Ian Stannard Cyclist

Ian Stannard (born 25 May 1987, Chelmsford) is an English track and road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Sky. He made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining T-Mobile Team as a trainee. He rode for Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2008 and came third overall in the 2008 Tour of Britain riding for the Great Britain team. In 2009 he joined the new ISD team and was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia, aged just 21. Stannard finished 160th at the Giro. He subsequently joined the new British team Team Sky for the start of the 2010 season, and has since focused more on the Classics and one day races, with his best finish a third place in the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. He obtained his first professional win at the 2011 Tour of Austria, winning stage 5 of the race. Stannard was part of the Great Britain team that helped Mark Cavendish win the 2011 UCI World Road Race Championship.