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Rohan Dennis

Dennis in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 35) Adelaide, South Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Major wins
Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2015) 1 TTT stage (2015) Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2018) Vuelta a España 2 individual stages (2018) 2 TTT stages (2017, 2022) Stage races USA Pro Cycling Challenge (2015) Tour Down Under (2015) One-day races and Classics World Time Trial Championships (2018, 2019) National Time Trial Championships (2016–2018, 2022) World Hour record 8 February 2015, 52.491 km

Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) is an Australian former professional cyclist. He competed in both track cycling and road bicycle racing. He rode for five different teams during his career.

Rohan was part of the Australian team that won world titles in track cycling in 2010 and 2011. He then switched to road racing in 2013. During his career, Rohan won over thirty races. Many of these wins were in individual time trials. He won the UCI Road World Championships in time trials in 2018 and 2019. He also won the Australian National Time Trial Championships four times. Rohan won stages in all three major cycling races, known as Grand Tours. In 2015, he won the 2015 Tour Down Under. He also held the UCI's hour record in 2015, riding 52.491 kilometres (32.616 miles) in one hour.

Rohan Dennis's Cycling Journey

Starting Out: Track Cycling Success

Rohan Dennis was born on May 28, 1990, in Adelaide, South Australia. He grew up there and started his cycling career focusing on track events. He was a key member of the Australian team. This team won the team pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2010 and 2011. He also earned a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Joining Garmin–Sharp (2013–2014)

Rohan joined the Garmin–Sharp team in 2013. He made his first appearance in the Tour de France that year. He had to leave the race before Stage 9. In June, he won the best young rider award at the 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné. Later, in September, he got his first wins for the team at the 2013 Tour of Alberta. He won the third stage and kept his lead for the rest of the race.

In 2014, Rohan finished second overall at the 2014 Tour of California. He was just behind Bradley Wiggins. Rohan also won the third stage of that race. He came in second at the Circuit de la Sarthe. He also won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games time trial.

Riding for BMC Racing Team (2014–2018)

Big Wins and Records (2014–2015)

In August 2014, Rohan moved to the BMC Racing Team. With his new team, he won the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships.

Rohan Dennis winning stage one of the 2015 Tour de France

Rohan started 2015 strong in Australia. He finished second at the Australian National Time Trial Championships. Then, he won a stage and the overall race at the 2015 Tour Down Under. On February 8, he set a new hour record. He rode 52.491 kilometres (32.616 miles), beating the old record by 639 metres (2,096 feet). This record stood until May 2.

He was chosen to ride in the 2015 Tour de France. He won the first stage, which was an individual time trial. This earned him the first yellow jersey of the race. He set a new speed record for a Tour de France time trial stage. After the Tour de France, Rohan won two stages and the overall title at the 2015 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. He also helped his team win the team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships. In 2015, he received the Sir Hubert Opperman medal. This award is for Australia's best all-around cyclist.

More Success and Olympic Challenge (2016)

In January, Rohan won his first national road title at the Australian National Time Trial Championships. He finished 38 seconds ahead of the next rider. In May, he won the time trial stage at the 2016 Tour of California. He ended up second overall in that race. He was a strong contender for a medal at the Olympic Games in Rio. However, a broken handlebar forced him to change bikes. He finished fifth.

In September, Rohan placed second overall at the 2016 Tour of Britain. He won the second-to-last stage. He also won an individual time trial stage and a team time trial at the 2016 Eneco Tour. He was leading the race but had to leave due to a crash.

Leading Races and Grand Tour Debuts (2017)

Rohan won the Australian National Time Trial Championships again in January. He was almost a minute faster than the second-place rider. He finished sixth at the 2017 Tour Down Under. He also helped his teammate Richie Porte win the overall title. Rohan then won the 2017 Tour La Provence, with two second-place finishes.

He came in second overall at 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico. He led the race for a day and won the final time trial stage. Rohan won a stage at the 2017 Tour of the Alps. He then started the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He had to leave the Giro on stage four because of headaches and nausea from a crash. He returned to racing at the 2017 Tour de Suisse, winning both time trials. At the 2017 Vuelta a España, his team won the opening team time trial. This allowed Rohan to wear the red jersey, becoming the first Australian since 2014 to lead the race.

World Champion and Grand Tour Milestones (2018)

Rohan Dennis at the 2018 Giro d'Italia. He became the third Australian to wear the leader's jersey in all three Grand Tours.

Rohan won his third straight Australian National Time Trial Championships in January. He won a time trial stage at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour. This put him in the lead before the last day. He finished ninth overall. He won another time trial stage at 2018 Tirreno–Adriatico. He also placed in the top ten at the 2018 Tour de Romandie.

At the 2018 Giro d'Italia, Rohan just missed winning the first time trial. However, he took the pink jersey the next day. He was the first Australian to lead the Giro since 2015. He also became the third Australian to wear the leader's jersey in all three Grand Tours. He held the lead for several stages. He won the stage 16 time trial.

He won the first stage at the 2018 Vuelta a España. This meant he had won a stage in all three Grand Tours. He was the fifteenth rider to achieve this. He also won the stage 16 time trial. He then left the Vuelta to get ready for the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Austria. There, he won the time trial title. He also helped his team win a bronze medal in the team time trial. At the end of 2018, he won two big Australian awards.

Moving to Bahrain–Merida (2019)

In August 2018, Rohan announced he would join the Bahrain–Merida team in 2019. He started with the team at the Australian National Time Trial Championships. He won his first race with the team in June at the 2019 Tour de Suisse. He won the opening time trial stage and finished second overall. On July 18, he left the 2019 Tour de France during Stage 12. He later said he left because of difficulties with the team.

On September 25, Rohan raced for the first time since leaving the Tour de France. He defended his time trial title at the UCI Road World Championships. He rode a different brand of bicycle than his team's usual one. A few days later, his former team confirmed they had parted ways with him.

Joining Team Ineos (2020–2021)

On December 9, 2019, it was announced that Rohan would join Team Ineos for 2020. The next month, Rohan said he would no longer try to win overall titles in Grand Tours. Instead, he would focus on smaller races and helping his teammates in the big three-week races.

In 2020, Rohan finished second in the Australian National Time Trial Championships. He then finished fourth overall at the 2020 Tour Down Under. He placed fifth in the time trial at the UCI World Championships. He then competed in the 2020 Giro d'Italia. In the final week, he was a key helper for his teammate Tao Geoghegan Hart, who won the race. Rohan also won the race's Cima Coppi award. This award is for the first rider to reach the highest climb in the race.

Rohan Dennis at the 2021 Tour of Britain

Rohan got his first win with Team Ineos at the 2021 Volta a Catalunya. He won the second stage, which was a time trial. He then won the first stage at the 2021 Tour de Romandie. He led the race for two more stages. A crash on stage three caused him to lose the lead. He won a bronze medal in the road time trial at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. His last race of the season was the 2021 Tour of Britain. He finished sixth overall after his team won the team time trial on stage three.

Final Years with Team Jumbo–Visma (2022–2023)

On September 1, 2021, it was announced that Rohan would join Team Jumbo–Visma in 2022. In his first race of the year, he won his fourth Australian National Time Trial Championships. He led the 2022 Tour de Romandie for four days. He then dropped to eighth overall on the final time trial stage. Later in the season, Rohan won the gold medal in the road time trial at the Commonwealth Games. He finished almost half a minute ahead of the next riders. He missed the next road race for medical reasons.

At the 2023 Tour Down Under, Rohan won the second stage. He made a move in the last kilometer to win. On February 10, 2023, Rohan announced he would retire from professional cycling at the end of the season. He helped his teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič win major races. He only raced twice in the second half of 2023. He finished seventh in the time trial at the UCI World Championships. He did not finish the 2023 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec.

Personal Life

In May 2017, Rohan's partner, fellow cyclist Melissa Hoskins, announced their engagement. She also retired from competition. They got married in February 2018. Melissa gave birth to their first child, a son, later that year. This was two and a half weeks after Rohan won his first World Time Trial Championship. In 2017, the family divided their time between Girona, La Massana, and Adelaide. They later had another child.

Major Results

Road

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General Classification Results Timeline

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Grand Tour General Classification Results
Grand Tour	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—	—	—	DNF	16	—	35	—	—	41
Tour de France	DNF	—	101	DNF	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	84	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	—	52	—
Major Stage Race General Classification Results
Race	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Paris–Nice	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	45	DNF	85
Tirreno–Adriatico	77	—	—	—	2	79	95	87	—	—	—
Volta a Catalunya	—	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	NH	46	54	—
Tour of the Basque Country	—	—	42	—	—	—	DNF		—	—	DNF
Tour de Romandie	76	43	38	—	—	7	—		17	8	—
Critérium du Dauphiné	8	—	34	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de Suisse	—	89	—	—	97	—	2	NH	37	DNF	DNF

Major Championships Timeline

Rohan Dennis won the first of two straight titles in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in 2018.

Event		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Olympic Games	Time trial	Not held			5	Not held				3	Not held
	Road race				DNF					—
World Championships	Time trial	12	5	6	6	8	1	1	5	—	—	7
	Road race	DNF	DNF	—	—	—	DNF	DNF	—	—	—	—
	Team time trial	8	1	1	2	2	3	Not held
National Championships	Time trial	2	DNF	2	1	1	1	2	2	—	1	—
	Road race	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	—	DNF	—	—	—	DNF	—

Track

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Images for kids

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  Dennis in 2018

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  Dennis on his way to winning stage one of the 2015 Tour de France

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  Dennis at the 2018 Giro d'Italia, where he became the third Australian rider to wear the leader's jersey at all three Grand Tours

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  Dennis at the 2021 Tour of Britain

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  Dennis won the first of two consecutive titles in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in 2018

See also

In Spanish: Rohan Dennis para niños