Gordon McCauley (born 9 March 1972) is a

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cyclist. He has won the men's New Zealand road race championships a record five times and the New Zealand time trial championships a record three times. He was also the first New Zealander to break the 50 minute barrier for the 40 km time trial, recording a time of 49 minutes 50 seconds at the

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, winning the bronze medal. He is the only rider ever to hold New Zealand Road, Time Trial and Criterium Titles (although on different years). In 2016 McCauley completed his 23rd

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giving him the most completed tours beating 8 time winner Brian Fowler

Major results

Sources: ;1996 : 1st Overall

: 2nd National Road race championships ;1997 : National Championships ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Road race ::2nd

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: 1st Sprint classification

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annuall ...

;1999 : 1st Overall Girvan Three Day : 1st Overall British Premier Calendar : 9th

Manx Trophy The Manx Trophy or Isle of Man International Road Race is a bicycle road race run annually on the Isle of Man. In the 1960s the race attracted the world's top professional cyclists including Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx. The ...

;2000 : 1st

Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies The Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners References

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: 3rd Internatie Reningelst : 7th

Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig The Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig was a professional cycling race held annually in Belgium between 1985 and 2019. It was first held in 1985 under the name Grand Prix Jerry Blondel. In 1987 it was renamed Trophée Cycliste Internati ...

;2001 : 1st Archer International Grand Prix : 1st Stages 3 & 4

: 1st Ottersham : 1st Horton Cum Studley : 2nd Brussel-Ingooigem : 2nd Havant International GP : 3rd Belsele – Puivelde : 3rd Buggenhout : 7th Grand Prix Midtbank ;2002 : National Championships ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Road race ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

: 1st Stage 8

: 1st Archer International Grand Prix : 1st

Grote Prijs Marcel Kint The Van Merksteijn Fences Classic, known as the Grote Prijs Marcel Kint until 2023, is a cycling race held annually in Belgium (Zwevegem & Kortrijk). It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1. Jef Planckaert Joseph "Jef" Planckaert (4 ...

: 1st Strombeek-Bever : 1st Jock Wadley Memorial RR : 1st Wanzele : 1st Zwevegem : 2nd Bochum : 3rd Grand Prix Midtbank : 3rd GP Fina – Fayt-le-Franc : 3rd Zottegem – Dr Tistaertprijs : 4th Henk Vos Memorial ;2003 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

National Road Race Championships : 1st

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: 1st Stages 1 & 4

: 1st Stages 8 & 11

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: 1st Santa Barbara : 1st California Bicycle Racing Series : 1st New Plymouth : 1st Te Awamutu Open Road Race : 2nd Schwanendstadt : 2nd Grote Paasprijs : 2nd Lincoln International GP : 3rd Flachgauer Radsporttage ;2004 : 1st Stages 4 & 9

: 1st Rodney Rabbit Ride : 1st Boulevard Road Race : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Temecula : 1st Nike Vision : 1st Captech Classic Richmond : 2nd Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race : 3rd GP Steiermark : 3rd Walterboro : 3rd Boulder-Roubaix : 7th Overall

New Zealand Cycle Classic The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania To ...

;2005 : National Championships ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Road race ::2nd

::3rd Criterium : Oceania Road Championships ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Road race ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Time trial : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

: 1st Overall Tour of Gippsland : 1st Overall Tour of Taranaki ::1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 : 3rd Overall Tour of Tasmania ;2006 : 1st

UCI Oceania Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

: 2nd

Nevada City Classic The Nevada City Classic (previously: Tour of Nevada City; Father's Day Bicycle Classic), was a one-day road cycling race held in Nevada City, California. Established in 1960, the Nevada City Classic commonly occurs on Father's Day and brought th ...

: 2nd Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge : 2nd Culver : Commonwealth Games Time Trial : 3rd La Mirada : 7th Overall

::1st Stage 4 ;2007 : National Championships ::1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

Criterium ::2nd

::3rd Road race : Oceania Road Championships ::1st OceaniaChampionJersey

Time trial : 1st Blackpool : 1st Tour of Pendle : 1st Warwick : 2nd

Tour of the Reservoir The Tour of the Reservoir is a road bicycle race for Men and Women around Consett and Edmunbyers Derwent Reservoir, Northumberland in the north of England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the Unite ...

: 2nd Lincoln International GP : 3rd Overall Tour de Vineyards ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 3rd Overall Girvan Three Day : 3rd

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: 3rd Richmond GP : 3rd Colne GP : 8th Overall

Tour of Wellington The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) was a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race was a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania Tou ...

::1st Stages 1, 2 & 7 ;2008 : 1st Stage 1

: 1st

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: Benchmark Homes Tour ::1st Stages 2 & 4 : 2nd Overall

: 3rd National

championships : 3rd Auckland 1000 ;2009 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

National Road Race Championships : 1st

: 1st Stage 6

: 1st Round the Mountain Classic : 1st Taupo to Napier Classic : 4th Overall

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;2010 : 1st MaillotNuevaZelanda

National Time Trial Championships : 1st Overall Tour of Tasmania : 3rd Overall Tour of the Murray River ;2012 : Benchmark Homes Series ::1st Hokitika & Tour of Selwyn : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Great South Coast : 1st Stage 10 Tour of the Murray River ;2013 : 1st Overall Tour of Taranaki ::1st Stage 4 ;2014 : 1st Silver Jersey

: 3rd Overall North Island Elite series ::1st Round 1 ;2015 : 1st Te Kawhauwata Cycle Challenge : 2nd National Club Nationals Open Men ;2016 : 1st Round one Dynamo masters series : 1st Stage one Tour of Northland : 1st Te Kwhauwata Cycle Challenge ;2017 : 1st World Masters Games 45-49 MTB : 1st World Masters Games Team Tri : 1st Waikato Road Race Champs 45-49 : 1st Nduro 4 Hour MTB (open) ; 2018 : 1st Round the Mountain Cycle Challenge ; 2019 : 3rd Ruapehu Express MTB : 3rd Totara Park 6 Hour MTB 3rd (first Age group) : 4th Crank it at Craters MTB : 8th Contact Epic MTB (first age group) : 21st Gravel Worlds Lincoln Nebraska ;2020 : 1st Round the Mountain Cycle Challenge : 2nd Te Kawahata Cycle Challenge

References

External links

Gordon McCauley bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCauley, Gordon Living people 1972 births New Zealand male cyclists Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Balclutha, New Zealand Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling