Dylan Kennett

Dylan Kennett
Kennett in 2012
Personal information
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994
Christchurch, New Zealand
Team information
Role Rider
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's track cycling
World Championships
2015 YvelinesTeam pursuit
2017 Hong KongTeam pursuit
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastIndividual pursuit

Dylan Kennett (born 8 December 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.[1] Of Māori descent, Kennett affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi.[2]

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
2017
2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2018
Tour de Poyang Lake
1st Stages 2, 6 & 11
Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Prologue & Stage 4
3rd Individual pursuit, Commonwealth Games

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan Kennett". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  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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