Dylan Kennett

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.[1] Of Māori descent, Kennett affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi.[2]

Dylan Kennett
Kennett in 2012
Personal information
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994
Christchurch, New Zealand
Team information
Current teamSt George Continental Cycling Team
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional team
2018–St George Continental Cycling Team

Kennett rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships,[3] winning gold in the team pursuit.[4] 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.[5]

Major results
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. "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Entry List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. Final Results
  5. Geenty, Mark (13 August 2016). "Rio Olympics 2016: Odd shaped track stymies New Zealand pursuit team". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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