Nick Gates (cyclist)

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Nick Gates

| image = Nick Gates 2007 Bay Cycling Classic 1.jpg

| caption = Gates in 2007

| fullname = Nick Gates

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|3|10}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

| discipline = Road

| role = Domestique

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 =

| amateurteam1 =

| proyears1 = 1996–1997

| proteam1 = Giant–Australian Institute of Sport

| proyears3 = 1998–1999

| proteam3 = Die Continentale–Olympia

| proyears4 = 2000

| proteam4 = Team Hohenfelder–Concorde

| proyears5 = 2001

| proteam5 = Agro–Adler–Brandenburg

| proyears6 = 2002

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|WIE|2002}}

| proyears7 = 2003–2008

| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|LTS|2003}}

| majorwins = Australian National Road Race Champion (1996)
Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic (1996)

}}

Nick Gates (born 10 March 1972 in Sydney) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer.

In 1996 Gates won the Commonwealth Bank Classic[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/career-of-toil-ends-at-home-for-gates/story-e6frg7mo-1111117976341 Career of toil ends at home for Gates] and the Australian national road race title.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3000 |title=Nick Gates |accessdate=10 May 2014 |work=Cycling Archives}}

Gates twice competed in the Tour de France, riding for the Lotto-Domo team, but failed to finish either event, pulling out after the 15th stage in 2003[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results/stage16 Stage 16 Results, 2003 Tour de France] and after the first stage in 2004.[http://www.runnersweb.com/running/rw_news_frameset.html?http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news/rw_news_20040705_Raia_TDF_Stage2.html Stage 2 Results, 2004 Tour de France]

His career ended with a fairytale victory in his self-named event, the Nick Gates Classic, in Townsville in 2008, where he won with the assistance of long-time teammate, Robbie McEwen.[http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/11/10/21605_sportsphoto.htmlGates closes career with fairytale in Townsville]