８月３日・４日に東京で開催される「お台場サイクルフェスティバル 湾岸クリテリウム」に、ニュージーランドから強豪選手が参戦することが決まりました。男子U23選手２名、女子選手４名からなるニュージーランドチームは、３日土曜日のU23クリテリウム、女子クリテリウム、４日日曜日のエリートクリテリウム、タイムトライアルに参加予定。なかでも女子チームはロンドンオリンピック・女子チームパーシュート５位のチームメンバーを含む強豪の構成です。２０２０年のオリンピック・パラリンピック招致を目指す東京での熱い戦いが見られそうです。
女子エリート
Lauren Ellis
1st Elite Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
2nd Elite / U19 Women’s Points Race, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
3rd Elite Women’s Individual Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
4th Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 UCI Track World Championships
5th Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 London Olympic Games
3rd Women’s Omnium, 2013 Adelaide Track Cup (UCI Tier One Event)
4th Women’s Omnium, 2013 South Australian Track Challenge (UCI Tier One Event)
Jaime Nielsen
1st Elite Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
2nd Elite Women’s Individual Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
4th Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 UCI Track World Championships
5th Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 London Olympic Games
5th Women’s Omnium, 2013 Adelaide Track Cup (UCI Tier One Event)
3rd Women’s Omnium, 2013 South Australian Track Challenge (UCI Tier One Event)
Racquel Sheath
1st U19 Women’s Scratch Race, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
4th Elite Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
5th Elite / U19 Women’s Omnium, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
3rd U19 Women’s Omnium, 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships
Georgina Wilson
1st U19 Women’s Individual Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
3rd U19 Women’s Scratch Race, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
4th Elite Women’s Team Pursuit, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
5th Elite / U19 Women’s Points Race, 2012 Oceania Track Championships
男子U23
Brad Evans
4th Men’s Kilo Time Trial, 2013 Oceania Track Championships
3rd U23 / Elite Men’s, 2013 Benchmark Homes Elite Cycling Series (after round 3, there are still 3 rounds to go)
Andrew van der Heyden
12th U23 Men’s ITT, 2012 Road National Championships
Currently racing in Europe for the CT Tomacc Cycling Team
