 Hornblow in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) |
| 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) |
Keegan Hornblow (born 25 October 2001) is a New Zealand track cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
He is from Nelson, New Zealand, where he attended Nelson College.
Career
He 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. Riding for Team Couplands he won stage two of the New Zealand Cycle Classic in 2022.
He made his senior debut riding the New Zealand team pursuit at the UCI Nations Cup in Cairo in March 2023. He competed for New Zealand at the UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships in February 2024.
He was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where he competed in the team pursuit.
Personal life
After moving to Cambridge, New Zealand he shared a flat with fellow New Zealand cyclist Shaane Fulton.
Major results
Track
- 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
- 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
- "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
- Keegan Hornblow at UCI
- Keegan Hornblow at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Keegan Hornblow at ProCyclingStats