Westley Gough Explained

Westley Gough
Fullname:Westley Gough
Birth Date:1988 5, df=yes
Discipline:Road and track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time Trialist
Amateuryears1:2007–2008
Amateurteam1:Colour Plus
Amateuryears2:2008
Amateurteam2:Trust House Team
Amateuryears3:2009
Amateurteam3:Zookeepers-Cycle Surgery
Amateuryears4:2010
Amateurteam4:Team Solway
Amateuryears5:2010
Amateurteam5:Team Sprocket (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2011–2012
Proteam1:Subway-Avanti
Proyears2:2014–2015
Proteam2:Team Budget Forklifts
Majorwins:National Time Trial Championships (2011)

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.

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

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Westley Gough Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235847/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/go/westley-gough-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 29 July 2017.
    2. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/new-zealand-road-championships-2011-cn/elite-u23-men-time-trial/results Gough wins in record time
    3. News: Bronze for spare cyclist . 26 August 2008 . . 3 December 2011.
    4. News: Budget Forklifts roster for 2014 announced. Cyclingnews.com. 2 December 2013. 25 December 2013.