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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Feilding, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Radioshack-Nissan: Luxembourg |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Hanging out with his friends, films, cars. (stuff.co.nz, 09 May 2008) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a bronze medal in the Team Pursuit event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (treklivestrongu23.com, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | He came across a track cycling carnival at a local velodrome and made a few enquiries about how he could join. |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To ride at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. (stuff.co.nz, 09 May 2008) |
| Awards and honours | He was named New Zealand male Road Rider of the Year in 2011. (stuff.co.nz, 07 Jan 2012) In 2007 he was runner up for the Manawatu Junior Sportsperson of the Year award. (sportmanawatu.org.nz, 07 Sep 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Luca Guercilena [sports director] |
| Training Regime | He trains six to seven days a week. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began the sport at age 10 in Fielding, New Zealand. |