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Keagan Girdlestone

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Keagan Girdlestone
Personal information
Full nameKeagan Girdlestone
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2015Team UC Nantes Atlantique Junior
2017Team Ultra Racing
2018Team Frezzor Racing
Professional team
2016Dimension Data for Qhubeka

Keagan Girdlestone (born 30 April 1997) is a South African-New Zealand cyclist,[1] who last rode for New Zealand amateur squad Team Frezzor Racing.

At the 2016 Coppa della Pace, Girdlestone crashed twice on a descent near Rimini, causing serious injuries. He was then transported to a hospital in critical condition. Due to this accident, the race was cancelled.[2] Despite predictions by doctors that he would never race again, he competed in the 2017 Le Race (the event that he won in 2014) where he finished just inside the top 50.[3]

Major results

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2015
1st Overall Ronde des Vallées
1st Stage 1
1st Overall Rhône Alpes-Valromey Tour
1st Stage 1
Oceania Junior Road Championships
2nd Time trial
4th Road race
4th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2016
5th Time trial, South African National Road Championships

References

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  1. ^ "Keagan Girdlestone". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Keagan Girdlestone hospitalised in a critical but stable condition after crash at Coppa della Pace". Cycling News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ Sherwood, Sam (27 March 2017). "Injured cyclist conquers race". The Press. p. A4. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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