Gene Bates

Gene Bates (born 4 July 1981) Is an Australian cyclist, last riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.[1] Bates is currently the directeur sportif for UCI Women's team Team BikeExchange and has been since 2014.

Gene Bates
Gene Bates next to Annemiek van Vleuten
Personal information
Full nameGene Michael Bates
NicknameGeno
Born (1981-07-04) 4 July 1981
Stirling, South Australia, Australia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider (retired)
Directeur sportif
Amateur teams
2003Crédit Agricole (stagiaire)
2004Saeco Macchine per Caffè (stagiaire)
2005Zalf Desiree Fior
Professional teams
2006LPR
2007SouthAustralia.com-AIS
2008–2009Drapac Porsche Cycling
Managerial teams
2011Jayco-AIS
2014–Orica–AIS

Career

Bates 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

Sources:[8][9]

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
  1. Gene Bates road champion
  2. Gene Bates in top form on road
  3. Bates to lead Aussies’ assault on Tour crown
  4. "Team Jayco-AIS". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. "Tasmanian Institute of Sport Yearbook & Annual Report 2011-12" (PDF). pp. 20–21. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. "Tasmanian Institute of Sport Yearbook 2013-14" (PDF). pp. 21, 23. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  7. "New Roles for Dave McPartland and Gene Bates Within GreenEDGE Organisation". GreenEDGE Cycling. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  8. "Gene Bates". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. "Gene Bates". Firstcyling. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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