Full name John-Lee Augustyn 2007–2009 Barloworld Current team MTN-Qhubeka 2005–2006 Team Konica Minolta Role Bicycler | Rider type Climber Name John-Lee Augustyn Discipline Road 2010–2011 Team Sky | |
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Born 10 August 1986 (age 37)
Kimberley, South Africa ( 1986-08-10 ) Competitors Chris Froome, Andy Schleck, Gerald Ciolek, Robert Hunter, Mark Cavendish Similar People Robert Hunter, Carlos Sastre, Mauricio Soler, Andy Schleck, Linus Gerdemann | ||
Team Sky's John Lee Augustyn talking about his hopes for the 2011 season.
John-Lee Augustyn (born 10 August 1986) is a South African former professional road bicycle racer. His former teams include Team Sky, Barloworld and MTN–Qhubeka. Following a hip resurfacing operation in 2011, he moved to the UCI Professional Continental team Utensilnord–Named, but continued to suffer problems, indicating the hip implant was not coping with the rigours of professional racing. Following medical advice announced in May 2012 that he was taking an indefinite break from professional cycling. However Augustyn returned to the professional peloton in 2014, with the MTN–Qhubeka team.
Contents
- Team Skys John Lee Augustyn talking about his hopes for the 2011 season
- Tour de France 2008
- Retirement
- References
Tour de France 2008
During Stage 16 of the 2008 Tour in his second professional year, John-Lee crested Cime de la Bonette in first place before shortly and spectacularly overshooting a hairpin bend on the descent. He was thrown from his bike, sliding 30 metres down the shale mountainside before recovering to complete the stage.
Retirement
Following a comeback with the newly formed MTN–Qhubeka, Augustyn was forced to retire from professional cycling in May 2014 due to a persistent hip problem which originated in a crash at the 2007 Volta a Portugal, which caused avascular necrosis of the femoral head. On his retirement John-Lee vowed to give something back to the sport that he loved. Quickly gaining his UCI coaching acrreditions he was approached by a number of teams to help assist with coaching and mentoring younger neo pros. He spent the summer of 2015 in Europe working at some of the biggest races on the calendar. He now lives on Lago d'Iseo in Italy with his wife. He is often seen riding his [2] bike, a brand he has been an ambassador for since 2015 for along with SAKO7 socks and cycling apparel.
