27 Facts About Ian Stannard

Ian Stannard made his professional road debut in August 2007 joining T-Mobile Team as a trainee.

Ian Stannard joined the new British Pro Tour team Team Sky on an initial two-year contract for the start of the 2010 season, and focused more on the Classics and one day races.

Ian Stannard was part of a move with Peter Sagan, Maciej Bodnar and Sylvain Chavanel with 34 kilometres to cover until the finish.

The quartet kept clear of the chasing peloton until Ian Stannard broke free and crossed the flamme rouge alone.

Ian Stannard was passed by the field with some 500 metres to go, as Tom Boonen sprinted to victory.

Ian Stannard obtained his first professional win at the Tour of Austria, winning stage 5 of the race, where he got the better of a group of five escapees in the sprint.

Ian Stannard was part of the Great Britain team that helped Mark Cavendish win the road race at the UCI Road World Championships, with a vital pull in the closing stages to keep Cavendish towards the front of the peloton.

One of the hardest working domestiques in the peloton, Ian Stannard rode a total of 14,713 kilometres during 93 race days in 2011.

In 2012, Ian Stannard won the London Nocturne by lapping the field.

Ian Stannard won the British National Road Race Championships, winning ahead of Sky teammate Alex Dowsett.

Ian Stannard was selected as part of the Great Britain team for the Olympic road race, alongside David Millar, Chris Froome, Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish.

Ian Stannard again represented Britain at the UCI World Road Race Championships and was active in a breakaway with Andrew Talansky on the penultimate lap, eventually finishing in the main group.

Ian Stannard led over the Poggio di San Remo, only to be caught on the descent by a chase group of five riders.

Ian Stannard made a final move in the final 2 kilometres but was chased down by Peter Sagan, and he finished sixth in the sprint.

Ian Stannard took top-ten overall finishes at Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Bayern Rundfahrt, finishing ninth and eighth respectively, before taking a second-place finish at the British National Road Race Championships in Glasgow, being outsprinted by Mark Cavendish at the finish.

Ian Stannard was selected to ride the Tour de France for the first time, and played a key role as a domestique for Chris Froome, who went on to win the race overall.

Ian Stannard began 2014 in good form, finishing fourth overall in the Tour of Qatar in February.

Ian Stannard was diagnosed with fractured vertebrae, ruling him out of the rest of the classics season.

Ian Stannard made his comeback to the road, riding for the English team in the men's road race event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Ian Stannard was noted for his hard work in successfully placing teammate Ben Swift in the eventually victorious breakaway group.

Ian Stannard was selected to ride the Tour of Britain, but broke his wrist in a crash on the first stage, putting an end to an injury plagued season.

Ian Stannard recovered from his injuries for the start of the 2015 season, again placing fourth in February's Tour of Qatar.

Ian Stannard fended off attacks by Boonen and Terpstra in the closing stages of the race.

Ian Stannard was part of the Team Sky selection that won the team time trial at the Tour de Romandie, and he finished third in the British National Road Race Championships.

Ian Stannard started his 2017 season with a block of racing in Australia, which culminated in a stage victory on the final day of the Herald Sun Tour, attacking inside the final kilometre.

In 2018, Ian Stannard took a second career stage victory at the Tour of Britain, when he won the penultimate stage of the race from a solo move at around 16 kilometres remaining.

Ian Stannard recorded his first podium finish at the British National Road Race Championships since 2015 in 2019, when he finished second behind teammate Ben Swift, having "softened up the others" for Swift.