Dylan Kennett
Kennett in 2012
Personal information
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Team information
Current teamSt George Continental Cycling Team
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional team
2018–St George Continental Cycling Team[1]
Major wins
Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2015)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Individual pursuit

Dylan Kennett (born 8 December 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team St George Continental Cycling Team.[2] Of Māori descent, Kennett affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi.[3]

Kennett rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships,[4] winning gold in the team pursuit.[5] Alongside Pieter Bulling, Aaron Gate, and Regan Gough, he came fourth in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 Rio Olympics, being beaten by Denmark to the bronze medal.[6]

Major results

2013
1st Six Days of Fiorenzuola (with Shane Archbold)
2015
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2018
Tour de Poyang Lake
1st Stages 2, 6 & 11
3rd Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games
6th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Prologue & Stage 4
2019
1st Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
2020
New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial

References

  1. ^ "St George Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "St George Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Entry List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ Final Results
  6. ^ Geenty, Mark (13 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Odd shaped track stymies New Zealand pursuit team". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

External links

UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Men's team pursuit
2014 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
2016 New Zealand Olympic team
2018 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
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