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| Residence | Te Awamutu, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Bissell Pro Cycling Team: United States |
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| Higher education | Surveying - University of Otago: Dunedin, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Spending time at the beach, playing golf, catching up with friends, watching movies. (bissellprocycling.com, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Injuries | In late 2007 he broke his back in a crash at the foot of the Pyrenees. He was in hospital for a week and had to wear a cast for three months. (NZ Herald, 08 Feb 2008) In 2005 he injured his left shoulder, dislocating it in a fall in the Oceania points race in Wanganui, New Zealand. The fall affected his preparation for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. (NZ Herald, 08 Feb 2008) |
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| Why this sport? | He was introduced to cycling through a school program. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started cycling when he was 13 years old. |
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| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
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| Other information | He has been training and racing in team pursuit in Belgium. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010) DESCENT SETBACK During a training ride with his high school team one of his team members were killed after crashing into a car whilst on a descent. He attributes the sobering affect the crash has on him as the reason for his caution while descending. (cyclingnews.com, 07 Nov 2005) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010) |