Nationality: Australian
Former Hour Record holder Rohan Dennis has built up a reputation as a formidable time trial specialist, but he can climb when called upon and can also turn in a strong sprint.
The 2018 season saw him lead the Giro d'Italia overall after stage two, handing him the full set of Grand Tour leader's jerseys after previously enjoying spells in the overall race lead during the 2015 Tour de France and 2017 Vuelta a España.
Listing Bradley Wiggins as one of his inspirations, Dennis says the 2012 Tour de France winner has shown him that a rider with track and time trial talents can perform in stage races too.
After a strong start to his cycling career in his native Australia with national under-23 road race and time trial titles and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic Games team pursuit, Dennis moved up to the professional ranks in 2013 with the Garmin-Sharp team.
Dennis took the overall win in the Tour of Alberta that year, but more impressive was his eighth place overall in the Criterium du Dauphine and the best young rider's jersey.
In 2014, Dennis took a stage win en route to placing second overall in the Tour of California behind Bradley Wiggins, and a silver in the Commonwealth Games time trial. A rare mid-season team switch to BMC Racing took place in August.
Dennis stepped up a level in 2015, beginning the season with overall victory in the Tour Down Under, his first WorldTour win before breaking the Hour Record on February 8 – a mark subsequently beaten by Alex Dowsett and Bradley Wiggins. He then claimed the yellow jersey at the Tour de France by winning the opening time trial in Utrecht.
The start to 2016 was a little stunted, and Dennis had to pull out of both Paris-Nice and the Volta a Catalunya due to illness. He did secure first place in the Australian National time trial (a feat he repeated in the early 2017 and 2018 Australian Nationals) and came 5th in the Olympic time trial in Rio, despite injuring his hand in a training crash ahead of the event.
2017 was another solid season, with Dennis winning a host of individual time trials and as part of BMC's always strong team time trial line-up. He also took a noteworthy victory in the Tour of the Alps, a climbing stage that proved he is more than just a time trialist.
2019 was a mixed year. Several ITT wins were contrasted with abandoning the Tour de France before a key time trial. It was revealed later than it was due to annoyance with equipment provided by the team. However, Dennis redeemed himself by winning the individual time trial at the Road World Championships. He rode an unmarked BMC, rather than his usual trade Merida bike.
He has signed for Team Ineos for the 2020 season.
Major results: Tour Down Under 2015 | Tour of Alberta 2013 |UCI TTT 2014 |World Hour Record 2015 | Tour de France 2015 | UCI Road World Championships 2018 & 2019
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Melissa Hoskins remembered as 'champion mum' in touching funeral, attended by Rohan Dennis
Two-time Olympian Hoskins was killed after being hit by a car allegedly driven by Dennis
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Rohan Dennis charged with causing death by dangerous driving following death of wife Melissa Hoskins
Hoskins, the two-time Olympian, was killed in a car crash on Saturday
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Commonwealth Games 2022 preview: men’s and women’s time trials
Both races against the clock take place in Wolverhampton on Thursday
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Rohan Dennis says he moved to Jumbo-Visma because Ineos Grenadiers were copying 'a lot of stuff' from Dutch team
Australian time-trialist will be part of Jumbo-Visma's Tour de France squad
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Grace Brown and Rohan Dennis win Australian time trial titles
Dennis wins fourth title, Brown wins second, both in new team colours
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Rohan Dennis signs for Jumbo-Visma from Ineos Grenadiers
Australian joins Dutch squad on a two-year deal from 2022
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Five of the biggest transfer rumours in the men's peloton
Some big names could be in different kit for the 2022 season
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Five talking points from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic time trials
Van Vleuten and Roglič decimate their fields, as some of the favourites slip back - don’t miss these moments
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Rohan Dennis to join Jumbo-Visma from Ineos Grenadiers, reports suggest
The Australian joined the British team two years ago but it looks like he is on his way out
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Richie Porte, Amanda Spratt and Rohan Dennis confirmed for Australian team at Tokyo Olympics
Porte and Amanda Spratt headline the squad for the tough Olympic road race scheduled for this summer
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Rohan Dennis: My tactic was to minimise the losses on the flat and hit the hill hard
Rohan Dennis said he’d planned to minimise the losses on the flat, before hitting the hill as hard as he could in the Tour de Romandie prologue.
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Rohan Dennis ends time trial victory drought with one of the 'toughest wins' of his career
Two-time world champion says his time trial rivalry with team-mate Filippo Ganna is 'only natural'
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Rohan Dennis comes out on top in Volta a Catalunya 2021 stage two time trial
Rohan Dennis came out on top on stage two of Volta a Catalunya 2021 ahead of French champion Rémi Cavagna with João Almeida taking the final podium spot on the day.
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Making the impossible seem possible: Rohan Dennis’s coach explains how he turned the tides for Tao Geoghegan Hart at the Giro d’Italia
“Rohan is a great team player,” said Neal Henderson, the long-time coach of Australian star Rohan Dennis.
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Rohan Dennis dispute with Bahrain-McLaren thrown out by UCI
The dispute between Rohan Dennis and Bahrain-McLaren has been thrown out by the UCI.
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‘If you’re not motivated, you’ll get dropped’: What makes a pro rider a great Zwifter too?
Rohan Dennis has once again proved his talents on the indoor trainer, after winning his second Team Ineos Zwift race last weekend.
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‘Time trial training was key to winning the event’: Rohan Dennis shares his top tips for indoor riding and racing
The lack of racing on the cycling calendar has resulted in riders and teams looking elsewhere for to get their competitive fix.
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Rohan Dennis storms to win in opening race of the Digital Swiss Five virtual series
Rohan Dennis claimed a second consecutive virtual race victory, as he won the opening event of the Digital Swiss Five series.
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Rohan Dennis appears to break lockdown rules, deletes social media
The Australian posted on Instagram: 'Covid-19 can suck my ass and so can quarantine'
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Here are the mind-blowing power stats from the Team Ineos Zwift race
Perhaps the most anticipated Zwift race of the lockdown, the Team Ineos event saw some of the biggest stars in the world fight it out on the virtual climbs of Watopia.
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What does it take to be a time trial world champion? We asked Rohan Dennis’s coach to find out
Neal Henderson has coached Dennis to his biggest successes
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Rohan Dennis targets Tour Down Under victory in first Ineos race
The Australian previously took the overall win at the 2015 edition
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Rohan Dennis falls short in Australian National Time Trial Championships
The first national championship titles of 2020 have been decided in Australia, as Rohan Dennis missed out on the time trial jersey to Luke Durbridge for a second year running.
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Rohan Dennis feared developing an eating disorder after Grand Tour ambitions
The pressure of being a Grand Tour rider are unimaginable to most of us.
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Rohan Dennis talks 2019 Tour de France and Ineos signing
Rohan Dennis has reflected on his turbulent 2019 season, which included pulling out of the Tour de France, winning a second consecutive time trial world title, and then signing for Team Ineos.
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Rod Ellingworth: 'I wanted Rohan Dennis to stay' at Bahrain-Merida
The long-time Team Ineos coach is set to become Bahrain-Merida's new team principal
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Movistar ready to sign Rohan Dennis, according to reports
The Australian has a number of suitors after Bahrain-Merida terminated his contract
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Rohan Dennis plans to stay with Bahrain-Merida next season, but will ride unmarked time trial bike at Yorkshire World Championships
Rohan Dennis still expects to ride for Bahrain-Merida next season, despite his surprise withdrawal from the 2019 Tour de France.
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Rohan Dennis wins UCI World Championships elite men’s time trial taking over a minute out of Tom Dumoulin
Dumoulin edged into the silver medal position with just half a second advantage over third place
