Dion Smith

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Dion Smith
Smith in 2015
Personal information
Born (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 32)
Taupaki, New Zealand
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamNSN Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur teams
2012PureBlack Racing
2013Predator Carbon Repair
Professional teams
2013Champion System (stagiaire)
2014–2015Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
2016ONE Pro Cycling
2017–2018Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019–2022Mitchelton–Scott[1][2][3]
2023–2025Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
2026-NSN Cycling Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics Coppa Sabatini (2020)

Dion Allan Smith (born 3 March 1993) is a New Zealand cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam NSN Cycling Team.[4]

Career

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Smith was born in Taupaki in Rodney District.[5] He attended Massey High School.

In September 2015 it was announced that he would join ONE Pro Cycling for the 2016 season.[6] In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the 2017 Tour de France.[7] In stage six of the race, he was part of the sprint for the finish line and given the same time as the winner, Marcel Kittel.[8] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[9]

In September 2022 it was announced that Smith would join team Intermarché–Circus–Wanty for the 2023 and 2024 season.[10]

Major results

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2011 2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi 2013 1st Stage 4 McLane Pacific Classic 4th Tour de Delta 6th Philadelphia International Cycling Classic 2014 1st Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic National Under-23 Road Championships 2nd Road race 3rd Time trial 3rd Philadelphia International Cycling Classic 7th Overall Tour de Beauce 2015 1st Overall Cascade Cycling Classic 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 2nd Winston-Salem Cycling Classic Criterium[11] 3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic 1st Young rider classification 3rd Overall Tour de Beauce 1st Points classification 1st Young rider classification 4th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race 1st Young rider classification 5th Overall Tour of Alberta 2016 1st The REV Classic 1st Beaumont Trophy 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 5th Overall Ronde van Midden-Nederland 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 5th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 5th Münsterland Giro 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour 10th Overall Tour de Yorkshire 10th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2017 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 2018 2nd Paris–Chauny 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium 8th Coppa Sabatini Tour de France Held after Stages 2–4 2019 3rd Japan Cup 2020 (1 pro win) 1st Coppa Sabatini 6th Milan–San Remo 9th Milano–Torino 2021 7th Gran Premio di Lugano 2022 2nd Per sempre Alfredo 2nd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 2023 7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025 (1) 1st Volta NXT Classic

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — — — — — 89 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 124 97 — — — — 111 — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — 83 74 — — — — 123
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "NSN Cycling Team". UCI. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  5. ^ Long, David (27 June 2017). "Kiwis Paddy Bevin, Dion Smith to race at Tour de France". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. ^ "ONE Pro Cycling announce Hayden McCormick, James Oram and Dion Smith signings". cyclingnews.com. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  7. ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Dion Smith has strong stage at Tour de France". Radio New Zealand. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  10. ^ "DION SMITH RETURNS TO IWG". Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ^ Weislo, Laura (31 May 2015). "White takes Winston-Salem criterium win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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