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

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host and former professional

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from New Zealand who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . He also competed for UCI ProTeam and BikeNZ PureBlack Racing. He competed in nine Grand Tours, including five starts at the

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and three starts at the

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. Bewley made his sole

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appearance in the 2020 edition, before retiring from professional cycling at the end of 2022.

Early life

Bewley attended Glenholme Primary School, Rotorua Intermediate School and Rotorua Boys' High School.

Career

At the

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, Bewley won the

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as part of the New Zealand team in

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, together with Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent. On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Bewley would join the new UCI ProTeam , which was led by

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and included

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

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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. On 1 August 2022, he announced his intention to retire as a professional cyclist at the end of 2022.

Broadcasting career

In 2023, Bewley joined the team of broadcaster

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for their coverage of the

, acting as a commentator.

Major results

Road

;2003 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Road race, National Novice Championships ;2005 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships ;2006 : 1st Stage 6a Tour of Southland ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic : 7th Chrono Champenois ;2011 : 4th Road race, National Championships ;2012 : 1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic : 3rd Bronze medal uci

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, UCI World Championships ;2015 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

: 4th Road race, National Championships ;2019 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

;2005 : UCI World Junior Championships ::1st Rainbow Jersey Track

Team pursuit ::2nd Silver medal uci

Individual pursuit ;2008 : 3rd Bronze medal olympic

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;2010 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics,

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: 2nd

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: 3rd

, UCI World Championships ;2011 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup,

;2012 : 3rd Bronze medal olympic

: 3rd

, UCI World Championships

Personal life

Bewley is in a relationship with fellow professional cyclist,

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