Shane Archbold

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Shane Archbold

| image = Rund um Köln 2019 145.jpg

| caption = Shane Archbold (2019).

| fullname = Shane William Archbold

| nickname = Novie
The Flying Mullet{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/olympics-2012/puncture-deflates-flying-mullet-5007747 |title=Puncture deflates the 'flying mullet'|date=5 August 2012 |website=tvnz.co.nz|access-date=17 September 2013}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|2|2}}

| birth_place = Timaru, New Zealand

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| currentteam = Retired

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

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Lead out man

| amateuryears1 = 2007

| amateurteam1 = Calder Stewart Pink Batts

| amateuryears2 = 2008

| amateurteam2 = Peak Fuel

| amateuryears3 = 2008

| amateurteam3 = Kelford – Reiker

| amateuryears4 = 2010–2011

| amateurteam4 = Powernet

| proyears1 = 2012

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|MPC|2012}}

| proyears2 = 2013–2014

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SKT|2013}}

| proyears3 = 2015–2017

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2015}}

| proyears4 = 2018

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|ABS|2018}}

| proyears5 = 2019

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|EVO|2019}}

| proyears6 = 2019

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/shane-archbold-returns-bora-hansgrohe-crash-forced-worldtour-419488|title=Shane Archbold returns to Bora-Hansgrohe after crash forced him out of the WorldTour|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=TI Media|date=11 April 2019|access-date=7 July 2019}}

| proyears7 = 2020–2021

| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|QST|2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-deceuninck-quickstep/|title=2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep|first=Barry|last=Ryan|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=31 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15237/1000495/279|title=Deceuninck - Quick-Step|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101071627/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15237/1000495/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}}

| proyears8 = 2022–2023

| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2022}}{{cite web |title=BORA - HANSGROHE |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17174 |website=UCI |access-date=19 January 2022}}

| majorwins = One-day races and Classics

:National Road Race Championships (2020)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}

}}

Shane William Archbold (born 2 February 1989) is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/shane-archbold-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110030/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/shane-archbold-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Shane Archbold Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-19}} who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2023.

Career

Born in Timaru, Archbold competed in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the men's scratch race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, along with bronze in the men's team pursuit.{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_track/1032480/shane_archbold.html|title=Glasgow 2014 – Shane Archbold Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2017-11-19}}

He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163736&c=3 | title=2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist | access-date=30 June 2016| work= ProCyclingStats}} During the 2016 Tour de France Shane crashed early on in the 17th stage and broke his pelvis but he struggled on to finish the stage.{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/82326414/shane-archbold-out-of-tour-de-france-after-breaking-his-pelvis-in-crash | title= Shane Archbold out of Tour de France after breaking his pelvis in crash| access-date=18 March 2017| work= Stuff.co.nz| date= 20 July 2016}} However, he was forced to withdraw from the race four days from the finish. In October 2017 it was announced that Archbold would join {{UCI team code|ABS|2018}} for the 2018 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shane-archbold-signs-for-aqua-blue-sport/ |title=Shane Archbold signs for Aqua Blue Sport |last1=Piddington |first1=Stu |date=16 October 2017|website=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=12 December 2017}}

In August 2018, he was without a professional road team because Aqua Blue Sport folded. He decided to team up with Aaron Gate to return to track cycling and participated in Six Day London and Six Day Melbourne of 2018–19 Six Day Series with the eye of entering madison event in 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12174492|title=Cycling: Shane Archbold and Aaron Gate return to track cycling |date=10 December 2018|website=The New Zealand Herald|access-date=7 February 2019}} In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2019/gc/startlist |title=2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España |access-date=23 August 2019 |work=ProCyclingStats}}

Major results

;2005

: 1st 20px Time trial, National Novice Road Championships

;2006

: 2nd 15px Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships

;2007

: National Junior Track Championships

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::1st 20px Points race

: Australian Youth Olympic Festival

::1st 15px Points race

::3rd 15px Individual pursuit

: 1st Stage 4 Tour du Pays de Vaud

;2008

: 1st Stage 4 Tour de Vineyards

;2011

: 1st Stage 4 Mi-Août en Bretagne

: 2nd 15px Omnium, UCI Track World Championships

: 10th Overall Rás Tailteann

;2013

: 1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Dylan Kennett)

: 1st Stage 2 Rás Tailteann

;2014

: Commonwealth Games

::1st 15px Scratch

::3rd 15px Team pursuit

: 2nd Omnium, Fenioux Piste International{{cite web |url=http://maj.ffc.fr/com/imgadmin/RESULTATS/PISTE/2014/fichiers/1293095220_OMH_081_M1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082857/http://maj.ffc.fr/com/imgadmin/RESULTATS/PISTE/2014/fichiers/1293095220_OMH_081_M1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 February 2017 |title=Fenioux Piste International: Vélodrome de Costebelle – Hyères – Côte d'Azur: Omnium Hommes Elite |date=11 July 2014 |website=Fédération Française de Cyclisme |access-date=17 October 2014 }}

: 9th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic

;2015

: 2nd Classica Corsica

: 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues

: 5th Omloop van het Houtland

: 8th Rund um Köln

;2017

: 7th Coppa Bernocchi

;2018

: 6th Road race, Commonwealth Games

: 7th Grand Prix de Denain

;2019

: 1st Stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour

;2020

: 1st 20px Road race, National Road Championships

: 3rd Overall Okolo Slovenska

;2021

: 9th Grote Prijs Marcel Kint

;2022

: National Road Championships

::1st 20px Criterium

::8th Road race

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