# Robert Stannard (cyclist)

Robert Stannard (born 16 September 1998) is an Australian cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.
He was provisionally suspended by the UCI on 2 August 2023 for the "use of prohibited Methods and/or prohibited substances".

## Personal life

Stannard was born in Sydney but moved to New Zealand when he was four. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School.

## Career

Although Stannard was born in Australia he first competed under the New Zealand flag until 2017 when he when he switched to an Australian license. He rode the Junior road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships where he placed 45.
His first race as an Australian was the Australian Under-23 National Time Trial Championships where he finished third.
Originally due to join the team in 2019, Stannard joined Mitchelton–Scott in October 2018 after his second season with Mitchelton–BikeExchange, and recorded a top-ten finish at the Japan Cup. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.
His first professional victory came in 2022 at the Tour de Wallonie where he won the overall, points and youth classifications.

## Suspension

On 3 August 2023 Stannard was provisionally suspended for a potential doping offense from 2018. He was due to race the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships but could not compete due to his suspension.

## Major results

Sources:

### 2015

    Oceania Junior Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd Time trial
    New Zealand National Junior Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd Time trial

### 2016

    1st Stage 7 Tour of the Great South Coast [fr]
    Oceania Junior Road Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd Time trial
    2nd Overall National Capital Tour [fr]

### 2017

    1st Gravel and Tar Classic
    1st Stage 3 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
    2nd Time trial, Australian National Under-23 Road Championships
    2nd Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
       1st Stage 1 (TTT)
    6th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
    Oceania Under-23 Road Championships
       7th Road race
       7th Time trial
    8th Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia

### 2018

    1st Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
    1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
    1st Giro del Belvedere
    2nd Trofeo PIVA
    3rd Overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
       1st Stage 9b (ITT)
    3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
       1st Young rider classification
    3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
    4th Flèche Ardennaise
    4th Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
    8th Japan Cup
    9th Gravel and Tar
    9th Overall Tour de Bretagne
       1st Stage 7

### 2019

    1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

### 2020

    2nd Giro della Toscana
    3rd Giro dell'Appennino
    8th Gran Piemonte

### 2021

    6th Brabantse Pijl

### 2022

    1st Overall Tour de Wallonie
       1st Points classification
       1st Young rider classification
    6th Coppa Bernocchi

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | 76 | 119 | 81 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |