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Lee Vertongen (born 22 January 1975 in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is a New Zealand racing cyclist. He has won three bronze medals in the team pursuit event at the Commonwealth Games. He won his third bronze medal riding with Greg Henderson, Hayden Roulston and Matthew Randall at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [1] He was educated at Russell Street School. He also competed in the men's team pursuit at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [2]
Brian Andrew Fowler is a retired cyclist who represented New Zealand at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. In 1983, he rode Paris–Nice finishing 43rd.
Gary John Anderson is a former track and road cyclist from New Zealand who won an Olympic bronze medal and three Commonwealth Games gold medals.
Bryan Steel is an English former professional racing cyclist.
Samuel Ryan Bewley is an amateur podcast host and former professional racing cyclist from New Zealand who last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco. He also competed for UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack and BikeNZ PureBlack Racing. He competed in nine Grand Tours, including five starts at the Vuelta a España and three starts at the Giro d'Italia. Bewley made his sole Tour de France appearance in the 2020 edition, before retiring from professional cycling at the end of 2022.
Westley Gough is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. In 2011 he won the New Zealand National Road Championships ITT.
New Zealand sent a team of 134 competitors and 57 officials to the 1994 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Brian Fowler, and at the closing ceremony was Stephen Petterson.
New Zealand sent a team of 217 competitors and 80 officials to the 1998 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Graeme Miller, and at the closing ceremony Darren Liddel.
Matthew Randall is a New Zealand racing cyclist. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 4000m team pursuit riding with Greg Henderson, Hayden Roulston and Lee Vertongen.
Glen Thomson is a New Zealand racing cyclist. He won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the men's points race, previously at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada he won a bronze medal as part of the men's team pursuit riding alongside Brendon Cameron, Julian Dean and Lee Vertongen. In 2000 he began racing on the professional cycling circuit, winning the 176km New Zealand National Road Championship. From 2005 to 2019 he ran the Cycle Surgery franchise in Invercargill, New Zealand, and in February 2019 joined Cycling Southland in Invercargill as development and events co-ordinator. In 2020 Thomson was accepted to the Academy Southland Performance Coach Programme.
Timothy "Tim" Christopher Carswell is a former New Zealand racing cyclist. He won two bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games; one in the twenty kilometre scratch race and one in the team pursuit alongside fellow riders Brendon Cameron, Greg Henderson and Lee Vertongen.
Brendon Cameron is a former New Zealand track cyclist. He won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the men's team pursuit, and followed it up four years later with another bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He then moved into coaching, most famously coaching partner Sarah Ulmer to a world record and gold medal in the individual pursuit event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was a finalist for coach of the year at the 2004 Halberg Awards.
Michael Colin Turtur is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist in the 4000m Team Pursuit at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, with team members Dean Woods, Kevin Nichols and Michael Grenda, coached by Charlie Walsh.
Blair Goldesbrough Stockwell is a former racing cyclist & business owner from New Zealand. He won three bronze medals representing New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.
Edward James Dawkins is a New Zealand track cyclist. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's sprint and the bronze medal in the men's 1 kilometre time trial. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won the bronze medal in the men's sprint, and was part of the New Zealand time that won the gold medal in the team sprint, with Ethan Mitchell and Sam Webster. The team sprint team set two Commonwealth Games records along the way. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won alongside Sam Webster and Ethan Mitchell a silver medal in the team sprint, but did not go beyond the round 1 repechage in the individual sprint.
Aaron Gate is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team. He represented his country in track cycling at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand athlete to win four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.
Nigel James Donnelly is a New Zealand cyclist, who won a gold medal representing his country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Simon Lillistone is a male British former cyclist.
Glen Sword is a male British former cyclist.
Bryony Botha is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. On the 7th of August 2024 she won a silver medal in the team pursuit during the 2024 summer Olympic Games with Ally Wollaston, Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields.
Ellesse Andrews is a New Zealand racing cyclist. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she gained a silver medal in the keirin. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she earned two gold medals for winning the keirin and sprint, as well as a silver medal in the team sprint.
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