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New Zealand junior cycling squad announced
2 November 2012
New Zealand junior cycling squad announced
Forty under-17 and under-19 cyclists were named today in a BikeNZ/BRT Junior Development Squad, to participate in a road racing development programme which includes a number of camps and competitions.
The focus of this programme will be on educating and assisting the riders in their development, and while it does not guarantee their selection to future New Zealand teams, is a significant achievement in each of their cycling pathways.
“This squad is not a team. Instead, being in this squad will allow riders a chance to gain the resources they need to improve their riding,” said BikeNZ development manager Amy Taylor.
“If they want to go on to be future professionals or Olympic champions, they need to learn what it takes now, and we will be assessing them on their attitude, ability to learn, and many other things.”
For those riders who missed out on selection, there will be an opportunity to gain entry to the squad throughout the coming year, should they perform well.
“There could be a rider who missed out on selection and goes on to be the best in the world, but ultimately we have to choose those who we believe are ready for what we have to offer,” said Taylor.
The BikeNZ Junior Development Squad is as follows:
U17
Girls
9
Lydia
Rippon
Elizabeth
Stannard
Georgia
Catterick
Ione
Johnson
Michaela
Drummond
Mikayla
Harvey
Phoebe
McCaughan
Sophie
Pulford
Jessica
Read
U17
Boys
9
Kegan
Girdlestone
Sam
Dobbs
Oliver
Young
Nate
Levin
Campbell
Stewart
Chris
Denholm
Cory
Canning
Sam
Thorpe-Loversuch
Lachlan
McGregor
Robert
Stannard
Joshua
Smith
U19
Women
11
Kate
Stewart
Madison
Farrant
Georgia
Vessey
Maggie
Allan
Maddi
Campbell
Devon
Hiley
Lauren
Hobson
Alice
Hay
Robin
Hacker Cary
Holly
Edmondston
Phoebe
Treseder
U19
Men
11
Mark
Findlay
Scott
Ambrose
Corby
Price
Logan
Griffin
Josh
Haggerty
Liam
Aitcheson
Regan
Gough
Ben
Johnstone
Michael
Culling
Cameron
Ford
Luke
Mudgway
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