Mark Renshaw

Mark Renshaw
Renshaw at the 2019 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameMark Renshaw
Nickname
  • Markieemark
  • Prince Harry
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 41)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur teams
2003SCO Dijon
2003FDJeux.com (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2004–2005FDJeux.com
2006–2008Crédit Agricole
2009–2011Team Columbia–High Road
2012–2013Rabobank
2014–2015Omega Pharma–Quick-Step[1]
2016–2019Team Dimension Data[2][3]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 TTT stages (2009, 2011)

Stage races

Tour of Qatar (2011)

Single-day races and Classics

Clásica de Almería (2013)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's track cycling
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Points race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Copenhagen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2004 Melbourne Team pursuit

Mark Renshaw (born 22 October 1982) is a retired Australian racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the Française des Jeux, Crédit Agricole, HTC–Highroad, Belkin Pro Cycling, Etixx–Quick-Step and Team Dimension Data teams. His most notable wins are the general classification of the 2011 Tour of Qatar,[4] and the one-day race Clásica de Almería in 2013.[5]

From 2009 to 2011 and from 2014 until his retirement, Renshaw was known as the main lead-out man for fellow sprinter Mark Cavendish at HTC–Highroad,[6] Etixx–Quick-Step and Team Dimension Data.

  1. ^ Friebe, Daniel (10 July 2013). "Renshaw to ride for Omega Pharma-Quick-Step in 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Mark Cavendish joins Team Dimension Data for 2016 season - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Dimension Data finalise 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ Nigel Wynn (11 February 2011). "Renshaw claims overall win in Tour of Qatar". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Almeria was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference lead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).