Laurence Pithie

Laurence Pithie (born 17 July 2002) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.[5]

Laurence Pithie
Pithie at the 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Born (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamGroupama–FDJ
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2020Willebrord Wil Vooruit Juniors
Professional teams
2021–2022Groupama–FDJ Continental Team[2][3][4]
2023–Groupama–FDJ
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 FrankfurtOmnium
Gold medal – first place2019 FrankfurtMadison

Pithie attended Christchurch Boys' High School from 2016 to 2020.[6]

Career

As a 17-year-old Pithie won two gold medals at the UCI Junior World Championships in the Madison and Omnium.[7] In 2019 Pithie won the national criterium champs allowing him to wear the national jersey in all criteriums for that year.[8] Pithie started the 2021 season off with top 10's in the sprint stages at the New Zealand Cycle Classic. Then fourth in Slovenia after leading out teammate Marijn van den Berg to victory. He finally nabbed a podium in the Circuit de Wallonie behind winner Christophe Laporte.[9] He held his form to the Tour de la Mirabelle where a second place in the reduced bunch finish of Stage 2 brought him to seventh overall. Pithie's greatest accomplishment came at the Baltic Chain Tour where he finished 2nd in every stage which allowed him to win Overall.[10]

Major results

Road
2019
1st Criterium, National Championships
2nd Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
2021
1st Overall Baltic Chain Tour
1st Points classification
1st Youth classification
1st Stage 1 (TTT) New Zealand Cycle Classic
3rd Circuit de Wallonie
4th GP Adria Mobil
7th Overall Tour de la Mirabelle
2022
National Championships
1st Under-23 Road race
2nd Under-23 Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie
3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Youth classification
3rd Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana
8th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
10th Paris–Troyes
2023
1st Cholet-Pays de la Loire
2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
5th Hamburg Cyclassics
5th Circuit de Wallonie
5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
8th Nokere Koerse

Track
2019
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Omnium
1st Madison (with Kiaan Watts)
National Junior Championships
1st Omnium
3rd Team pursuit
3rd Kiko
1st Individual pursuit, Oceania Junior Championships
2020
National Championships
1st Team pursuit
1st Madison (with Thomas Sexton)

References
  1. "Laurence Pithie". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Talented teenage riders sign for Groupama-FDJ". Cycling New Zealand. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. "GROUPAMA - FDJ 2021". UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "GROUPAMA - FDJ 2022". UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. "Groupama - FDJ". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. "Hard work and resilience paying off for Laurence Pithie". College Sport Media. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. "Kiwi dual gold medallist Laurence Pithie turns heads at world junior track cycling championships". Stuff. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. "Vantage Criterium National Championships" (PDF). cyclingnewzealand.nz. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. "Kiwi teen cyclist Laurence Pithie gains first podium in Europe". NZ Sports Wire. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  10. "New-Zealand cyclist wins Baltic Chain Tour, Karl Patrick Lauk second". ERR. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.


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