| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Westley Gough |
| Born | (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (age 37) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time Trialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Colour Plus |
| 2008 | Trust House Team |
| 2009 | Zookeepers-Cycle Surgery |
| 2010 | Team Solway |
| 2010 | Team Sprocket(stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2012 | Subway-Avanti |
| 2014–2015 | Team Budget Forklifts |
| Major wins | |
| National Time Trial Championships (2011) | |
Westley Gough (born 4 May 1988,Hastings) is a New Zealand professionalracing cyclist.[1] In 2011 he won the New Zealand National Road Championships ITT.[2]
While at high school at Central Hawke's Bay College, Gough was in the New Zealand team that beatGreat Britain for gold in theteam pursuit at the 2005World Junior Championships in Austria. This achievement earned him the Hawke's Bay Secondary Schools Sportsperson of the Year.[3] He gained a silver medal in theindividual pursuit at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and he was part of the quartet that won the silver in theteam pursuit behindAustralia.
He won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit event at the2008 Summer Olympics in China. Gough rode in the team's preliminary events, but made way forHayden 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.[4] In 2010 Westley Gough won the men'somnium at the New Zealand National Track Championships.
Gough representedNew Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi in India.
At the2012 Summer Olympics, he again won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit.[1]
He rode forTeam Budget Forklifts for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[5]
National Championships ITT
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