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Campbell Stewart's the unluckiest of the Kiwi riders following Cycling New Zealand's naming of their squad for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Northern France
Campbell Stewart's the unluckiest of the Kiwi riders following Cycling New Zealand's naming of their squad for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Northern France
Corbin Strong’s Olympic Games debut turned into a tough slog in Tokyo on Saturday night as he and his New Zealand teammate battled in the Madison event.
New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate will miss the remainder of the Tokyo Olympics. Gate has been ruled out of his remaining events at the Olympic velodrome after suffering a fractured collarbone. Photo: AFP The 30-year-old crashed heavily when the New Zealand men's pursuit team was leading Australia in the bronze medal race. He was taken to hospital for testing and treatment but is now back in the Olympic cycling village in Izu. "Just incredibly disappointing really, more so for my teammates than myself because everyone's put so much into this performance here and we're such a strong team that to ...
New Zealand were leading Australia and looked on track to secure the country’s first medal in track cycling’s blue riband event since winning a bronze in London in 2012. But the crash happened at the worst possible time. Regan Gough had just done his second pull at the front and was about to exit the race. When Gate hit the deck, Gough was unable to get back on the wheel of Kerby and Campbell Stewart and was eventually lapped with 500m to go, ending the race and handing Australia the win. “It was a pretty gutting experience and not what we came here to do,” Gate said.