Scott Sunderland (road cyclist)

Scott G. Sunderland (born 28 November 1966) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who is a now a sports manager and consultant.

Sunderland was born in Inverell, a country town in northern New South Wales. He worked double shifts in the Inverell abattoirs to fund his early European racing career.

Until he retired at the end of 2004, Sunderland was Australia's longest serving professional cyclist, and placed highly in many of the cycling world's greatest events.

As a racer, Sunderland had some injuries and setbacks, the most memorable being when he was struck by a car driven by his former director, Cees Priem, during the 1998 Amstel Gold race.

Sunderland recovered and the final few years of his career saw a resurgent Scott Sunderland.

Sunderland rode his last Tour de France in 2004.

Management career
After his retirement Scott Sunderland became Sports Director with Bjarne Riis' CSC squad from 2004 till end of 2008. He coached the team to consecutive wins in the Paris–Roubaix in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 CSC squad took the overall victory in the Tour de France with Spanish star rider Carlos Sastre.

In September 2008, Sunderland was recruited by the Cervélo TestTeam owner Gerard Vroomen to form his newly announced Professional Cycling Team. 2008 Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre followed Sunderland in his move.

Early 2009 Sunderland was headhunted by British Cycling and BC High Performance Manager Dave Brailsford and appointed Sports Manager to help put together a new professional British road cycling team, financially backed by BSkyB. In 2010, Team Sky entered its first year of competition with Scott Sunderland in the position of Senior Sports Director.

In February 2010 the team got its first semi-classic victory when Juan Antonio Flecha won the Belgian semi-classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with a solo break. Sunderland left Team Sky in May 2010, citing that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Sunderland took up a role as a Race Director for the National Road Series, Australia's premier domestic road cycling competition, in 2013

In 2019 Sunderland took on the role of general race director of the Flanders Classics in Belgium.

Major results

 * Juniors Under 16
 * NSW State Champion (Road Race)
 * 2nd Teams Pursuit (Track) Australian National Championships
 * 2nd Teams Time-trial (Road) Australian National Championships


 * Juniors Under 18
 * NSW State Champion (Individual National Road Race)
 * Australian National Champion 50 km Teams Time-trial (Road)
 * Australian National Champion Teams Pursuit (Track)


 * Oceania Games
 * 1st Individual Road Race, 1st Time Trial, 2nd teams pursuit (Track), 3rd 30 km point score (Track)


 * 1985 Amateur
 * NSW State Champion, 50 km point score (Track)
 * 2nd 4000m teams pursuit (Track) Australian National Championships


 * 1986 Amateur
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian Individual Senior National Road Championships (Aged 19 - racing elite)


 * 1990
 * Out due to a knee injury in the early part of the season
 * 14th Paris–Camembert
 * Finished Tour of Switzerland and Giro d'Italia


 * 1991
 * 1st Trofeo Pantalica
 * 9th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
 * 3rd in stage 4
 * 4th Overall Herald Sun Tour
 * 7th Overall Kellogg's Tour of Great Britain


 * 1992
 * 1st Overall Mazda Alpine Tour
 * 1st Mountain jersey,


 * 5th Milan–San Remo


 * 4th Overall Settimana Ciclista Internazionale
 * 3rd stage 12 Vuelta a España

Winner Oppy Oscar Cyclist of the Year, Australia
 * 1993


 * 3rd Zottegem
 * 4th Stage 3 Vuelta a España
 * 5th Stage 2 Vuelta a España
 * 10th Overall Tour of Switzerland,
 * 13th Milan–San Remo


 * 1994
 * 1st Schynberg Rundfahrt Sulz
 * 2nd Trophee Des Grimpeurs
 * 4th stage 1 Vuelta de Pays Basque
 * 10th Overall Kelloggs Tour of Great Britain,
 * 1st Mountains jersey
 * 10th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
 * 15th Clásica de San Sebastián
 * 17th World Championships Sicily

Knee operation in April; back in competition in July
 * 1995


 * 10th Giro Del Emilia
 * 11th Coppa Sabatini
 * 13th Coppa Placci


 * 1996
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour Des Regions Wallonne
 * 16th Overall Tour of Luxemburg
 * 3rd in 1 stage


 * 1997
 * 1st Sprint classification Tour De Romandie
 * 7th Overall Tour Du Mediterrian
 * 10th Milan-Turin
 * 14th Paris - Bourges
 * 15th Tour of Lombardie
 * 19th Overall Paris–Nice
 * 5th in stage over Mt Ventoux
 * 19th Overall Vuelta Du Pays Basque
 * 2nd in stage 3


 * 1998
 * 1st GP Nokere
 * 3rd G.P. Pino Cerami
 * 6th Kemzeke
 * 9th G.P. Cholet
 * 11th Tour of Flanders
 * 11th Gent–Wevelgem

Out of competition from May 1998 until 18 July 1999 due to accident during Amstel Gold World Cup Race

A crash kept him out of competition until July 1999
 * 1999


 * 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla-Leon
 * 4th Overall Commonwealth Bank Classic,
 * 1st King of the Mountains Classification
 * 1st Points Classification


 * 2000
 * 1st Noosa Criterium
 * 2nd stage 4 Vuelta a Burgos
 * 3rd stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos,
 * 2nd Australian National Road Race Championships
 * 3rd Overijse
 * 4th Zottegem
 * 7th World Road Race Championships


 * 2001
 * 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami
 * 1st Grand Prix Fourmies
 * 1st Stage 5 Herald Sun Tour
 * 2nd Brabantse Pijl
 * 2nd Grand Prix Rennes
 * 3rd Paris–Camembert
 * 3rd Grand Prix Wallonie
 * 3rd Overall Paris–Corrèze
 * 3rd Paris–Bourges
 * 5th Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
 * 1st in Mountains Classification
 * 13th Overall Tour of Germany
 * 18th Amstel Gold Race


 * 2002
 * 1st Stage 7 Bank Austria Tour


 * 2003
 * 2nd CSC Classic
 * 23rd Overall Giro d'Italia


 * 2004
 * 44th Paris–Roubaix
 * 96th Overall Tour de France