{{Short description|Canadian cyclist (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Zachary Bell | image = 20140907-ZachBell.jpg | caption = Bell at the [[2014 Tour of Alberta]] | fullname = Zachary Bell | nickname = Zach | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|14}} | birth_place = [[Whitehorse, Yukon]], Canada | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|73|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|RLW}} | disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}} | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|[[Directeur sportif]]}} | ridertype = {{ubl|Endurance (track)|Sprinter (road)}} | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2005 | proteam1 = Jet Fuel Coffee–Sympatico | proyears2 = 2006 | proteam2 = Rite Aid Pro Cycling | proyears3 = 2007–2008 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|SYM|2007}} | proyears4 = 2009–2010 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|KBS|2009}} | proyears5 = 2011–2012 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|SPI|2011}} | proyears6 = 2013 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|Champion System|2013}} | proyears7 = 2014–2015 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|SSC|2014}} | manageyears1 = 2016– | manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|RLW|2016}} ''(women)'' | manageyears2 = 2018–2019 | manageteam2 = {{UCI team code|RLY|2018}} ''(men)'' | majorwins = UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Omnium (2010–2011)<br>[[Canadian National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]] (2013) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{CAN}} }} {{MedalSport| Men's [[track cycling]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2009 Pruszków]]|Omnium}} {{MedalSilver|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2012 Melbourne]]|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium|Omnium]]}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Road Championships|Pan American Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|2007 Valencia|Time trial}} }} '''Zachary "Zach" Bell''' (born November 14, 1982) is a Canadian former professional [[racing cyclist]], who competed professionally between 2005 and 2015 for the Jet Fuel Coffee–Sympatico, Rite Aid Pro Cycling, {{UCI team code|SYM|2008}}, {{UCI team code|KBS|2010}}, {{UCI team code|SPI|2012}}, {{UCI team code|Champion System|2013}}, and {{UCI team code|SSC|2015}} teams.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-smartstop-unveils-re-vamped-roster-for-2014|first=Pat|last=Malach|title=Team SmartStop unveils re-vamped roster for 2014|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=November 7, 2013|access-date=December 23, 2013|quote=New signings for the UCI Continental team next season include Canadian national road race champion Zach Bell, who won stages at the Tour of Korea and Tour of Taiwan in 2013 while riding for Champion System, and former Bissell rider Mike Torckler, who won the mountains classification at the 2013 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.}}</ref> Born in [[Whitehorse, Yukon]], Bell resides in [[Watson Lake, Yukon]], and now works as a [[directeur sportif]] for [[UCI Women's Team]] {{UCI team code|RLW}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tourdownunder.com.au/news/2018/dec/21/north-american-team-rallying-for-santos-wtdu-debut|title=North American team Rallying for Santos WTDU debut|work=[[Tour Down Under]]|publisher=Events South Australia|date=December 21, 2018|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>
==Career== At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Bell finished 7th in the men's [[points race]] and 12th in the men's [[madison (cycling)]].<ref>{{cite news| title =Olympics Fan Guide, Zach Bell| publisher =[[ESPN]]| url =http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=17729| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120105144331/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=17729| url-status =dead| archive-date =January 5, 2012| year =2008}}</ref> He finished 2nd in the men's [[omnium]] at the [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news| title =Canada's Zach Bell wins silver at world track cycling championships| publisher =www.theglobeandmail.com| url =https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadas-zach-bell-wins-silver-at-world-track-cycling-championships/article4098429/| date =2012-04-06| access-date =2012-09-21}}</ref> Later that year, Bell finished 8th in the men's omnium at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news| title =Canada's Zach Bell places 8th in men's omnium| publisher =www.cbc.ca| url =https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/canada-s-zach-bell-places-8th-in-men-s-omnium-1.1287721| date =2012-08-05| access-date =2012-09-21}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2003 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Delta ;2004 : 2nd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships ;2005 : 1st Stampede Road Race ;2006 : 1st Stage 7 Tour of Shenandoah ;2007 : 1st Overall Tour de Delta ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Burnaby Six Days : Tour de Bowness ::1st Criterium ::1st Hill Climb : [[Vuelta a El Salvador]] ::1st Stages 4 & 7 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de White Rock : 2nd Scratch, [[2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics]], Sydney : 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[Pan American Road and Track Championships|Pan American Road Championships]] : National Road Championships ::2nd Criterium ::3rd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] ;2008 : [[Pan American Road and Track Championships]] ::1st [[File:Pan American Champions Jersey.png|20px]] Madison ::1st [[File:Pan American Champions Jersey.png|20px]] Omnium ::5th Time trial : 1st Burnaby Six Days : 3rd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships ;2009 : 1st Overall [[Fitchburg Longsjo Classic]] : 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium|Omnium]], [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] : 3rd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 6th Overall [[Tour of Thailand]] ;2010 : 2nd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's scratch race|Scratch]] ::7th [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]] ;2011 : 3rd [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships ;2012 : 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's omnium|Omnium]], [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] ;2013 : National Road Championships ::1st [[File:MaillotCan.PNG|20px]] [[Canadian National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::3rd [[Canadian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 1st Stage 4 [[Tour de Taiwan]] : 1st Stage 6 [[Tour de Korea]] ;2014 : 1st [[The Reading 120|Bucks County Classic]] : 3rd [[Winston-Salem Cycling Classic]] ;2015 : 8th Overall [[Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional]] {{div col end}}
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==External links== * {{cycling Archives|15215}} * [http://www.olympic.ca/Beijing2008/EN/708/Athletes.htm COC Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819232627/http://www.olympic.ca/Beijing2008/EN/708/Athletes.htm |date=August 19, 2008 }} * {{official website|http://zerailleur.com/}} * {{Procyclingstats}}
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