Westley Gough

Westley Gough
Personal information
Full nameWestley Gough
Born (1988-05-04) 4 May 1988 (age 36)
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime Trialist
Amateur teams
2007–2008Colour Plus
2008Trust House Team
2009Zookeepers-Cycle Surgery
2010Team Solway
2010Team Sprocket (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2011–2012Subway-Avanti
2014–2015Team Budget Forklifts
Major wins
National Time Trial Championships (2011)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team Pursuit
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Individual Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Team Pursuit

Westley Gough (born 4 May 1988, Hastings) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist.[1] In 2011 he won the New Zealand National Road Championships ITT.[2]

Gough was in the New Zealand team that beat Great Britain for gold in the team pursuit at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Austria. He gained a silver medal in the individual pursuit at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and he was part of the quartet that won the silver in the team pursuit behind Australia.

He won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. Gough rode in the team's preliminary events, but made way for Hayden Roulston to join the team in the final. The International Olympic Committee subsequently struck an extra bronze medal for Gough to recognise his contribution to the pursuit team's success.[3] In 2010 Westley Gough won the men's omnium at the New Zealand National Track Championships.

Gough represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi in India.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit.[1]

He rode for Team Budget Forklifts for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[4]

Major results

2008
3rd Prologue Tour of Southland
2009
2nd Chrono Champenois
2010
2nd National Championships ITT
2011
1st National Championships ITT
1st Stage 5 Tour of Wellington
3rd Prologue Tour of Elk Grove
2012
1st Prologue Tour des Pays de Savoie
2013
3rd National Championships ITT

References

  1. ^ a b "Westley Gough Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. ^ Gough wins in record time
  3. ^ "Bronze for spare cyclist". The Dominion Post. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Budget Forklifts roster for 2014 announced". Cyclingnews.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.


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