New Zealand rider Patrick Bevin has called time on his outstanding cycling career after 15 years as a professional around the globe.
Bevin enjoyed success on the road and track, dating back to finishing leading junior at the Oceania road championships and national criterium championships in 2009. The same year he also impressed winning two stages of the Tour of Southland and named junior road cyclist of the year.
He enjoyed a brief stint in USA, where he was spotted by USA Continental professional team Bissell, who signed the teenager who enjoyed four years with considerable success.
Bevin won the Points jersey and two stage wins for a national team in the 2014 An Post Race tour in Ireland, and in a return to the track, he won a World Cup title and earned selection to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Stage wins in the Herald Sun Tour, and tours if Taiwan and Korea, helped him earn his first European contract with Team Cannondale-Drapac, then to BMC Racing in 2018, Israel Start-up Nation in 2021 and finally with Team DSM in 2023.
He started in six Grand Tours including a stage victory in the Team Time Trial at the Tour de France in 2018. His sole WorldTour GC title cane at the Presidential cycling tour of Turkiye in 2022 and he had stage wins in the Tour Down Under, Tour de Romandie and in his Turkiye title.
One of his final times wearing the New Zealand Black jersey, was competing in the road race with George Bennett at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
Bevin had a break from competing with a cardiac arrhythmia in 2020 and had a cardia alation to correct the problem before returning to racing this year.
"It's not just the end of a season, or contract but the end of chasing a dream that sparked with a 'gap year' almost 15 years ago," Bevin said.
"Today marks the end of an era, my last day as a professional cyclist. Thanks to @dsmfirmpostnl who have been incredibly supportive throughout an extremely tough last two seasons, but as of today I am retiring.
"I have chased it as hard as I could. I have met an incredible number of good people. I have travelled far and wide and I will be forever grateful for everything cycling has brought me."
Cycling New Zealand has praised Bevin for his commitment and success in the sport both at home and around the world.
Cycling New Zealand said that Bevin was a brilliant rider on the road and track as a teenager, and went on to become a highly accomplished professional on the UCI WorldTour. Throughout his distinguished career he has always been a proud kiwi who has supported Cycling New Zealand on and off his bike.