Paul Wright (New Zealand cyclist)

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Paul Wright
Personal information
Born (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 27)
Wānaka, New Zealand
Team information
Current team Factor Racing
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018Cycling Southland
2019Team Skoda–Fruzio [1]
2019Team Rauland
2020Holdsworth Zappi Team [2]
Professional teams
2021–2022 MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM
2023 Bolton Equities Black Spoke [3]
2024 Rembe Pro Cycling Team Sauerland
2024– Factor Racing
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2025)

Paul Wright (born 3 February 1998) is a New Zealand racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Factor Racing. He was educated at Mount Aspiring College and Warren Wilson College, attending the latter on a mountain bike scholarship. [4] In 2025, he won the New Zealand National Road Race Championships. [5] He is the older brother of biathlete Campbell Wright. [6]

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Major results

Road

2019
3rd Overall Manx International Grand Prix
2020
6th Overall In the footsteps of the Romans
2023
3rd Gravel and Tar Classic
5th Criterium, National Championships
2025
1st Jersey of New Zealand.svg Road race, National Championships
3rd GP Brda-Collio
3rd Poreč Classic
6th Overall Istrian Spring Tour
6th GP Slovenian Istria

MTB

2015
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Cross-country eliminator, Oceanian Championships
2018
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Under-23 cross-country, Oceanian Championships

References

  1. "Paul Wright". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. "Paul Wright". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. "BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE". UCI. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. Cook, Marjorie (2 September 2016). "Promising Wanaka mountainbiker secures US sports scholarship". stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. Giuliani, Simone (7 February 2025). "Paul Wright wins elite men's New Zealand road title". Cycling News . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. Cook, Marjorie (27 November 2017). "Wanaka's Wright brothers take off on international sporting careers". stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 23 April 2025.