Byron Munton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1998 Hout Bay, South Africa |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | FEIRENSE–BEECELER |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016–2017 | LeaDout–Ascendis[1] |
| 2017 | Verandas Willems–Crabbé–CC Chevigny |
| 2018 | Team Martigues SC–Drag Bicycles |
| 2019 | AlfaBodyWorks–Giant |
| 2019–2020 | GSport–Alma Wagen |
| Professional teams | |
| 2021 | Electro Hiper Europa[2] |
| 2022 | Dauner–Akkon |
| 2023–2024 | Epronex–Hungary Cycling Team |
| 2025– | FEIRENSE–BEECELER |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Byron Munton (born 12 December 1998) is a South African cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team FEIRENSE–BEECELER.
A strong time trialist, Munton is a three-time national champion in the event, winning the under-23 category in 2019 and 2020 and the elite in 2022.[3] He also finished eighth in the under-23 time trial at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships.[4] In 2021, Munton underwent emergency surgery due to appendicitis.[5]
In 2025, he won the fourth stage and finished third overall in the Volta a Portugal.[6]
Major results
- 2019
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of Good Hope
- 8th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2020
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Time trial, Catalan Road Championships
- Western Cape Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st Herald Cycle Tour
- 2022 (1 pro win)
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour du Cap
- 8th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 2023
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 7th Memorial Henryka Łasaka
- 8th Memoriał Jana Magiery
- 2024
- 2nd GP Slovakia
- 6th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc
- 7th Overall Tour of Bulgaria
- 2025 (1)
- 3rd Overall Volta a Portugal
- 1st Stage 4
- 9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
References
- ^ "Byron Munton". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Electro Hiper Europa". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "SA national road champs results: Daryl Impey defends ITT crown". inthebunch.co.za. 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Byron Munton achieves top-10 result in wet time-trial at road world champs". inthebunch.co.za. 27 September 2019.
- ^ Gonzalo Fernández (5 March 2021). "Byron Munton (Electro Hiper Europa), operado de urgencia de una apendicitis". zikloland.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Cyclist Byron Munton traversed valleys to hit the peak". businesslive.co.za. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
External links
- Byron Munton at UCI
- Byron Munton at Cycling Archives
- Byron Munton at ProCyclingStats