 Sergent at the 2011Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, a race he would win overall. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jesse Sergent |
| Nickname | Goose |
| Born | (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (age 37) Feilding, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009–2010 | Trek–Livestrong |
| 2010 | Team RadioShack(stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Team RadioShack |
| 2012–2015 | RadioShack–Nissan[1][2] |
| 2016 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Medal record | |
Jesse Sergent (born 8 July 1988) is a retiredNew Zealandracing cyclist who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016 forTeam RadioShack,Trek Factory Racing andAG2R La Mondiale.
Born inFeilding, Sergent won abronze medal at the2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as part of the New Zealand team inteam pursuit, together withSam Bewley,Hayden Roulston,Westley Gough andMarc Ryan.[3]
On 10 November 2008, it was announced that Sergent had signed withTrek–Livestrong's under-23 development team, for 2009 and 2010. Sergent became astagiaire withTeam RadioShack for the last part of the 2010 season.[4] He then signed a professional contract for 2011 with Team RadioShack. He represented New-Zealand at the2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. Sergent won a silver medal in the Individual Pursuit and silver in the Team Pursuit.[5] Sergent, with several other riders, joined the former Leopard Trek team to formRadioShack–Nissan, ahead of the 2012 season.[1]
Sergent switched to track cycling for the2012 London Olympics, where he and his teammates (Sam Bewley,Marc Ryan,Westley Gough) made themselves double Olympic bronze medalists.Aaron Gate was the only rider added to the team.
In 2013, Sergent rode forRadioShack–Leopard. He started the racing season with New Zealand elite road nations where he placed third.
In 2014, Sergent continued to ride for RadioShack–Leopard – renamedTrek Factory Racing. For the 2014 season Sergent provided support toFabian Cancellara. Sergent also rode in theGlasgow Commonwealth Games individual road time trial and road race.[6]
Sergent was hit by a neutral service car during the2015 Tour of Flanders, an accident which kept him out of the sport for three months and resulted in him having three operations. He subsequently signed a two-year deal withAG2R La Mondiale from the start of the 2016 season. However, in July 2016, Sergent retired from professional cycling at the age of 28.[7]
Time trial,Oceania Junior Road Championships
Team pursuit,Olympic Games
Team pursuit,UCI Track World Championships
OverallDriedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
OverallTour du Poitou-Charentes
Individual pursuit,UCI Track World ChampionshipsTeam pursuit,Olympic Games
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