Samuel Ryan Bewley (born 22 July 1987) is an amateur

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host and former

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from

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who last rode for

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. Bewley has also competed for

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and BikeNZ PureBlack Racing. He has raced in nine

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, including five starts at the

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and three starts at the Giro d'Italia. He made his sole

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appearance to date in its 2020 edition. On 1 August 2022 he announced that he will retire as a professional cyclist at the end of 2022.

Early life

Bewley attended Glenholme Primary School, Rotorua Intermediate School and

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Career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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, Bewley won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in

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, together with Hayden Roulston,

Marc Ryan Marc Ryan (born 14 October 1982) is a New Zealand racing cyclist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ryan won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, and Jesse Sergen ...

, and

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. On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Bewley would join the new

, which was led by

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and included

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and

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. In May 2012, Bewley joined Australian UCI WorldTeam , and made his first appearance for the team at the Bayern–Rundfahrt. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, he was again part of the New Zealand team in the men's pursuit, winning bronze for the second successive Games. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the

. After a crash in stage 10 of the race, in January 2021 Bewley postponed his return to racing until March, due to long-term injuries.

Major results

;2003 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Road race, National Novice Road Championships ;2005 : UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships ::1st Jersey rainbow

Team pursuit ::2nd Silver medal blank

Individual pursuit : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2006 : 1st Stage 6a Tour of Southland ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic : 7th Chrono Champenois ;2008 : 3rd Bronze medal olympic

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;2010 : 1st Gold medal blank

Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali : 2nd Silver medal blank

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: 3rd

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;2011 : 1st Gold medal blank

Team pursuit, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali : 4th Road race, National Road Championships ;2012 : 1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic : 3rd Bronze medal olympic

: 3rd

Team time trial,

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;2015 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Giro d'Italia : 4th Road race, National Road Championships ;2019 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT)

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Personal life

Bewley is in a relationship with fellow professional cyclist,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bewley, Sam 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 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Rotorua 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 People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand