# Scott Sunderland (road cyclist)

Scott G. Sunderland (born 28 November 1966) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who is a now a sports manager and consultant.
Sunderland was born in Inverell, a country town in northern New South Wales. He worked double shifts in the Inverell abattoirs to fund his early European racing career.
Until he retired at the end of 2004, Sunderland was Australia's longest serving professional cyclist, and placed highly in many of the cycling world's greatest events.
As a racer, Sunderland had some injuries and setbacks, the most memorable being when he was struck by a car driven by his former director, Cees Priem, during the 1998 Amstel Gold race.
Sunderland recovered and the final few years of his career saw a resurgent Scott Sunderland.
Sunderland rode his last Tour de France in 2004.

## Management career

After his retirement Scott Sunderland became Sports Director with Bjarne Riis' CSC squad from 2004 till end of 2008. He coached the team to consecutive wins in the Paris–Roubaix in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 CSC squad took the overall victory in the Tour de France with Spanish star rider Carlos Sastre.
In September 2008, Sunderland was recruited by the Cervélo TestTeam owner Gerard Vroomen to form his newly announced Professional Cycling Team. 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre followed Sunderland in his move.
Early 2009 Sunderland was headhunted by British Cycling and BC High Performance Manager Dave Brailsford and appointed Sports Manager to help put together a new professional British road cycling team, financially backed by BSkyB.
In 2010, Team Sky entered its first year of competition with Scott Sunderland in the position of Senior Sports Director.
In February 2010 the team got its first semi-classic victory when Juan Antonio Flecha won the Belgian semi-classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with a solo break. Sunderland left Team Sky in May 2010, citing that he wanted to spend more time with his family.
Sunderland took up a role as a Race Director for the National Road Series, Australia's premier domestic road cycling competition, in 2013
In 2019 Sunderland took on the role of general race director of the Flanders Classics in Belgium.

## Major results
### Juniors Under 16

    NSW State Champion (Road Race)
    2nd Teams Pursuit (Track) Australian National Championships
    2nd Teams Time-trial (Road) Australian National Championships

### Juniors Under 18

    NSW State Champion (Individual National Road Race)
    Australian National Champion 50 km Teams Time-trial (Road)
    Australian National Champion Teams Pursuit (Track)

### Oceania Games

    1st Individual Road Race, 1st Time Trial, 2nd teams pursuit (Track), 3rd 30 km point score (Track)

### 1985 Amateur

    NSW State Champion, 50 km point score (Track)
    2nd 4000m teams pursuit (Track) Australian National Championships

### 1986 Amateur

    1st Australian Individual Senior National Road Championships (Aged 19 - racing elite)

### 1990

    Out due to a knee injury in the early part of the season
    14th Paris–Camembert
    Finished Tour of Switzerland and Giro d'Italia

### 1991

    1st Trofeo Pantalica
    9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
       3rd in stage 4
    4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
    7th Overall Kellogg's Tour of Great Britain

### 1992

    1st Overall Mazda Alpine Tour
       1st Mountain jersey,
    5th Milan–San Remo
    4th Overall Settimana Ciclista Internazionale
    3rd stage 12 Vuelta a España

### 1993

Winner Oppy Oscar Cyclist of the Year, Australia
    3rd Zottegem
    4th Stage 3 Vuelta a España
    5th Stage 2 Vuelta a España
    10th Overall Tour of Switzerland,
    13th Milan–San Remo

### 1994

    1st Schynberg Rundfahrt Sulz
    2nd Trophee Des Grimpeurs
    4th stage 1 Vuelta de Pays Basque
    10th Overall Kelloggs Tour of Great Britain,
       1st Mountains jersey
    10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
    15th Clásica de San Sebastián
    17th World Championships Sicily

### 1995

Knee operation in April; back in competition in July
    10th Giro Del Emilia
    11th Coppa Sabatini
    13th Coppa Placci

### 1996

    1st Stage 4 Tour Des Regions Wallonne
    16th Overall Tour of Luxemburg
       3rd in 1 stage

### 1997

    1st Sprint classification Tour De Romandie
    7th Overall Tour Du Mediterrian
    10th Milan-Turin
    14th Paris - Bourges
    15th Tour of Lombardie
    19th Overall Paris–Nice
       5th in stage over Mt Ventoux
    19th Overall Vuelta Du Pays Basque
       2nd in stage 3

### 1998

    1st GP Nokere
    3rd G.P. Pino Cerami
    6th Kemzeke
    9th G.P. Cholet
    11th Tour of Flanders
    11th Gent–Wevelgem
Out of competition from May 1998 until 18 July 1999 due to accident during Amstel Gold World Cup Race

### 1999

A crash kept him out of competition until July 1999
    1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla-Leon
    4th Overall Commonwealth Bank Classic,
       1st King of the Mountains Classification
       1st Points Classification

### 2000

    1st Noosa Criterium
    2nd stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
    3rd stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos,
    2nd Australian National Road Race Championships
    3rd Overijse
    4th Zottegem
    7th World Road Race Championships

### 2001

    1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
    1st Grand Prix Fourmies
    1st Stage 5 Herald Sun Tour
    2nd Brabantse Pijl
    2nd Grand Prix Rennes
    3rd Paris–Camembert
    3rd Grand Prix Wallonie
    3rd Overall Paris–Corrèze
    3rd Paris–Bourges
    5th Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
       1st in Mountains Classification
    13th Overall Tour of Germany
    18th Amstel Gold Race

### 2002

    1st Stage 7 Bank Austria Tour

### 2003

    2nd CSC Classic
    23rd Overall Giro d'Italia

### 2004

    44th Paris–Roubaix
    96th Overall Tour de France