Keegan Hornblow

Keegan Hornblow
Hornblow in 2019
Personal information
Born (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)[1]
Team information
Current teamCoupland's Bakeries–Booth's Group Team
DisciplineTrack, Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2019Skoda–Fruzio
2020CycleHouse Racing
2021Fruzio ILABB Devo
2022SmartDry
2022–Coupland's Bakeries–Booth's Group Team
Professional teams
2022Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling (stagiaire)
2023Bolton 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.[2][3]

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.[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

After moving to Cambridge, New Zealand he shared a flat with fellow New Zealand cyclist Shaane Fulton.[9]

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
2024
Oceania Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Points race
3rd Madison
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

  1. ^ "Keegan Hornblow". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Southland Junior Cyclists Bring Home Medals". whatsoninvers.nz. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Keegan Hornblow's success at World Track Cycling Championships in Germany". nelson.school.nz. August 27, 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Keegan Hornblow". Olympic.org. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Hornblow wins stage two and claims three classification jerseys". sportzhub. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "New Zealand team pursuit quick in challenging conditions in Cairo". Cycling New Zealand. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "NZ riders impress at Oceania track championships". odt.co.nz. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Aaron Gate and Ellesse Andrews lead New Zealand cycling team". nzherald. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Nelson cyclists set sight on Olympic glory in Paris". nelsonapp.com. May 31, 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.