Aaron Gate (born 26 November 1990) is a New Zealand
road
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and
track cyclist, who currently rides for
UCI Continental team . He represented his country in track cycling at the
2012
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,
2016 and
2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand athlete to win four gold medals at a single
Commonwealth Games
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.
Career
He won a bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics in the
team pursuit event with teammates
Sam Bewley,
Marc Ryan
Marc Ryan (born 14 October 1982) is a New Zealand racing cyclist.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ryan won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, and Jesse Serge ...
,
Jesse Sergent and
Westley Gough
Westley Gough (born 4 May 1988, Hastings) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. In 2011 he won the New Zealand National Road Championships ITT.
Gough was in the New Zealand team that beat Great Britain for gold in the team pursuit a ...
. On 24 February 2013 in
Belarus
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, Gate won the world championship title in the
omnium event. Alongside
Pieter Bulling
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,
Regan Gough, and
Dylan Kennett, he came fourth in the
men's team pursuit at the
2016 Rio Olympics, being beaten by
Denmark
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to the bronze medal. He was named in the startlist for the
2017 Vuelta a España
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.
In 2021 he won his first national title winning the
New Zealand National Time Trial Championships by 0.7 seconds ahead of
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At the
2020 Summer Olympics, Gate competed in the
team pursuit event with teammates
Regan Gough,
Jordan Kerby
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and
Campbell Stewart
Campbell Stewart (born 12 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He represented his country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, gaining two silver medals in the scratch race and point ...
. In the bronze medal race against Australia, he crashed after clipping Kerby's rear wheel, fracturing his
collarbone. He subsequently withdrew from the rest of the Games, and was replaced by Stewart in the madison and omnium events.
In 2022, at the age of 31, Gate became a quadruple Commonwealth champion when taking gold in the
individual pursuit,
team pursuit and
points race on the track as well as the road race at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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in
Birmingham
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.
Major results
Road
;2011
: 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Murray River
: 6th Overall
Rás Tailteann
: 10th
Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt U23
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* Thorsten Rund (born 1976), German road and track cyclist
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* Rand (surname)
* Ruu ...
;2012
: 7th Overall
Tour of Wellington
::1st Stage 5
;2013
: 10th
Halle–Ingooigem
;2015
: 4th
Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
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The race is characterised by its off-road sections and short, sharp climbs o ...
: 5th Overall
Rás Tailteann
::1st Sprints classification
::1st Stages 2 & 5
: 6th Overall
Ronde de l'Oise
: 6th
Ronde van Overijssel
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The event is UCI 1.2 rated, and is part of the UCI Europe To ...
;2016
: 1st Overall
Tour of Southland
The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Stage 5
: 1st
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
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: 6th
Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
: 6th Overall
Rás Tailteann
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 6
;2018
: 1st Mountains classification,
Tour of Austria
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;2019
: 1st Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic
The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
::1st Stage 1
: 1st Stage 1
Belgrade–Banja Luka
: 5th Overall
Circuit des Ardennes
: 9th
Antwerp Port Epic
;2020
: 1st Overall
Tour of Southland
The Tour of Southland is a road bicycle racing stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, suc ...
::1st Stage 1 (
TTT), 6 & 7
: 2nd Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic
The New Zealand Cycle Classic (previously known as the Tour of Wellington) is a road cycling race held in and around the Wairarapa near Wellington, New Zealand. The race is a men's competition over five stages and part of the UCI Oceania T ...
::1st Stage 1
: 4th
Road race
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, National Championships
;2021
: 1st
Time trial, National Championships
: 1st
Gravel and Tar Classic
: 3rd Overall
New Zealand Cycle Classic
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: 4th
Chrono des Nations
: 10th
Lillehammer GP
;2022
:
Commonwealth Games
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::1st
Road race
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* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
::4th
Time trial
: 1st Time trial,
Oceania Championships
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List of Championships
* 49er & 49er FX Oceania Championships
...
: 1st Overall
International Tour of Hellas
::1st Stage 1
: 4th Overall
Ronde de l'Oise
: 9th Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
::1st Stage 3
: 10th Overall
Tour of Belgium
: 10th
Polynormande
;2023
: 1st
Time trial, National Championships
: 2nd Overall
International Tour of Hellas
::1st Prologue
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
;2008
: 3rd

Team pursuit,
UCI World Junior Championships
;2009
: Oceania Championships
::2nd

Team pursuit
::3rd

Madison (with
Myron Simpson)
: 3rd Team pursuit,
UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale:
* UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)
* UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)
* UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup
...
, Pekin
;2010
:
Oceania Championships
An Oceania Championship is a top level international sports competition between Oceania athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* 49er & 49er FX Oceania Championships
...
::2nd

Madison (with
Myron Simpson)
::2nd

Team pursuit
::3rd

Omnium
:
UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale:
* UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)
* UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)
* UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup
...
::2nd Madison, Melbourne (with
Myron Simpson)
::2nd Team pursuit, Manchester
;2011
:
Oceania Championships
An Oceania Championship is a top level international sports competition between Oceania athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs.
List of Championships
* 49er & 49er FX Oceania Championships
...
::1st

Team pursuit
::2nd

Points race
:
UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale:
* UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)
* UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)
* UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup
...
::1st Team pursuit, Cali
::3rd Team pursuit, London
;2012
: 1st

Scratch, National Championships
: 3rd
Team pursuit,
Olympic Games
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: 3rd
Team pursuit,
UCI World Championships
;2013
: 1st
Omnium,
UCI World Championships
: Oceania Championships
::1st

Team pursuit
::2nd

Omnium
::3rd

Madison (with
Marc Ryan
Marc Ryan (born 14 October 1982) is a New Zealand racing cyclist.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ryan won the bronze medal as part of the New Zealand team in team pursuit, together with Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, and Jesse Serge ...
)
: National Championships
::1st

Points race
::1st

Scratch
::1st

Individual pursuit
::1st

Madison (with
Myron Simpson)
: 3rd Omnium,
UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale:
* UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)
* UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)
* UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup
...
, Manchester
;2014
: Oceania Championships
::1st

Points race
::2nd

Team pursuit
::3rd

Omnium
: 3rd
Team pursuit,
UCI World Championships
: 3rd
Points race,
Commonwealth Games
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;2015
: Oceania Championships
::1st

Points race
::1st

Team pursuit
::2nd

Omnium
: 1st

Omnium, National Championships
;2016
: Oceania Championships
::1st

Omnium
::2nd

Points race
: 1st

Points race, National Championships
;2017
: 2nd
Omnium,
UCI World Championships
;2018
: 1st Madison,
UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale:
* UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)
* UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)
* UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup
...
, Cambridge (with
Campbell Stewart
Campbell Stewart (born 12 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He represented his country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, gaining two silver medals in the scratch race and point ...
)
;2019
:
UCI World Cup The UCI World Cups are the World Cups for cycling disciplines organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale:
* UCI Road World Cup (1989–2004)
* UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998–2015)
* UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
* UCI Track Cycling World Cup
...
::1st Omnium, Brisbane
::1st Madison, Cambridge (with
Campbell Stewart
Campbell Stewart (born 12 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He represented his country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, gaining two silver medals in the scratch race and point ...
)
::2nd Madison, Brisbane (with
Tom Sexton)
::3rd Team pursuit, Cambridge
;2020
: National Championships
::1st

Omnium
::1st

Individual pursuit
::1st

Madison (with
Campbell Stewart
Campbell Stewart (born 12 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He represented his country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, gaining two silver medals in the scratch race and point ...
)
:
UCI World Championships
::2nd
Madison (with
Campbell Stewart
Campbell Stewart (born 12 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He represented his country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, gaining two silver medals in the scratch race and point ...
)
::2nd
Team pursuit
;2021
: National Championships
::1st

Points race
::1st

Individual pursuit
: 2nd
Omnium,
UCI World Championships
:
UCI Champions League
::2nd Elimination race, Panevėžys
::2nd Elimination race, London
;2022
:
Commonwealth Games
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::1st
Team pursuit
::1st
Individual pursuit
::1st
Points race
: Oceania Championships
::1st

Individual pursuit
::1st

Points race
::1st

Scratch
::1st

Omnium
::2nd

Madison (with
Tom Sexton)
: 3rd
Omnium,
UCI World Championships
References
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Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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1990 births
Living people
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Cyclists from Auckland
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