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 in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1994 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Team information | |
| Current team | St George Continental Cycling Team |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2018– | St George Continental Cycling Team[1] |
| Major wins | |
Medal record | |
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
edit- 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
- 1st
- 2020
- New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
References
edit- ^ "St George Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "St George Continental Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Entry List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ Final Results
- ^ 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
edit- Dylan Kennett at ProCyclingStats
- Dylan Kennett at Cycling Archives (archived)
