| Fullname | Karl Menzies |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 17 June 1977 (age 49) |
| Birth place | Devonport, Australia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Currentteam | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateuryears 1 | 2000 |
| Amateurteam 1 | Nortas |
| Amateuryears 2 | 2001 |
| Amateurteam 2 | Australian Abalone Exports |
| Amateuryears 3 | 2002 |
| Amateurteam 3 | Giant Tas |
| Amateuryears 4 | 2002 |
| Amateurteam 4 | City of Melbourne |
| Amateuryears 5 | 2004 |
| Amateurteam 5 | Team MGZT |
| Amateuryears 6 | 2004 |
| Amateurteam 6 | Bicycle Superstore |
| Proyears 1 | 2005 |
| Proyears 2 | 2006–2016 |
| Proteam 2 | [1] |
| Proyears 3 | 2017 |
Karl Menzies (born 17 June 1977) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis. Menzies turned professional in 2005, he spent one season on the Advantage Benefits/Endeavour team.
In 2006, he won the Nature Valley Grand Prix, ahead of teammate Greg Henderson. In 2005, he finished first overall at the International Cycling Classic. In 2007, he won stage 1 of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under and was the overall winner at the International Tour de Toona stage race.
Major results
- 2001
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Southland
- 2004
- 3rd Overall Tour de Korea
- 3rd Overall Tour of Wellington
- 5th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 1
- 2005
- 1st Overall International Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 3rd Overall San Dimas Stage Race
- 4th Wachovia Invitational
- 8th Overall Tour of Southland
- 1st Stage 2
- 2006
- 1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stage 6 International Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Redlands Classic
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Toona
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Nez
- 2nd Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
- 2nd Sea Otter Classic
- 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 2
- 7th Trophée des Grimpeurs
- 2007
- 1st Overall Tour de Toona
- 1st Stages 2, 5 & 7
- 1st Stages 2 & 4 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 2nd Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 2nd Lancaster Classic
- 3rd CSC Invitational
- 2009
- 1st Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 1st Sunny King Criterium
- 3rd Clarendon Cup
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour de Murrieta
- 1st Athens Twilight Criterium
- 1st Stage 11 Tour of America's Dairyland
- 1st Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race
- 3rd Overall Tour of Elk Grove
- 2011
- 1st Prologue Tour of Elk Grove
- 2nd Tour of Somerville
- 2013
- 2nd Tour of Somerville
- 2nd Intelligentsia Cup
- 3rd Overall Tulsa Tough
- 3rd Sunny King Criterium
- 5th USA Crits Finals, Las Vegas[2]
- 2015
- 1st Dana Point Grand Prix[3]
- 1st Stage 3 Gateway Cup
- 2nd Wilmington Grand Prix[4]
- 2017
- 3rd Sunny King Criterium
- 3rd Dana Point Grand Prix
References
- ^ "UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team (UHC) – USA". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ Malach, Pat (2 February 2015). "Keough leads UnitedHealthcare sweep in Vegas". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Menzies sprints to Dana Point Grand Prix victory". cyclingnews.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "White, Pic claim Wilmington GP victories". cyclingnews.com. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.