Ian Stannard

Ian Stannard
Stannard at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full nameIan Dexter Stannard
NicknameYogi
Born (1987-05-25) 25 May 1987
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Team information
Current teamIneos Grenadiers
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
Role
Rider typeClassics specialist
Domestique
Rouleur
Amateur teams
2007100% Me
2007T-Mobile Team (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2006Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten
2008Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner
2009ISD
2010–2020Team Sky
Managerial teams
2021–2022Trinity Racing
2023–Ineos Grenadiers
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2012)
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2014, 2015)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2006 AthensUnder-23 team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
2004 BendigoIndividual pursuit
2004 BendigoScratch
Men's road cycling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
2004 BendigoTime trial

Ian Dexter Stannard (born 25 May 1987) is a British former professional track and road racing cyclist, who rode professionally in 2006 and from 2008 to 2020 for the Van Vliet–EBH Advocaten, Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner, ISD and Ineos Grenadiers teams, before retiring after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers, having previously held the same role for UCI Continental team Trinity Racing.

During his professional career, Stannard took seven victories including two consecutive wins in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad one-day race (2014 and 2015), two stage victories at the Tour of Britain (2016 and 2018), and the 2012 British National Road Race Championships. As a domestique, Stannard was also a part of multiple Grand Tour general classification successes by Chris Froome.