Zak Dempster

Zak Dempster
Dempster at the 2013 Down Under Classic
Personal information
Full nameZakkari Dempster
Born (1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 37)
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael Premier Tech Academy
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
Role
Rider typeSprinter/Classics rider (road)
Endurance (track)
Amateur team
2009Club Bourgas
Professional teams
2006Drapac–Porsche
2007–2008SouthAustralia.com–AIS
2009Drapac–Porsche Cycling
2010–2011Rapha Condor–Sharp
2011HTC–Highroad (stagiaire)
2012Endura Racing
2013–2016NetApp–Endura
2017–2019Israel Cycling Academy[1][2]
Managerial team
2020–Israel Cycling Academy

Zakkari Dempster (born 27 September 1987) was an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the SouthAustralia.com–AIS, Drapac–Porsche Cycling, Rapha Condor–Sharp, Endura Racing, Bora–Argon 18 and Israel Cycling Academy teams.[3] After retiring, Dempster now works as a directeur sportif for Israel Premier Tech Academy, the development team for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[4][5]

He was selected for the 2014 Tour de France finishing the race in 151st position on the General Classification. Outside of cycling Dempster worked part-time as a fitness coach with Australian rules football team Carlton Football Club during the southern hemisphere summer between 2010 and 2013.[6]

  1. ^ Malach, Pat (1 November 2017). "Israel Cycling Academy complete 2018 roster with Omer Goldstein". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (27 October 2019). "Zak Dempster moves into management role at Israel Cycling Academy". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ Israel Start-Up Nation / Israel Cycling Academy [@YallaIsraelSUN] (27 December 2019). "In 2020, we will miss @DennisvanWinden, Zak Dempster, Ruben Plaza and Roy Goldstein Israel Start-Up Nation. [sic] Zak is our new DS of the ICA-Continental team. Roy decided to retire, Ruben quit cycling too and Dennis is contemplating his future. All the best for 2020! #Yallaisrael" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ Homfray, Reece (27 June 2014). "Zak Dempster, 27, to become Australia's latest Tour de France debutant". The Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.