Keegan Hornblow (born 25 October 2001) is a New Zealand track cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
 Hornblow in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 October 2001[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Coupland's Bakeries–Booth's Group Team |
| Discipline | Track, Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2019 | Skoda–Fruzio |
| 2020 | CycleHouse Racing |
| 2021 | Fruzio ILABB Devo |
| 2022 | SmartDry |
| 2022– | Coupland's Bakeries–Booth's Group Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2022 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling (stagiaire) |
| 2023 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke (stagiaire) |
Early life
editHe is from Nelson, New Zealand, where he attended Nelson College.[2][3]
Career
editHe rode for New Zealand at the 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany. However, with the Covid-19 pandemic limiting track racing options he focused on road racing. He was runner-up in the U23 New Zealand National Road Race Championships in 2021 and 2022. That year, he finished third in the New Zealand National Time Trial Championships in the U23 race.[4] Riding for Team Couplands he won stage two of the New Zealand Cycle Classic in 2022.[5]
He made his senior debut riding the New Zealand team pursuit at the UCI Nations Cup in Cairo in March 2023.[6] He competed for New Zealand at the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in February 2024.[7]
He was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he competed in the team pursuit.[8]
Personal life
editAfter moving to Cambridge, New Zealand he shared a flat with fellow New Zealand cyclist Shaane Fulton.[9]
Major results
editTrack
edit- 2022
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Oceania Championships - National Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Elimination race
- 2023
- Oceania Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd
Individual pursuit - 3rd Madison
- 2nd
- 2024
- Oceania Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 3rd Points race
- 3rd Madison
- 1st
- 1st
Team pursuit, National Championships - UCI Nations Cup
- 3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
Road
edit- 2020
- 1st Prologue (TTT) Tour of Southland
- 2022
- 1st Critèrium del Vallès
- 3rd Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 5th Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
- 1st Stage 2
- 2023
- 6th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships
- 6th Schaal Sels
- 7th Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde
References
edit- ^ "Keegan Hornblow". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Southland Junior Cyclists Bring Home Medals". whatsoninvers.nz. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Keegan Hornblow's success at World Track Cycling Championships in Germany". nelson.school.nz. August 27, 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Keegan Hornblow". Olympic.org. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Hornblow wins stage two and claims three classification jerseys". sportzhub. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand team pursuit quick in challenging conditions in Cairo". Cycling New Zealand. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "NZ riders impress at Oceania track championships". odt.co.nz. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Aaron Gate and Ellesse Andrews lead New Zealand cycling team". nzherald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Nelson cyclists set sight on Olympic glory in Paris". nelsonapp.com. May 31, 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
edit- Keegan Hornblow at UCI
- Keegan Hornblow at Cycling Archives
- Keegan Hornblow at ProCyclingStats
