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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Waipukurau, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Subway Pro Cycling Team: New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Eating out, spending time with friends. (ridestrong.org.nz, 27 Mar 2009) |
| Injuries | He broke his forearm during the Phil Van Conningsloo Memorial race in Belgium in 2010. (tvnz.co.nz, 08 Jun 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a silver in the individual pursuit and the team pursuit at the 2006 World Junior Championships. (New Zealand Commonwealth Games Guides, 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He became interested in the sport through watching his father compete in cycling. |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal in the team pursuit event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (roadcycling.co.nz, 03 Feb 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Tim Carswell |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began the sport at age 12. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Wes (subwaycycling.co.nz, 24 Apr 2011) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "It is how you show up at the showdown that counts." (subwaycycling.co.nz, 24 Apr 2011) |
| Other information | BELATED MEDAL He was awarded a bronze medal for his contribution to New Zealand's third-place finish at the 2008 Olympic Games. Despite not featuring in the final, the IOC gave him an extra medal after New Zealand management appealed for his efforts to be rewarded. In previous Olympic Games, reserve cyclists had been awarded medals but that was not the case in Beijing where other sports adopted differing rules. (nzherald.co.nz, 27 Aug 2008) |