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Being in pro cyclist couples is tough, many many days spent away from home travelling the globe to race. If you’re racing in a different place to your partner, you might not see them for weeks or months. There are some riders racing in Australia over the last 5 weeks since the Tour Down Under. These riders will have been away from home for a long time.
Over the course of a season, men’s and women’s WorldTour riders jet off to all sorts of places, it’s tough to keep a relationship going. So who would do you think would understand that lifestyle? Another pro cyclist of course!
I thought about just presenting all of the pro cyclist couples I could find in a long list but there are better options. Especially once I saw the size of the list I’d put together! So, because everyone loves rankings, I’ve worked something out. I’ve given each rider a score out of 5 and added them together for an overall couple score. This way you can see which rider is the more successful in the couple too – it does vary!
Gradings
5 – A World Champion maybe, the very best and serial winners
4 – Regular winners, big names but maybe not the biggest
3 – Solid riders, maybe elite domestiques who get the odd win
2 – Up and coming, showing promise or less visible at races
1 – Very early days career-wise or a lower level pro cyclist
WorldTour Cyclist Couples (10-7)
Jason Kenny (5) & Laura Kenny (5)
Achievements: 10 Olympic Golds & 10 World Track Championships
Total Score: 10
Elia Viviani (5) & Elena Cecchini (3)
Achievements: 1 Olympic Gold, 1 European Road Championship, 6 National Road Championships, 9 GT Stages, 1 GT Points Jersey
Total Score: 8
Taylor Phinney (3) & Katarzyna Niewiadoma (4)
Achievements: 5 National Road Championships, 1 GT Stage, 1 Classic
Total Score: 7
Dylan Van Baarle (3) & Floortje Mackaij (4)
Achievements: 1 World Road Championship, 1 European Road Championship, 1 National Road Championship, 1 Classic
Total Score: 7
Philip Deignan (2) & Liz Deignan (5)
Achievements: 2 World Road Championships, 1 World Track Championship, 4 National Road Championships, 1 GT Stage, 1 Monument, 6 Classics
Total Score: 7
Julian Alaphilippe (5) & Marion Rousse (2)
Achievements: 1 National Road Championship, 5 GT Stages, 1 GT Mountains Jersey, 1 Monument, 4 Classics
Total Score: 7
ProTeam Cyclist Couples (6-5)
Tao Geoghegan Hart (3) & Hannah Barnes (3)
Achievements: 1 World Road Championship, 2 National Road Championships, 1 National Track Championship, 1 GT Stage
Total Score: 6
Tadej Pogačar (4) & Urška Žigart (2)
Achievements: 1 National Road Championship, 3 GT Stages, 1 GT Youth Jersey
Total Score: 6
Lars Van den Broek (1) & Chantal Van den Broek-Blaak (5)
Achievements: 2 World Road Championships, 4 Classics
Total Score: 6
Rohan Dennis (4) & Melissa Hoskins (2)
Achievements: 4 World Road Championships, 3 World Track Championships, 3 National Road Championships, 4 GT Stages
Total Score: 6
Linda Villumsen (4) & Emma Trott (2)
Achievements: 1 World Road Championships, 7 National Road Championships
Total Score: 6
Lars Van der Haar (3) & Lucy Van der Haar (3)
Achievements: 1 Cyclo-Cross World Cup, 1 European Cyclo-Cross Championship, 2 National Cyclo-Cross Championships, 1 GT Stage
Total Score: 6
Vincent Ragot (1) & Audrey Cordon-Ragot (4)
Achievements: 4 National Road Championships, 1 GT Stage
Total Score: 5
Joonas Henttala (1) & Lotta Henttala (4)
Achievements: 12 National Road Championships, 2 Classics
Total Score: 5
Tayler Wiles (3) & Olivia Dillon (2)
Achievements: 5 National Road Championships
Total Score: 5
Bart De Clercq (2) & Sofie de Vuyst (3)
Achievements: 1 GT Stage, 1 Classic
Total Score: 5
Toms Skujins (3) & Abigail Mickey (2)
Achievements: 2 National Road Championships
Total Score: 5
Kasper Asgreen (3) & Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (2)
Achievements: 1 Classic
Total Score: 5
Continental Cyclist Couples (4-2)
Jon Dibben (2) & Abby-Mae Parkinson (2)
Achievements: 1 World Track Championship, 2 European Track Championships, 1 National Track Championship
Total Score: 4
Gabriel Cullaigh (2) & Grace Garner (2)
Achievements: Nothing major yet!
Total Score: 4
Mikkel Bjerg (2) & Emma Cecilie Norsgaard (2)
Achievements: 1 National Road Championship
Total Score: 4
Ollie Wood (1) & Alice Barnes (3)
Achievements: 1 World Road Championship, 2 National Road Championships, 5 National Track Championships
Total Score: 4
Sep Kuss (3) & Noemi Ferrè (1)
Achievements: 1 GT Stage
Total Score: 4
Barney Storey (1) & Sarah Storey (3)
Achievements: 13 Paralympic Golds, 27 World Paralympic Championships, 2 European Track Championships, 1 European Road Championship
Total Score: 4
Matt Rowe (1) & Dani King (3)
Achievements: 1 Olympic Gold, 3 Track World Championships, 2 European Track Championships, 1 National Track Championship
Total Score: 4
Twan van Gendt (3) & Puck Moonen (1)
Achievements: 1 BMX World Championship
Total Score: 4
Wim Stroetinga (2) & Roxane Knetemann (2)
Achievements: 1 European Track Championships, 14 National Track Championships
Total Score: 4
Giovanni Carboni (2) & Arianna Fidanza (2)
Achievements: Nothing major yet!
Total Score: 4
Guy Sagniv (2) & Omer Shapira (2)
Achievements: 7 National Road Championships
Total Score: 4
Kaat Hannes (2) & Laura Verdonschot (2)
Achievements: 1 National Championship, 2 Junior National CX Championships
Total Score: 4
Niklas Märkl (1) & Liane Lippert (3)
Achievements: 1 National Road Race Championship
Total Score: 4
Clément Berthet (1) & Juliette Labous (3)
Achievements: 1 National Time Trial Championship, 1 National U23 Time Trial Championship
Total Score: 4
Ivo Oliveira (2) & Martina Alzini (1)
Achievements: 1 European Track Games Gold
Total Score: 3
Stijn de Bock (1) & Mieke Docx (2)
Achievements: Nothing major yet!
Total Score: 3
Pablo Rodriguez Guede (1) & Ane Santesteban (2)
Achievements: 1 National Road Race Championship
Total Score: 3
Jasper Ockeloen (1) & Riejanne Markus (2)
Achievements: Nothing major yet!
Total Score: 3
Ivan Smirnov (1) & Maria Novolodskaya (2)
Achievements: Nothing major yet!
Total Score: 3
Ahmad Badreddin Wais (1) & Marlen Reusser (2)
Achievements: 1 European Games Championship, 1 National Road Race Championship
Total Score: 3
Dan Bigham (1) & Joscelin Lowden (1)
Achievements: 4 National Track Championships
Total Score: 2
Jon Archibald (1) & Emily Meakin (1)
Achievements: 3 National Track Championships
Total Score: 2
Jacob Duehring (1) & Jasmin Duehring (1)
Achievements: 4 Pan American Track Championships, 2 Pan American Track Games Championships, 1 Pan American Road Games Championship
Total Score: 2
If you know of any more pro cyclist couples – let me know in the comments below!
