Laurence Pithie (born 17 July 2002) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Pithie attended Christchurch Boys' High School from 2016 to 2020.
Career
As a 17-year-old Pithie won two gold medals at the UCI Junior World Championships in the Madison and Omnium. In 2019 Pithie won the national criterium champs allowing him to wear the national jersey in all criteriums for that year. Pithie started the 2021 season off with top 10's in the sprint stages at the New Zealand Cycle Classic. Then fourth in Slovenia after leading out teammate Marijn van den Berg to victory. He finally nabbed a podium in the Circuit de Wallonie behind winner Christophe Laporte. He held his form to the Tour de la Mirabelle where a second place in the reduced bunch finish of Stage 2 brought him to seventh overall. Pithie's greatest accomplishment came at the Baltic Chain Tour where he finished 2nd in every stage which allowed him to win Overall.
In 2025, Pithie is to make his Tour de France debut as the only New Zealand rider in the race, with his role being a domestique and protector for Primoz Roglic.
Major results
Road
2019
1st Criterium, National Championships
2nd Time trial, Oceania Junior Championships
2021
1st Overall Baltic Chain Tour
:1st Points classification
:1st Youth classification
1st Stage 1 (TTT) New Zealand Cycle Classic
3rd Circuit de Wallonie
4th GP Adria Mobil
7th Overall Tour de la Mirabelle
2022
National Championships
:1st Under-23 Road race
:2nd Under-23 Time trial
:3rd Road race
1st Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie
3rd Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
:1st Youth classification
3rd Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana
8th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
10th ParisâÂÂTroyes
2023 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
1st Cholet-Pays de la Loire
2nd Classic Loire Atlantique
5th Hamburg Cyclassics
5th Circuit de Wallonie
5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
8th Nokere Koerse
2024 <small>(1)</small>
1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
National Championships
:3rd Road race
:3rd Time trial
5th Surf Coast Classic
7th ParisâÂÂRoubaix
8th Le Samyn
10th Grand Prix de Fourmies
2025
3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
5th Time trial, National Championships
2026
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
2019
UCI World Junior Championships
:1st Omnium
:1st Madison (with Kiaan Watts)
National Junior Championships
:1st Omnium
:3rd Team pursuit
:3rd Kiko
1st Individual pursuit, Oceania Junior Championships
2020
National Championships
:1st Team pursuit
:1st Madison (with Thomas Sexton)
References
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