Alexander_Porter_(cyclist)

Alexander Porter (cyclist)

Alexander Porter (cyclist)

Australian cyclist


Alexander Porter (born 13 May 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist.[1] Porter qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and was part of the Men's team pursuit together with Kelland O'Brien, Sam Weisford and Leigh Howard. They secured a bronze medal after overlapping New Zealand who had crashed. Porter also competed in the Men's Madison where the team finished fifth with a time of 3:48.448 and therefore did not qualify for the final.[2]

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Porter rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a gold medal.[3][4]

Major results

Track

2014
1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships
Oceania Junior Track Championships
1st Scratch race
2nd Omnium
2nd Scratch race, Oceania Track Championships
2015
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Hong Kong
3rd Team pursuit, Cali
2016
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
Oceania Track Championships
1st Scratch race
1st Team pursuit
1st Team pursuit, National Track Championships
2017
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2018
1st Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Berlin
Oceania Track Championships
1st Madison
2nd Points race
2019
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Brisbane
2nd Team pursuit, Cambridge
2021
3rd Team pursuit, Summer Olympics

Road

2016
1st Stage 3 Tour of the Great South Coast
2nd Overall Tour of the King Valley
2017
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Criterium
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
4th Time trial, National Road Championships

References

  1. "Alexander Porter". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  2. "Leigh HOWARD". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

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