Ian Stannard
Stannard at the 2016 Tour of Britain
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| Full name | Ian Stannard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Yogi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 May 1987 Chelmsford, Essex, England |
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track and road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classics specialist Domestique |
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| 2007 | T-Mobile Team (stagiaire) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008 | Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | ISD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Team Sky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Stannard (born 25 May 1987) is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Sky.
Born in Chelmsford, Stannard initially focused on the road and track, winning a gold medal in the time trial at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games, and a gold in the Under-23 Team Pursuit at the 2006 European Track Championships, alongside future Sky team mate Geraint Thomas. Stannard made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining T-Mobile Team as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team. In 2009 he joined the new ISD team, and was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia, aged just 21. Stannard finished 160th at the Giro.
Stannard joined the new British Pro Tour team Team Sky for the start of the 2010 season, and has since focused more on the Classics and one day races. He took a third place in freezing conditions in Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
Stannard almost took victory in the 2011 Gent–Wevelgem, after breaking away on the final climb, the Monteberg. He was part of a move with Peter Sagan, Maciej Bodnar (both from Liquigas–Cannondale) and Sylvain Chavanel (Quick-Step) with 34 kilometres (21 mi) to cover until the finish. The quartet kept clear of the chasing peloton until Stannard broke free of the break and crossed the flamme rouge alone. He was passed by a raging bunch with some 500 metres (1,600 ft) to go, as Tom Boonen sprinted to victory. He obtained his first professional win at the 2011 Tour of Austria, winning stage 5 of the race, where he got the better of a group of five escapees in the sprint.
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