# Rory Sutherland (cyclist)

Rory Sutherland (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2020, for the Rabobank, UnitedHealthcare, Tinkoff–Saxo, Movistar Team, UAE Team Emirates and Israel Start-Up Nation teams.
After retiring, Sutherland became the Elite Road Coordinator for the Australian cycling team.

## Career

Born in Canberra, Australia, Sutherland began racing competitively at the age of 14, and rode in Europe with Rabobank GS3 and Rabobank from 2001 to 2005. He tested positive for Clomiphene, which according to some medical experts is not a performance-enhancing drug although it is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) banned substance list. In 2006 Sutherland was given a 9-month conditional suspension by the Belgian Cycling Federation, with whom he holds a racing licence. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In 2007, he won stages 2 and 3 of the Redlands Bicycle Classic, and also finished 2nd in the Australian National Time Trial Championships.
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France.

## Major results
### 2000

    4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships

### 2003

    2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen U23
    6th Overall Ster Elektrotoer

### 2004

    1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
    1st Flèche Hesbignonne
    2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
       1st Stage 9
    3rd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
    5th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
    9th Overall Istrian Spring Trophy

### 2005

    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
       1st Young rider classification
    3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
    9th Schaal Sels
    10th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

### 2007

    1st Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
    2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
    7th Reading Classic

### 2008

    1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
       1st Stage 5
    1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
       1st Prologue
    1st Overall Mount Hood Cycling Classic
       1st Stage 3
    1st Prologue Redlands Bicycle Classic
    National Road Championships
       2nd Time trial
       3rd Road race
    9th Overall Jayco Bay Cycling Classic
    9th Overall Tour de Georgia

### 2009

    1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
    1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
    6th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
    10th Overall Tour of Missouri

### 2010

    1st Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
    1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
    7th Overall Tour of California
    8th Overall Tour of the Gila

### 2011

    Nature Valley Grand Prix
       1st Stages 1 & 6
    6th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
    7th Overall Tour of California
    9th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
    10th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge

### 2012

    1st Overall Tour of the Gila
       1st Stage 1
    1st Overall Tour de Beauce
    1st Stage 1 Tour of Utah
    1st Stage 6 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
    9th Bucks County Classic

### 2013

    6th Klasika Primavera
    9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
    9th Overall Tour of Turkey
    10th Overall Circuit de la Sarthe

### 2014

    5th Grand Prix de Wallonie

### 2017

    1st Vuelta a La Rioja

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Giro d'Italia | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | 80 | 108 | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | — |
| / Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 130 | — | — | — | 129 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |