Greg Henderson
Henderson at the 2008 Four Days of Dunkirk.
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| Full name | Greg Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hendo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 September 1976 Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb; 11.42 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | UnitedHealthcare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter Lead-out man |
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| Professional team(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | 7 UP-Maxxis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Health Net–Maxxis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | T-Mobile Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Team Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Lotto–Belisol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | UnitedHealthcare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vuelta a España, 1 stage Paris–Nice, 2 stages Philadelphia International Championship (2006) Scratch Race World Champion (2004) National Criterium Championships (1999, 2001, 2004, 2005) Sprint classification Tour de Georgia (2005, 2008) |
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Medal record
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Gregory "Greg" Henderson (born 10 September 1976) is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for UnitedHealthcare. His career includes winning the 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He repeated this feat in 2008. His current role is as André Greipel's main leadout man, and they have been colleagues at both T-Mobile Team and later Lotto–Soudal.
In 2007, he rode for T-Mobile Team. Henderson received a Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Otago.
In addition to 17 New Zealand track and road titles and eight World Cup track golds, Henderson has been New Zealand Track Cyclist of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) and Athlete of the Year, Otago, New Zealand (2001, 2002, 2003).
At the 1998 Commonwealth Games Henderson won bronze medals in the 40 km points race and the 4000 m team pursuit.
He won gold in the 40 km points race and bronze again in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
He won the 15km scratch race at the 2004 world championships.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the points race and seventh in the madison.
His best placing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games was 10th in the scratch race.
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