Gene Bates (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian cyclist, last riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.[1] Bates is currently the sporting director for UCI Women's team Liv AlUla Jayco and has been since 2014.
 Gene Bates next to Annemiek van Vleuten | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gene Michael Bates |
| Nickname | Geno |
| Born | 4 July 1981 Stirling, South Australia, Australia |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Liv AlUla Jayco |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003 | Crédit Agricole (stagiaire) |
| 2004 | Saeco (stagiaire) |
| 2005 | Zalf Desiree Fior |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | LPR |
| 2007 | SouthAustralia.com–AIS |
| 2008–2009 | Drapac Porsche Cycling |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2011 | Jayco–AIS |
| 2014– | Orica–AIS |
Career
editBates began his professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire. This did not lead to a professional contract so he served a further period as a stagiaire for Saeco the following year. In the 2006 Tour Down Under he finished 5th overall.[2] He also put in a strong showing at the Tour de Langkawi, finishing second in a stage behind Laurent Mangel.[3]
After cycling professionally, worked as assistant team manager for Jayco–AIS in 2011.[4] Bates was appointed as head cycling coach at the end of 2011 until 2013 for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, and for 2012 and 2013 Bates was endurance coach for Cycling Australia's junior track team.[5][6] From the start of 2014, Orica–AIS recruited Gene Bates as their DS as the team founding sports director Dave McPartland took up a role with the men's side of Orica–GreenEDGE.[7]
Major results
edit- 2001
- 1st
Youth classification Tour Down Under - 2003
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships - 1st Youth classification Tour Down Under
- 1st Sprint classification Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Giro delle Due Province
- 7th Coppa della Pace
- 8th GP Citta di Felino
- 2004
- 1st Parma La Spezia
- 10th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2005
- 1st
Mountain classification Tour Down Under - 1st Piccola Sanremo
- 2nd Coppa della Pace
- 2nd Giro del Belvedere
- 7th Trofeo G. Bianchin
- 2006
- 3rd Gran Piemonte
- 5th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2007
- 2nd GP Marmo
- 7th Overall Tour Down Under
- 8th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2009
- 3rd Halle–Ingooigem
References
edit- ^ Gene Bates road champion
- ^ Gene Bates in top form on road
- ^ Bates to lead Aussies’ assault on Tour crown
- ^ "Team Jayco–AIS". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Tasmanian Institute of Sport Yearbook & Annual Report 2011-12" (PDF). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Tasmanian Institute of Sport Yearbook 2013-14" (PDF). pp. 21, 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "New Roles for Dave McPartland and Gene Bates Within GreenEDGE Organisation". GreenEDGE Cycling. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Gene Bates". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Gene Bates". Firstcyling. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
edit- Gene Bates at UCI
- Gene Bates at Cycling Archives
- Gene Bates at ProCyclingStats
- Gene Bates at Cycling Quotient
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