Personal information | |
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Full name | Karl Menzies |
Born |
Devonport, Australia |
17 June 1977
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 82.5 kg (182 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | UnitedHealthcare |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team(s) | |
2000 | Nortas |
2001 | Australian Abalone Exports |
2002 | Giant Tas |
2002 | City of Melbourne |
2004 | Team MGZT |
2004 | Bicycle Superstore |
Professional team(s) | |
2005 | Advantage Benefits/Endeavour |
2006– | Health Net–Maxxis |
Karl Menzies (born 17 June 1977) is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis. Menzies turned professional in 2005, he spent one season on the Advantage Benefits/Endeavour team.
In 2006, he won the Nature Valley Grand Prix, ahead of teammate Greg Henderson. In 2005, he finished first overall at the International Cycling Classic. In 2007, he won stage 1 of the Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under and was the overall winner at the International Tour de Toona stage race.