Johann van Zyl (born 2 February 1991) is a South African former racing cyclist,[4] who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for Team Dimension Data, 303Project and Team Skyline. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, and was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España[5] and the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[6]

Johann van Zyl
Van Zyl in 2016
Personal information
Full nameJohann van Zyl
Born (1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2011–2012Caja Rural[1]
Professional teams
2013–2018MTN–Qhubeka[1]
2019303Project[2]
2020Team Skyline[3]

After retiring from professional cycling, van Zyl became a coach with Catalyst Coaching.[7]

Major results

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2008
1st   Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2009
1st   Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Besaya
2010
1st   Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2011
National Road Championships
4th Road race
6th Time trial
8th Chrono des Nations U23
2013
1st Stage 4 Tour of Rwanda
1st Stage 5 (TTT) Tour de Korea
6th Chrono des Nations U23
2015
1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria
2016
6th Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018
  Giro d'Italia DNF 149
  Tour de France
  Vuelta a España 128 122
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Johann van Zyl at Cycling Archives (archived)
  2. ^ "Van Zyl signs with 303 Project". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Team Skyline". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Johann Van Zyl". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. ^ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. ^ Wilson, Nate (23 October 2020). "Welcome Aboard Johann van Zyl". Catalyst Coaching. Squarespace. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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