Laurence Pithie Explained

Laurence Pithie
Birth Date:17 July 2002
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Height:187cm[1]
Weight:74kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2020
Amateurteam1:Willebrord Wil Vooruit Juniors
Proyears1:2021–2022
Proteam1:[2] [3] [4]
Proyears2:2023–
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Great Ocean Road Race (2024)

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

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 (1 pro win)
  • 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
    2024 (1)
  • 1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
  • National Championships
  • 3rd Road race
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 5th Surf Coast Classic
  • 7th Paris–Roubaix
  • 8th Le Samyn

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    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)

    Notes and References

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