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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Girona, ESP |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Lotto Belisol: Belgium |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - University of Otago : Dunedin, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Video games, watching movies, fishing, golf, drinking beer, socialising and relaxing with his family. (Team Health Net, 13 Mar 2005) |
| Injuries | In 2006 he broke his hip at the McClane Pacific Criterium. (vorb.org.nz, 27 Dec 2006) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a Grand Tour stage in 2009 and being the 2004 UCI World Champion. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010; teamsky.com, 01 Aug 2010) |
| Other sports | He finished 11th at the BMX World Championships in Brisbane, Australia. He has also competed on both road and track.(Athlete, 08 Feb 2000; stuff.co.nz, 06 Jun 2012) |
| Famous relatives | His wife, Katie Mactier, represents Australia in track cycling. (news.smh.com.au, 29 Oct 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He raced BMX bikes for 12 years before his brother got him into road cycling. |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | He was named New Zealand's Track Cyclist of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and was named Athlete of the Year in Otago in 2001, 2002 and 2003. (videosurf.com, 27 Mar 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Marc Sergeant [sports director] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began cycling at age five. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1994 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Hendy. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2000) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Always ride for position, not the wheel." (cyclingnz.com, 04 May 2004) "I always race so much harder when I know the whole team has ridden for me. I hate letting people down." (roadcycling.co.nz, 13 Sep 2010) |
| Other information | ROAD WARRIOR He switched to road cycling in 2004. (stuff.co.nz, 06 Jun 2012) MISSING BIKE Two months after riding in the Athens Olympic Games, his track bike was still in transit between Athens and New Zealand, which forced him to decline invitations to ride in other international meets. (NZ Herald, 28 Oct 2004) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Wife Katie Mactier |