Scott Sunderland (cyclist, 1966)

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Scott Sunderland

Scott G. Sunderland (born November 28, 1966 in Inverell ) is a former Australian cyclist and current sports director.

Athletic career

In 1986 Scott Sunderland became the Australian amateur road champion. In 1990 he moved to the pros and took part in all important road races, especially in Europe. He finished the Tour de France twice, started three times at the Giro d'Italia and four times at the Vuelta and was able to record several stage wins; however, he was denied top places in the overall ratings.

Still as an amateur, in 1988, Sunderland won the Giro del Mendrisiotto , in 2001 the Grand Prix Fourmies and the Grand Prix Pino Cerami . He suffered numerous falls and injuries during his career, but the most spectacular was his accident at the Amstel Gold Race in 1998 when he was accidentally hit by his own sporting director, Cees Priem , while he was supplying team-mate Peter Van Petegem . Sunderland suffered serious head injuries in the accident and it was a year before he was able to race again. In 2004 he drove his last Tour de France and then resigned.

Professional

From 2004 to 2008 Scott Sunderland was Sporting Director of Bjarne Riis' CSC team . In 2008 he was in charge of the Cervélo TestTeam ; the following year he became the sports director of the British national road team. Until May 2010 Sunderland was the sporting director of Team Sky , which he left because of a serious illness of the younger son. In 2019 he became the sports director of Flanders Classics and as such will be responsible for Flemish cycling classics such as Gent-Wevelgem , Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , the Tour of Flanders and other races in the region. He is also the Race Director of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race .

Private

Scott Sunderland is married to a Belgian; his wife works as a writer. The couple live in Belgium and have two sons.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Van wielerbelofte dead dopingzondaar" accessed on 15 June (Dutch.) Youtube.com: "Amstel Gold Race 1998
  2. ^ Scott Sunderland appointed Flanders Classics general race director. In: Cycling News. January 26, 2019, accessed February 1, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Australia's 2020 cycling summer starts to take shape. In: Cyclingnews. January 27, 2019, accessed February 1, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Scottsunderland.com, May 22, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Sunderland, Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sunderland, Scott G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Inverell , Australia