Greg Henderson
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Gregory Henderson is a professional track and road racing cyclist who rides for , but who will ride for Lotto in 2012. His career includes winning the 15 km scratch race at the 2004 world championships and, in road cycling, winning the points competition at the 2005 Tour de Georgia. He repeated this feat in 2008.
In 2007, he rode for . Henderson received a Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Otago
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In addition to 17 New Zealand track and road titles and eight World Cup track golds, Henderson has been New Zealand Track Cyclist of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) and Athlete of the Year, Otago, New Zealand (2001, 2002, 2003).
He is married to the Australia
n cyclist Katie Mactier
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He won gold in the 40 km points race and again bronze in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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He won the 15km scratch race at the 2004 world championships.
He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in the points race
. He finished seventh in the madison
.
His best placing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
was 10th.
He finished tenth at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in the points race
. He finished tenth in the madison
.
and International Tour de 'Toona
. In 2006, he from early injuries and won the inaugural Pro Cycling Tour (PCT) Reading Classic
. In 2009, he won the Clásica de Almería
in Spain, the second stage of Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, and the third stage of the Vuelta a España
. In 2010, he won the first stage of the Paris–Nice. In 2011, he won stage 2 of Paris-Nice
and stage 3 of the Tour of California.
In 2012 Henderson is leaving Team Sky and joining Lotto where he will be racing alongside Andre Greipel.
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In 2007, he rode for . Henderson received a Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
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In addition to 17 New Zealand track and road titles and eight World Cup track golds, Henderson has been New Zealand Track Cyclist of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003) and Athlete of the Year, Otago, New Zealand (2001, 2002, 2003).
He is married to the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cyclist Katie Mactier
Katie Mactier
Katie Mactier is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She began racing in 1999 at 24. She was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.She is a member of the Caulfield Carnegie cycling club...
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Track cycling
Henderson won bronze medals in the 40 km points race and the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
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He won gold in the 40 km points race and again bronze in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
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He won the 15km scratch race at the 2004 world championships.
He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in the points race
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996-2008....
. He finished seventh in the madison
Madison (cycling)
The madison is a team event in track cycling, named after the first Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the "American race" in French and in Italian and Spanish as Americana.-History:...
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His best placing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
was 10th.
He finished tenth at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in the points race
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996-2008....
. He finished tenth in the madison
Madison (cycling)
The madison is a team event in track cycling, named after the first Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the "American race" in French and in Italian and Spanish as Americana.-History:...
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Road cycling
In 2005, he won the points competition at the Tour de GeorgiaTour de Georgia
The Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
and International Tour de 'Toona
International Tour de Toona
The International Tour de Toona is a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania each July. The International Tour de Toona bicycle race started as a one day race and was initially called the Tour de Toona because it was based in Altoona, Pennsylvania...
. In 2006, he from early injuries and won the inaugural Pro Cycling Tour (PCT) Reading Classic
Reading Classic
The Reading Classic is an annual bicycle road racing event held in Reading, Pennsylvania. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling on the United States' Pro Cycling Tour . The men's elite event is ranked 1.1 by the International Cycling...
. In 2009, he won the Clásica de Almería
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years...
in Spain, the second stage of Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia, and the third stage of the Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
. In 2010, he won the first stage of the Paris–Nice. In 2011, he won stage 2 of Paris-Nice
Paris-Nice
Paris–Nice, "the race to the sun", is a professional cycling stage race held each March.The first Paris–Nice was in 1933, and was won by Alfons Schepers from Belgium. The most successful cyclist in Paris–Nice was Sean Kelly from Ireland, who won seven consecutive titles from 1982 to 1988.Although...
and stage 3 of the Tour of California.
In 2012 Henderson is leaving Team Sky and joining Lotto where he will be racing alongside Andre Greipel.
Accomplishments (track and road)
1998- 3rd
Points Race, Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games1998 Commonwealth GamesThe 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes... - 3rd 4km Team Pursuit, Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games1998 Commonwealth GamesThe 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
1999
- 1st
National Teams Pursuit Champion - 1st National Points Race Champion
- 1st National Criterium Champion
2000
- 1st National Teams Pursuit Champion
- 1st 4 km Teams Pursuit Track World Cup
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Wellington
2001
- 1st National Criterium Champion
- 1st National Points Race Champion
- 1st 20 km Points Race Goodwill GamesGoodwill GamesThe Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
Australia - 1st 30 km Madison Goodwill Games, Australia
- 1st 4 km Teams Pursuit Track World Cup
- 1st 40 km Points Race, Track World Cup
- 1st Sprint Ace Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 5 Bay Classic Series
- 1st Overall Tour of Ohio
- 1st Snow Valley Bethesda Criterium
2002
- 1st
Points Race Manchester Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester... - 1st Tour de LovelandLoveland Bike TrailThe Loveland Bike Trail is a rail trail in Ohio. It is a section of the Little Miami Scenic Trail within the Loveland, Ohio city limits in Clermont County. Like most of the longer trail, it was built along the right-of-way of the abandoned Little Miami Railroad, on the Little Miami River...
- 1st Team Pursuit, World Cup Track, Round 2
- 1st Madison, World Cup Track, Round 2
- 3rd 4km Team Pursuit, Manchester Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
2003
- 1st National Madison Champion
- 1st Gold Medal Track World Cup
- 1st Sprint Ace Skilled Bay Criterium Series
- 1st Stage 3 THF Realty Criterium Series
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of the Southland
2004
- 1st
Scratch Race World Champion - 1st National Criterium Champion
- 1st New York City Cycling Championship
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Tour of the Southland
- 1st Stage 8 Tour of the Southland
- 1st Stage 10 Tour of the Southland
- 1st Roswell Criterium
- 1st Race 14 International Superweek,
- 1st University of Colorado Criterium
- 1st Round 3 Stazio Criterium Series
2005
- 1st National Criterium Champion
- 1st
Sprint classification Tour de GeorgiaTour de GeorgiaThe Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,... - 1st Wachovia Invitational Lancaster
- 1st Team Pursuit Sydney Track World Cup
- 1st Points Competition International Tour de ToonaInternational Tour de ToonaThe International Tour de Toona is a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania each July. The International Tour de Toona bicycle race started as a one day race and was initially called the Tour de Toona because it was based in Altoona, Pennsylvania...
- 1st Stage 2 International Tour de Toona
- 1st Stage 7 International Tour de
- 1st Stage 1 Tri Peaks Challenge
- 1st Stage 13 International Superweek
2006
- 1st Philadelphia International ChampionshipPhiladelphia International ChampionshipThe Philadelphia International Championship is an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It is one of the longest single-day races in the...
- 1st Reading ClassicReading ClassicThe Reading Classic is an annual bicycle road racing event held in Reading, Pennsylvania. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling on the United States' Pro Cycling Tour . The men's elite event is ranked 1.1 by the International Cycling...
- 1st Stage 5 Mount Hood Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Jayco Bay Classic
- 1st Stage 7 Trust House Classic
2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de GeorgiaTour de GeorgiaThe Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de GeorgiaTour de GeorgiaThe Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...
- 1st Sprint classification
2009
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
- 1st Clásica de AlmeríaClásica de AlmeríaThe Clásica de Almería is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event in its first six years...
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a MurciaVuelta a MurciaThe Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia is a road bicycle race held in and around Murcia, Spain. The race consists of a men's competition over five stages and is part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event. The first four editions were reserved to amateurs....
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Catalunya2009 Volta a CatalunyaThe 2009 Volta a Catalunya was the 89th edition of the Volta. It took place between 18 May and 24 May, and was part of both the ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar...
- 2nd Philadelphia International ChampionshipPhiladelphia International ChampionshipThe Philadelphia International Championship is an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It is one of the longest single-day races in the...
2010
- 1st Stage 1 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 4 Eneco Tour
- 1st Stage 3 Ster ElektrotoerSter ElektrotoerThe Ster ZLM Toer is a stage race cycling race, held in the Netherlands as 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started in 1987 as an amateur race, and became a race for professional cyclists in 1996.-Name of the race:...
- 1st Cancer Council Helpline Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic SeriesBay Classic SeriesThe Bay Classic Series is a road cycling race held in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over five stages....
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Britain2010 Tour of BritainThe 2010 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages that was held from 11–18 September 2010. The race was the seventh edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the 71st British tour in total. It formed part of the 2009–2010 UCI Europe Tour. The race began in Rochdale...
- 1st Points classification
- 3rd Overall Tour Down Under2010 Tour Down UnderThe 2010 Tour Down Under was the 12th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race. It was held from 19 January to 24 January 2010, traveling from Clare to Adelaide in South Australia. It was the first event in the 2010 UCI World Calendar...
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of SouthlandTour of SouthlandThe Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland Region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour however the 2010 event was held as a National Tour. The Tour is held annually in November. The race is organised...
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of SouthlandTour of SouthlandThe Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race held in the Southland Region of New Zealand. From 2005 until 2009, the Tour of Southland has been part of the UCI Oceania Tour however the 2010 event was held as a National Tour. The Tour is held annually in November. The race is organised...
2011
- 1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of California