Kenyan Riders Downunder

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Kenyan Riders Downunder
Team information
UCI codeKRD
RegisteredKenya
Founded2016 (2016)
Disbanded2016
Discipline(s) Road
Status UCI Continental
Key personnel
General managerNicholas Leong [1] [2]
Team manager(s)Garry Elliott [3] [4]
Simon Blake [5]
Stewart Crowley [6] [7]
Ciarán Fitzpatrick [8]
Team name history
2016
Kenyan Riders Downunder

Kenyan Riders Downunder ( UCI team code:KRD) was a Kenyan registered, Australian based, UCI Continental team that operated in 2016. It participated in some of the top events in Australia. [9] The team was formed from the merger of two teams, the Kenyan Riders and Pro Team Downunder and was the first UCI Continental team to be registered in East Africa. [1] [10]

Contents

Team roster

As of 12 January 2016
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Thomas Coates  (AUS) (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 29)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Sanwel Ekiru  (KEN) (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 39)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Gichora Kamau  (KEN) (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 29)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Liam Hill  (AUS) (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 28)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Suleiman Kangangi  (KEN) (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 (age 33)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Kenya.svg  Ayub Kathurima  (KEN) (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 37)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Geffory Kiprotich  (KEN) (1991-09-15) 15 September 1991 (age 30)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Nick Miller  (NZL) (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 30)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Samwel Mwangi  (KEN) (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984 (age 38)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Morgan Smith  (NZL) (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988 (age 33)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bradley Soden  (AUS) (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 24)

Major wins

2016
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand National Road Race Championships, Jason Christie

National champions

2016
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Road Race, Jason Christie

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