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
Discipline
  • 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
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
2019
1st Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Stage 3
2020
1st Stage 5 New Zealand Cycle Classic

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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