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New Zealand bicycle racer

Dion Smith

Smith in 2015
Personal information
Born (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 31)Taupaki, New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current team Intermarché–Wanty
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Puncheur
Amateur teams
2012 PureBlack Racing
2013 Predator Carbon Repair
Professional teams
2013 Champion System (stagiaire)
2014–2015 Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
2016 ONE Pro Cycling
2017–2018 Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2019–2022 Mitchelton–Scott[1][2][3]
2023– Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
Major wins
One-day races and Classics Coppa Sabatini (2020)

Dion Smith (born 3 March 1993) is a New Zealand cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty.[4]

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]

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Legend

— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
  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. ^ "Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  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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