Venues of Acknowledgement

I have coached St Paul’s MTB and Road cycling team this year. I have coached in the past for Fairfield intermediate, Waikato Diocesan, and Fairfield College. I have just recently won Top Overall Student in My Sport Studies class at the Waikato Institute of Technology. I won the Wintec Scholarship for Top overall secondary School sports person. I have also won an award for SPARC future Champion and was a Fundraiser for Coromandel Skate Park

Volunteer

2003-2006 Cycling event marshal, course maintenance

Help Cook Muscles fritters for fundraising towards the Coromandel Lions Club

2001 Tennis Club – Coromandel

¨ Assisted in annual clean up of facilities and area.

¨ Help out in Coromandel annual Beach Clean up day.

¨ Coaching cycling

Giving Back to Cycling

¨ Coached St Paul’s Road Cycling & MTB Team.

¨ I helped coach the Fairfield Intermediate School Cycling Team, and had a good result with the Girls Team Time Trial Team placing 3^rd at the School Road Nationals.

¨ Fundraiser for Coromandel Skate Park.

¨ Have gone for rides with the Fairfield Intermediate School Cycling Team, and supported them at races.

¨ I have helped build a MTB track at Hamilton Boys High School.

¨ Helped in designing the course for the Mataragi Intrigue one of NZ’s toughest MTB races.

¨ Help with track maintenance at Pukete, Hamilton’s Mountain bike park.

About Me

I was born and raised in Coromandel NZ. I very much enjoy living in the mandel, where I grew up playing at the beach, in creeks, in the bush and going out in the boat fishing etc. From the age of 6-12, I went to Tara School (Rudolf Steiner based). Some of my fondest memories are of Tara School, nestled in the bush surrounded by mountains and creeks, it was an amazing adventure play ground for me and my school mates. For Form 2, I went to the Coromandel Area School where it was a lot more competitive and instead of 10 people in my class there where 40. I soon found my talents in sports, literally wining every sports award there was, from top soccer player to tennis champion. I was very strong at athletics, breaking many records especially at X Country running. I just seemed to have the necessary stamina for the job. I then managed too get a nasty case of the old groin strain, and it was then I took up cycling. My Dad was my mentor and biggest supporter. Mum’s organic home grown veges and matchless nutrition cooking helped heaps too in my making the grade . I had always been into bikes and when I think where I used to get to on my bike it still amazes me at such an early age. From the age of 13 I knew I wanted to become a professional cyclist. I lived in Coromandel up to the age of 15 and then moved to Hamilton to further my schooling and to develop my cycling career. I went to Hamilton Boys High School (2002-2003) and was given the award for Top Secondary Schools Sports person. Then I completed a 2 year certificate in Sport & Exercise Science at the Waikato Institute of Sport (2004-2005) and was awarded Top Overall Student. Whilst doing this course I found I had a passion for Anatomy & Physiology. Some time in the near future I will complete a Masters in Physiotherapy but right now though I am focusing on pursuing my dream of becoming a professional cyclist. Being able to ride my bike and make money sounds like loads of fun. It is now the year after completing my sports course and I’m back living in the mandel with mum, working at a landscaping job (a workout in itself) and training on the rugged Coromandel hills when I can fit it in.. I will be leaving to Belgium on the 11^th of June 2006 and I will be living there for 3 months, whilst racing and training full time. I will return to NZ via Sydney so I can compete it a couple of big races.

Racing Record

2006

1^st Open Men Intrigue 70km Epic

2005

2^nd U/23 Men’s New Zealand MTB National Series
2^nd Open Men’s Waikato Winter Fun ride
2^nd Open Men’s 24hr Moonride
3^rd A Grade Te Awamutu Open
4^th U/23 Men’s New Zealand National Road Race
4^th U/20 Lake Taupo Classic Race
4^th U/23 Men’s K2
5^th U/23 division tour of Southland
7^th Forestland Open
8^th U/23 Men’s New Zealand National Time Trial
14^th Open Men Lake Taupo Classic Race
25^th Overall on GC

2004

1^st Open Men Pack’n Pedal Fun ride
2^nd U/20 Taupo Classic race
2^nd U/19 Te Awamutu Open
2^nd Waikato Winter Fun ride Series
4^th Waikato Winter Fun Ride Series
7^th Open Men’s Moon ride
10^th U/19 Men’s New Zealand Road Race

2003

2^nd2 U/19 New Zealand Mountain bike national series.

1^st senior section of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Mountain Bike Championships

1^st U/19 New Zealand national hill climb championship

1^st U/18 Matarangi Intrigue (2^nd Open men)

1^st Junior Moon ride. (2nd overall) 12 Hour relay

1^st U/19 Waikato Bay of plenty half distance centre road championships

1^st Wild Moa Secondary Schools class

1^st U/19 Waikato Bay of Plenty Centre Road Championships

1^st Secondary Schools Team Crater To Lake

1^st Junior Powerade Day Night Thriller

2^nd Auckland Grammar road cycling exchange

2^nd U/19 Waikato Bay of Plenty Centre Time Trial Championships

3^rd Open Men Waikato Bay of Plenty Club Team Time Trial

3^rd New Zealand Secondary Schools Road race

3^rd New Zealand Secondary Schools Criterium

4^th Senior section of North Island Road Championships

6^th U/19 Te Awamutu Two Day Tour

6^th senior section Mt Wellington NZ SS Individual Road Champs

2002

1st Junior Under 17 Section of New Zealand Mountain Bike Association National Series

1^st Colville Connection Junior Cat

1^st Under 18 Boys K2 - 200km Road Race (9^th Overall)

1^st Under 20 Lake Taupo Classic Road Race ( 9^th Overall 3:59)

1^st Under 16 Hard tail Class Bicycle Super-X

1^st Secondary School Cycling Team Time Trial.

1^st Secondary Schools Cycling Road Race

1^st Dirty Dog Day Night Thriller under 20. 12 Hour Relay.

2^nd U/17 Te Awamutu 2 Day Tour Stage 1 (Time Trial )

3^rd U/17Te Awamutu 2 Day Tour Stage 2 (Road Race).

2^nd U/17Te Awamutu 2 Day Tour Stage 3 (Road Race)

2^nd In the Under 17 Tour of Manawatu.

3^rd U 17 Tour of Manawatu Stage 1 (Criterium)

3^rd U 17 Tour of Manawatu Stage 2 (Road Race)

5^th U 17 Tour of Manawatu Stage 3 (Time Trial)

2^nd U 17 Tour of Manawatu Stage 4 (Road Race)

2^nd Overall New Zealand Secondary School Mountain Bike Championship Intermediate.

2^nd Under 17 Junior Men Karapoti Challenge.

2^nd Under 16 Waikato Secondary Schools Duathlon.

2^nd Under 16 Waikato Secondary Schools Time Trial.

2^nd Under 16 Waikato Secondary Schools Road Race

2^nd Tauranga Open, Under 17 Road Race.

3^rd Big Rock Challenge Junior Men.

3^rd U 17 Waikato Bay of Plenty Centre Road Champs

3^rd Kururau Crusher Multisport Event School Team.

3^rd Monty’s Revenge Multisport Event School Team.

3^rd Waikato Secondary Schools Triathlon School Team.

3^rd Morrisville Open Under 17 Handicap Race.

4^th Morrisville Open Under 17 Mass start.

4^th The beast open Men Team

4^th U/16 North Island Secondary Schools Road Racing Championship.

Note 2000-2001 are not added.

Objective

Presently I have been competing successfully at national and international level competition. Recently I Won the Intrigue 70km MTB Epic one of New Zealand’s most gruelling MTB events and placed 4^th in the U/23 National Road Race, 5^th U/23 category in the tour of southland and 25^th in Overall G.C. Last year I was 7th overall and 2nd^th U/20 home in the around Taupo race, in a time of 3.59 hours, I improved on this again this year, where I completed the race in a time of 3:52. I won the U17 National series title, and this year placed second in the under 2ⁿ U/23 Expert Junior Men’s class. I had recently been selected to ride at Oceania Road Games in Wanganui in December just past. I have just recently won Top Overall Student in My Sport Studies class at the Waikato Institute of Technology.

• This year I will be travelling to Europe to race in either the New Zealand U/23 Men’s road development team based in France, or finding a team to ride for my self.

• My long term goal is to compete in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games prior to becoming a full time professional cyclist. I ride for Hamilton City Cycling Club and enjoy participating in fun rides and club events, as well as riding both road and MTB as part of teams in multi sport events which add variety and pleasure in my training programme.