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Ally Wollaston
Ally Wollaston (born 4 January 2001) is a New Zealand professional track Cycle sport, racing cyclist and road cyclist riding for . She was a double-medallist at the Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Paris Olympics and is the first New Zealand rider to win two titles at the same 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, track World Championships. Early life Wollaston was born on 4 January 2001 in Auckland, New Zealand. She is the youngest of three sisters; her sister Nina has medalled at a Para-cycling road World Cup in 2019. She grew up in Auckland but later moved to the Waikato. She got into cycling through her family as they were helping out with the St Peter's School, Cambridge, St Peter's School cycling team. Wollaston was educated at St Peter's School, and as of 2024 is a part-time law student at the University of Waikato. Career Wollaston was part of the New Zealand team that won the team pursuit race in Hong Kong as part of the 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's Omnium
The women's omnium event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 11 August 2024 at the Vélodrome National. Background This was the fourth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since its introduction in 2012. Qualification Competition format An omnium is a multiple race event. The current Olympic format features four different types of race. The entire event is contested within a single day, but there are breaks between the different races. The winner of the omnium is the cyclist who obtains the most points across the four races. The winner of each of the first three races earns 40 points, the second-place cyclist earns 38, the third-place rider 36, and so forth, and the final race has special scoring rules. The races in the omnium are: * Scratch race: Mass start race; first to cross the finish line is the winner. Distance is 7.5 km (30 laps). * Tempo race: The new race for 2020, the distance is 7.5 km (30 laps). After the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over a distance of 4 km, by a team of 4 riders. Prior to the start of the 2012–13 season the women's event was competed over a distance of 3 km, by a team of 3 riders. As with the individual pursuit, the objective is to cover the distance in the fastest time or to catch and overtake the other team in a final. Riders in a team follow each other closely in line, drafting to minimize total drag, and periodically the lead rider (who works the hardest) peels off the front, swings up the track banking and rejoins the team at the rear. The position of the third rider is pivotal because final times are measured as the third team member's front wheel crosses the finishing line. Since the winning team is decided by the third rider, it is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter's School, Cambridge
St Peter's School is a Private School#New Zealand, private, Mixed-sex education, co-educational, Anglican secondary school for Years 7–13 in Cambridge, New Zealand. The school is located on of ground, surrounded by school-owned farmland alongside the Waikato River. The schools motto, 'Structa Saxo', is Latin and translates to "Built on a Rock". The school has facilities for boarding- and day-students, as well as on-campus accommodation for teachers, tutors and workers. History The school was founded in 1936 by Arthur Broadhurst (1890–1986) and James Morris Beaufort (1896–1952). It was designed by American architect Roy Alston Lippincott, who designed the main building to resemble a large English country home. St Peter's became a co-educational school in 1987. The Robb Sports Centre was constructed in 2005. The building includes two indoor basketball or badminton courts, netball courts, tiered seating for up to 200 people, a weights room, an aerobics studio, two squash c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Waikato
The University of Waikato (), established in 1964, is a Public university, public research university located in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand. An additional campus is located in Tauranga. The university performs research in numerous disciplines such as education, social sciences, and management and is an innovator in environmental science, marine and freshwater ecology, engineering and computer science. It offers degrees in health, engineering, computer science, management, Māori language, Māori and Indigenous Studies, the Arts, the arts, psychology, social sciences and education. History In the mid-1950s, regional and national leaders recognised the need for a new university and urged the then University of New Zealand (UNZ) and the government to establish one in Hamilton. Their campaign coincided with a shortage of school teachers, and after years of lobbying, Minister of Education Philip Skoglund agreed to open a teachers' college in the region. In 1960, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsroom (website)
''Newsroom'' is a New Zealand online news publication that was founded by Tim Murphy and Mark Jennings in 2017 and is co-edited by them. It focuses on New Zealand politics, current affairs and social issues. History Original NewsRoom The original website at newsroom.co.nz was launched by Peter Fowler on 21 November 1996 and was called ''NewsRoom''. It aggregated breaking news and press releases. Fowler sold it to NZX in 2007, and they sold it to Craig Pellett's company Sublime (now called Streamline) in 2014. Pellett's company sold it to Newsroom NZ Ltd in 2017. Current ''Newsroom'' The current website launched on 13 March 2017, with a promise to cover "the things that matter" and the hope of being a "New Zealand version of ''The Guardian''". Its initial funding came from four "foundation sponsors", including the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington. The site launched with a group of 16 writers. The site was founded by Tim Murphy, the former edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 2024 Summer Olympics
The cycle sport, cycling competitions of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris occurred at four different venues (Pont d'Iéna for road and time trial races; Vélodrome National, Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines for track cycling and BMX racing; Colline d'Élancourt, Élancourt Hill for mountain biking; and Place de la Concorde for the BMX freestyle), from 27 July to 11 August, featuring twenty-two events across five disciplines. Cycling at the Summer Olympics, Cycling competitions have been contested in every Summer Olympics edition since the 1896 Summer Olympics, modern Olympiad revived in 1896, along with Athletics at the Summer Olympics, athletics, Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, artistic gymnastics, Fencing at the Summer Olympics, fencing and Swimming at the Summer Olympics, swimming. A total of 514 cyclists have competed at Paris 2024 with an equal split between men and women for the first time in the sport's history, attaining the goal of gender equality as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Sport
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX, mountain bike trials, Hardcourt Bike Polo, hardcourt bike polo and cycleball. The (UCI) is the world Sport governing body, governing body for cycling and international competitive cycling events. The International Human Powered Vehicle Association is the governing body for human-powered vehicles that imposes far fewer restrictions on their design than does the UCI. The UltraMarathon Cycling Association is the governing body for many ultra-distance cycling races. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle races are popular all over the world, especially in Europe. The countries most devoted to bicycle racing include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
The 2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships was the annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... from 15 to 19 August 2018. Schedule The schedule of events was as follows: Medal summary Notes * Competitors named in ''italics'' only participated in rounds prior to the final. * In the qualifying round, Thomas Cornish clocked a 1:00.498 WJR. * In the qualifying round, Lev Gonov clocked a 3:11.143 WJR. * In the qualifying round, Lea Friedrich clocked a 33.922 WJR. Medal table References External linksOfficial website {{UCI Juniors Track World Championships UCI Juniors Track World Championships UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
The 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships are the annual Junior World Championship for track cycling hold at Frankfurt (Oder), Germany from 14 to 18 August 2019. Medal summary Notes * Competitors named in ''italics'' only participated in rounds prior to the final. Medal table References External links Official website {{UCI Juniors Track World Championships UCI Juniors Track World Championships |
UCI Junior Track World Championships
The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). In the period 2005–2009 the championships were part of the UCI Junior World Championships. Current events include: track time trial, time trial, keirin, individual pursuit, team pursuit, points race, scratch race, sprint (track cycling), sprint, team sprint, omnium and madison (cycling), madison. Women's events are shorter than men's. Championships are open to riders selected by their respective national cycling associations. They compete in the colours of their country. The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner and silver and bronze medals to the second and third place-getters. World champions wear their rainbow jerseys until the following year's championship, but they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Scratch
The Women's scratch competition at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held from 16 to 20 October 2024, at the Ballerup Super Arena in Ballerup, Denmark. It was the 121st edition of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Schedule A total of 22 events were held, ... was held on 16 October 2024. Results The race was started at 19:00. First rider across the line without a net lap loss won. References Women's scratch 2024 in women's cycle racing UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's scratch {{cycling-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
