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]
.jpg) Dempster at the 2013 Down Under Classic | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zakkari Dempster |
| Born | 27 September 1987 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Israel Premier Tech Academy |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role |
|
| Rider type | Sprinter/Classics rider (road) Endurance (track) |
| Amateur team | |
| 2009 | Club Bourgas |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006 | Drapac–Porsche |
| 2007–2008 | SouthAustralia.com–AIS |
| 2009 | Drapac–Porsche Cycling |
| 2010–2011 | Rapha Condor–Sharp |
| 2011 | HTC–Highroad (stagiaire) |
| 2012 | Endura Racing |
| 2013–2016 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2017–2019 | Israel Cycling Academy[1][2] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2020– | Israel Cycling Academy |
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]
Major results
edit- 2003
- 3rd team pursuit, National Novice Track Championships
- 3rd time trial, National Novice Road Championships
- 2004
- Commonwealth Youth Games
- 1st individual pursuit
- 1st scratch
- 2nd points race
- 1st
team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships - 3rd team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2005
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st individual pursuit
- 1st points race
- 2nd team pursuit
- 2nd Madison
- 1st
- 2nd overall National Junior Road time trial Series
- 3rd team pursuit, UCI Juniors World Championships
- 2006
- 1st Bendigo Madison (with Mitchell Docker)[7]
- 2nd team pursuit, National Track Championships
- 3rd points race, Oceania Track Championships
- 3rd time trial, Oceania Road Championships
- 2007
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st
team pursuit - 2nd scratch
- 2nd points race
- 1st
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- National Track Championships
- 1st scratch
- 1st team pursuit
- 2nd individual pursuit
- 3rd points race
- 1st
- 1st overall Gippsland Tour
- 1st stage 5
- 3rd team pursuit, 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics (Sydney)
- 2008
- 1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic[8]
- 1st stage 1 Tour of Japan
- 3rd individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 2009
- 1st team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
- 5th overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2011
- 1st overall Tour Doon Hame[9]
- 1st Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic[10]
- 1st Severn Bridge Road Race[11]
- 5th overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st stage 1
- 2012
- 1st stage 2 Czech Cycling Tour
- 4th Tartu GP
- 9th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca
- 2013
- 6th RideLondon–Surrey Classic
- 2014
- 1st stage 1 Bay Classic Series[12]
- 2016
- 6th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2017
- 7th London–Surrey Classic
- 2018
- 4th Ronde van Drenthe
- 7th Nokere Koerse
- 2019
- 1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal Classic
- 8th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
- 9th Schaal Sels
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | 126 |
 Tour de France
|
— | 151 | DNF | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Malach, Pat (1 November 2017). "Israel Cycling Academy complete 2018 roster with Omer Goldstein". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (27 October 2019). "Zak Dempster moves into management role at Israel Cycling Academy". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Israel Cycling Academy". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Homfray, Reece (27 June 2014). "Zak Dempster, 27, to become Australia's latest Tour de France debutant". The Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Clarke, Les. "Dempster and Docker dynamite in Bendigo". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Morris, Rod. "Dempster takes another big win". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Dempster wins Tour DoonHame 2011". Cycling Weekly. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Kennedy, Andrew (17 April 2011). "Road: Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Cycling: World champ Marco gets back on track with French success". The Staffordshire Sentinel. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Edmund, Sam (2 January 2014). "Dempster wins Bay Cycling Classic stage". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
External links
edit- Zak Dempster at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Zak Dempster at ProCyclingStats
