Keagan Girdlestone

Keagan Girdlestone
Personal information
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997
Team information
Current team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Time Trialist
Professional team(s)
2016 Dimension Data for Qhubeka

Keagan Girdlestone (born 30 April 1997) is a South African cyclist riding for Dimension Data for Qhubeka.[1]

At the 2016 Coppa della Pace, Girdlestone crashed twice on a descent near Rimini, causing serious injuries. He was then transported to a hospital in critical condition. Due to this accident, the race was cancelled.[2] Despite predictions by doctors that he would never race again, the competed in the 2017 Le Race (the event that he won in 2014) where he finished just inside the top 50.[3]

Major results

2015
1st Overall Ronde des Vallées
1st Stage 1
1st Overall Rhône Alpes-Valromey Tour
1st Stage 1
2nd Junior Oceanian Time Trial Championships
4th Junior World Time Trial Championships
4th Junior Oceanian Road Race Championships
2016
5th National Time Trial Championships

References

  1. "Keagan Girdlestone". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. "Keagan Girdlestone hospitalised in a critical but stable condition after crash at Coppa della Pace". Cycling News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. Sherwood, Sam (27 March 2017). "Injured cyclist conquers race". The Press. p. A4. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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