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Julian Dean

1975 - Today

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Julian Dean (born 28 January 1975) is a former professional road racing cyclist from New Zealand who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2013. He last rode for UCI World Tour team Orica–GreenEDGE, where he now works as an assistant sporting director and mentor. His main achievements include winning the 2007 and 2008 New Zealand National Road Race Championships, finishing 9th in the 2005 World Road Championships in Madrid, 10th place in the 2002 World Road Championships in Zolder and finishing second in Grand Tour stages four times. At the peak of his career he was considered the best lead out rider in the world, and was highly regarded by his teammate and friend Thor Hushovd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Julian Dean is the 849th most popular cyclist (up from 934th in 2024), the 184th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Julian Dean ranks 849 out of 1,613. Before him are Yuriy Krivtsov, David García Dapena, Oleksandr Fedenko, Biniam Girmay, Hossein Askari, and David Arroyo. After him are Giovanni Visconti, Pablo Lastras, Jurgen Van den Broeck, Carlos Barredo, Paul Manning, and Matthias Kessler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Julian Dean ranks 805. Before him are Yoshio Kitajima, Predrag Drobnjak, Hossein Askari, Quique Álvarez, Shawn Hatosy, and Natalya Vorozhbyt. After him are Frantz Kruger, Ben Collins, Heather Burns, Ha Tae-kwon, Merle Dandridge, and Antwon Tanner.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Julian Dean ranks 184 out of 303. Before him are Aaron Jeffery (1970), Rena Owen (1962), Mark Paston (1976), Jay Ryan (1981), Robert Whittaker (1990), and Sala Baker (1976). After him are Anna Hutchison (1986), Russell Coutts (1962), Michael McGlinchey (1987), Luke Steele (1979), Caroline Evers-Swindell (1978), and Rebecca Gibney (1964).

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Among CYCLISTS In New Zealand

Among cyclists born in New Zealand, Julian Dean ranks 2. Before him are Greg Henderson (1976). After him are Jack Bauer (1985), George Bennett (1990), Simon van Velthooven (1988), Aaron Gate (1990), Hayden Roulston (1981), Sam Webster (1991), Shane Archbold (1989), Jesse Sergent (1988), Patrick Bevin (1991), and Sam Bewley (1987).

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