonio Bernocchi founded the Coppa Bernocchi (or Bernocchi Cup) ...

;2018 : 6th Road race,

: 7th

Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ...

;2019 : 1st Stage 2

Czech Cycling Tour The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic. It was created in 2010 and was initially part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 2.2, but in 2015 moved up to 2.1 The Union Cycli ...

;2020 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall

Okolo Slovenska Okolo Slovenska ( en, Tour of Slovakia; french: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes f ...

;2021 : 9th

Grote Prijs Marcel Kint Grote Prijs Marcel Kint is a cycling race held annually in Belgium (Zwevegem & Kortrijk). It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1 1.1 may refer to: * 1.1.1.1, a Domain Name System service * 1.1-inch/75-caliber gun * Falcon 9 v1.1 orbital l ...

;2022 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m. Overview Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time ...

::8th Road race

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Archbold, Shane 1989 births Living people New Zealand male cyclists New Zealand track cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of New Zealand Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling People from Timaru 20th-century New Zealand people 21st-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games