Sam Bewley

Bewley attended Glenholme Primary School, Rotorua Intermediate School and Rotorua Boys' High School. ==Career==

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Bewley won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, and Jesse Sergent. On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Bewley would join the new UCI ProTeam , which was led by Lance Armstrong and included Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner. In May 2012, Bewley joined Australian UCI WorldTeam , and made his first appearance for the team at the Bayern–Rundfahrt. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he was again part of the New Zealand team in the men's pursuit, winning bronze for the second successive Games. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. After a crash in stage 10 of the race, in January 2021 Bewley postponed his return to racing until March, due to long-term injuries. On 1 August 2022, he announced his intention to retire as a professional cyclist at the end of 2022. ==Broadcasting career==

In 2023, Bewley joined the team of broadcaster NBC for their coverage of the Tour de France, acting as a commentator. ==Major results==

Road ;2003 : 1st Road race, National Novice Championships ;2005 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships ;2006 : 1st Stage 6a Tour of Southland ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 New Zealand Cycle Classic : 7th Chrono Champenois ;2011 : 4th Road race, National Championships ;2012 : 1st Stage 3 New Zealand Cycle Classic : 3rd Team time trial, UCI World Championships ;2015 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia : 4th Road race, National Championships ;2019 : 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali Grand Tour general classification results timeline Track ;2005 : UCI World Junior Championships ::1st Team pursuit ::2nd Individual pursuit ;2008 : 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games ;2010 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Cali : 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships ;2011 : 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Cali ;2012 : 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships == Personal life ==

Bewley is in a relationship with fellow professional cyclist, Hannah Barnes. ==References==