Corbin Strong

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Corbin Strong

| image = UCI Track World Championships 2020 027.jpg

| caption = Strong at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

| fullname = Corbin John Strong{{cite web |title=Corbin John STRONG |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/236644 |website=UCI |access-date=13 September 2024}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|30|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Invercargill, New Zealand

| height = 1.73 m{{cite web |title=Corbin Strong |url=https://israelpremiertech.com/rider/corbin-strong/ |website=Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-CA}}

| weight = 63 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|IPT}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Puncheur

| proyears1 = 2019

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|STG|2019}}

| proyears2 = 2020–2021

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SEG|2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14122/1001724/257|title=SEG Racing Academy|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=29 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429202813/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14122/1001724/257|archivedate=29 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15357/1001724/276|title=SEG Racing Academy|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=24 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224150011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15357/1001724/276|archivedate=24 February 2021}}

| proyears3 = 2022–

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|IPT|2022}}{{cite web |title=ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17418 |website=UCI |access-date=4 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=Corbin Strong |url=https://israelpremiertech.com/rider/corbin-strong/ |website=Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-CA}}

| majorwins = ;Road

One-day races and Classics

:Giro del Veneto (2024)

;Track

: World Championships

::Points race (2020)

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines|2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's elimination}}

}}

Corbin Strong (born 30 April 2000) is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|IPT}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17703|title=Israel–Premier Tech|publisher=UCI|access-date=15 January 2024}} He won the points race and finished second in the team pursuit at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.{{cite web |title='I can't believe I pulled it off': Teenager Corbin Strong strikes gold at World Championships |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/119912702/southland-cyclist-corbin-strong-on-top-of-the-world |website=Stuff |access-date=24 February 2021 |language=en |date=28 February 2020}}

In 2018, Strong crashed into a stationary car while on a training ride, fracturing his T1 vertebra.{{cite web |title=Top young cyclist Corbin Strong fractures vertebra in collision with car |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/100840719/top-young-cyclist-corbin-strong-fractures-vertebrae-in-collision-with-car |website=Stuff |access-date=24 February 2021 |language=en |date=24 January 2018}}

Career

=Early career=

Strong started racing in 2019 with the {{UCI team code|STG|2019}} and achieved early success in Asian races.{{cite web |title=Corbin Strong in the form of his life |url=https://www.cyclingsouth.org.nz/news/news-and-results/corbin-strong-in-the-form-of-his-life/ |website=www.cyclingsouth.org.nz |access-date=13 September 2024 |date=25 June 2019}} He won the Under-23 competition in the Tour de Korea and Tour de Kumano plus the sprint jersey in the Tour de Ijen.{{cite web |title=Southland Cyclist Corbin Strong Wins U23 Section In Japans UCI 2.2 Tour de Kumano |url=https://whatsoninvers.nz/southland-cyclist-corbin-strong-wins-u23-section-in-japans-uci-2-2-tour-de-kumano/ |website=What's On Invers whatsoninvers.nz |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=5 June 2019}}

He then spent two seasons with {{UCI team code|SEG|2020}},{{cite web |title=Southlands Corbin Strong joins SEG Racing Academy |url=https://whatsoninvers.nz/southlands-corbin-strong-joins-seg-racing-academy/ |website=What's On Invers whatsoninvers.nz |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=18 October 2019}} where a COVID-19 stricken world saw him only compete at the New Zealand Cycle Classic, finishing on the podium with top 5 results in all stages and walking away with the white youth jersey.{{cite web |title=Field claims title |url=https://times-age.co.nz/sports/field-claims-title/ |website=Wairarapa Times-Age |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-NZ |date=20 January 2020}}

The following season Strong won the New Zealand Cycle Classic with the bonus seconds on the final stage pushing him into the lead.{{cite web |title=Corbin Strong wins NZ Cycle Classic |url=https://www.sportzhub.com/article/corbin-strong-wins-nz-cycle-classic.html |website=sportzhub.com |access-date=13 September 2024 |date=17 January 2021}} It was announced in August 2021 that Strong would ride for UCI WorldTeam {{UCI team code|IPT|2021}} for the following three seasons.{{cite web |last1=Haymes |first1=Phoebe |title=Israel Start-Up Nation and talented Kiwi Corbin Strong join forces |url=https://israelpremiertech.com/israel-start-up-nation-and-talented-kiwi-corbin-strong-join-forces/ |website=Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-CA |date=9 August 2021}}

=Israel–Premier Tech (2022 to present)=

==2022==

His first year of professional cycling started well with top 35 placings in all races he finished. A ninth place in Stage 7 of the Tour of Turkey placed him in 15th overall.{{cite web |title=Tour of Turkey: Bevin wins stage 7 to take overall lead |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2022/stage-7/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=16 April 2022}} Strong took his first professional victory at the shortened Tour of Britain taking the first stage up a punchy slope ahead of Omar Fraile.{{cite web |last1=McGrath |first1=Andy |title=Meet Corbin Strong, the surprise of the Tour of Britain |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/meet-corbin-strong-the-surprise-tour-of-britain-leader/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=7 September 2022}}

==2023==

Strong went to the 2023 Tour de France as his team's nominated sprinter. He achieved two top ten finishes in bunch sprints most notably ninth in the final stage of the Tour on the Champs-Élysées.{{cite web |title=Key roles ahead for kiwis Smith and Strong in 2023 Tour de France |url=https://www.cyclingnewzealand.nz/news-2/news/key-roles-ahead-for-kiwis-smith-and-strong-in-2023-tour-de-france/ |website=Cycling New Zealand |access-date=13 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Harding |first1=Evan |title=Corbin Strong nails top 10 finish in final stage of Tour de France |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/132613507/corbin-strong-nails-top-10-finish-in-final-stage-of-tour-de-france |website=www.stuff.co.nz |access-date=13 September 2024 |date=25 July 2023}} Later in the season at the Tour de Luxembourg Strong took his only victory of the season. Winning the mass-sprint first stage to take the leaders jersey, he would lose it the following day.{{cite web |title=Kiwi cyclist Corbin Strong wins in Europe |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/498426/kiwi-cyclist-corbin-strong-wins-in-europe |website=RNZ |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-nz |date=21 September 2023}}

==2024==

Strong started his 2024 season at the Down Under Classic, a criterium that preludes the Tour Down Under, where he finished tenth.{{cite web |last1=Giulian |first1=Simone |title=Down Under Classic: Jhonatan Narvaez wins from the break |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2024/down-under-classic/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=13 January 2024}} At the Tour Down Under, Strong finished eighth on the opening stage and with bonus seconds was sitting fourth overall.{{cite web |last1=Lamoureux |first1=Lyne |last2=published |first2=Simone Giuliani |title=Tour Down Under: Sam Welsford holds off Phil Bauhaus to win stage 1 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-down-under-2024/stage-1/results/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=16 January 2024}} He moved up to second the following stage before dropping to third after stage four and ultimately retireing from the race on stage 5 due to illness.{{cite web |last1=Bull |first1=Nick |title=Strong and Williams round out the podium on Tour Down Under stage two |url=https://israelpremiertech.com/strong-and-williams-round-out-the-podium-on-tour-down-under-stage-two/ |website=Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-CA |date=17 January 2024}} Strong bounced back from illness to podium at the Surf Coast Classic five days later.{{cite web |last1=Haymes |first1=Phoebe |title=Corbin Strong bounces back to round out Surf Coast Classic podium |url=https://israelpremiertech.com/corbin-strong-bounces-back-to-round-out-surf-coast-classic-podium/ |website=Israel — Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en-CA |date=25 January 2024}}

His only victory of the season came at the 2.Pro rated Tour de Wallonie. Strong won Stage two of the tour in a mass bunch sprint moving him into the leaders jersey. He kept the leaders jersey for two more stages until the final stage where Matteo Trentin earned enough bonus seconds to pass Strong in the overall.{{cite web |title=Flawless Strong powers towards Paris road race |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350355184/flawless-strong-powers-towards-paris-road-race |website=www.stuff.co.nz |access-date=13 September 2024}} Strong competed in the individual road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was New Zealand's best finisher placing 27 out of 90 who started the race.{{cite web |last1=Lindsay |first1=Brayden |title=Southland’s Corbin Strong ends Olympic road race in 27th place |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350367283/southlands-corbin-strong-ends-olympic-road-race-27th-place |website=www.stuff.co.nz |access-date=13 September 2024 |date=5 August 2024}}

The 2024 Vuelta a España was Strong's second Grand Tour of his career where he achieved five top-6s in stages placing third twice.{{cite web |title=Mixed feelings for Corbin Strong after La Vuelta podium: "If I had started the sprint in the wheel of Van Aert and Groves..." |url=https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/mixed-feelings-for-corbin-strong-after-la-vuelta-podium-if-i-had-started-the-sprint-in-the-wheel-of-van-aert-and-groves |website=CyclingUpToDate.com |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=31 August 2024}}

Major results

Sources:{{cite web |title=Corbin Strong |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/corbin-strong |website=www.procyclingstats.com |access-date=24 February 2021}}{{cite web |title=Corbin Strong - FirstCycling.com |url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=82572 |website=firstcycling.com |access-date=24 February 2021}}

=Road=

;2018

: 3rd Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge

;2019

: 1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification, Tour de Ijen

: 4th Overall Tour de Kumano

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

: 5th Overall Tour de Korea

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

: 8th Overall Tour of Thailand

;2020

: Tour of Southland

::1st Stages 2 & 4

: 3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

;2021

: 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic

::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification

::1st Stage 1 (TTT)

: 5th Gravel and Tar Classic

: 9th Omloop van Valkenswaard

;2022 (1 pro win)

: 2nd Coppa Bernocchi

: 5th Grand Prix de Wallonie

: 6th Overall Tour of Britain

::1st Stage 1

: 7th Gran Piemonte

;2023 (1)

: 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg

: 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

: 3rd Circuit Franco-Belge

: 4th Giro del Veneto

: 5th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

: 7th GP Miguel Induráin

: 9th La Drôme Classic

;2024 (2)

: 1st Giro del Veneto

: 2nd Road race, National Championships

: 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie

::1st Stage 2

: 2nd Gran Piemonte

: 2nd Tour du Finistère

: 3rd Surf Coast Classic

: 4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

: 8th La Drôme Classic

: 10th Brabantse Pijl

;2025

: 4th Surf Coast Classic

: 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

==Grand Tour general classification results timeline==

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