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| Residence | North Vancouver, BC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Team SpiderTech: Canada |
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| Higher education | Architecture - University of Calgary: Canada |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Skiing, drawing, playing guitar. (zerailleur.com, 2012) |
| Other sports | He competed in freestyle wrestling for 10 years before taking up cycling. (zerailleur.com, 2012) |
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| Why this sport? | He first tried cycling as a means of training to improve his wrestling. He trained on a bike over summer and was convinced to switch sports. |
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| Ambitions | To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London before becoming world champion by 2016. (agendasports.ca, 2012) |
| Awards and honours | In 2006 he was voted the top Canadian track cyclist by Pedal Magazine. (agendasports.ca, 2012) |
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| Name of coach | Richard Wooles [national track] |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started competing in 2002 in Calgary. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
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| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Inflicting pain on others by inflicting pain on yourself." (agendasports.ca, 2012) |
| Other information | AMBASSADOR He is ambassador for the ActNow BC, to help promote environment awareness. (agendasport.ca, 2012) |
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| Family | Wife Rebecca |