Keegan Hornblow Explained

Keegan Hornblow
Birth Date:25 October 2001[1]
Currentteam:Coupland's Bakeries–Booth's Group Team
Discipline:Track, Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2019
Amateurteam1:Skoda–Fruzio
Amateuryears2:2020
Amateurteam2:CycleHouse Racing
Amateuryears3:2021
Amateurteam3:Fruzio ILABB Devo
Amateuryears4:2022
Amateurteam4:SmartDry
Amateuryears5:2022–
Amateurteam5:Coupland's Bakeries–Booth's Group Team
Proyears1:2022
Proteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears2:2023
Proteam2: (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

    Notes and References

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

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