Keagan Girdlestone
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Keagan Girdlestone |
| Born | 30 April 1997 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2015 | Team UC Nantes Atlantique Junior |
| 2017 | Team Ultra Racing |
| 2018 | Team Frezzor Racing |
| Professional team | |
| 2016 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka |
Keagan Girdlestone (born 30 April 1997) is a South African-New Zealand cyclist,[1] who last rode for New Zealand amateur squad Team Frezzor Racing.
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, he competed in the 2017 Le Race (the event that he won in 2014) where he finished just inside the top 50.[3]
Major results
[edit]- 2015
- 1st Overall Ronde des Vallées
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Rhône Alpes-Valromey Tour
- 1st Stage 1
- Oceania Junior Road Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2016
- 5th Time trial, South African National Road Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Keagan Girdlestone". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Keagan Girdlestone hospitalised in a critical but stable condition after crash at Coppa della Pace". Cycling News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Sherwood, Sam (27 March 2017). "Injured cyclist conquers race". The Press. p. A4. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Keagan Girdlestone at ProCyclingStats
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