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Aaron Gate (born 26 November 1990) is a New Zealand
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and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He represented his country in track cycling at the
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, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand athlete to win four gold medals at a single
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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
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, Gate won the world championship title in the omnium event. Alongside
Pieter Bulling Pieter Bulling (born 2 March 1993) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning gold in the team pursuit. Of Māori descent, Bulling affiliates to the Ngāi Tahu iwi. Alongside ...
, Regan Gough, and Dylan Kennett, he came fourth in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 Rio Olympics, being beaten by
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to the bronze medal. He was named in the startlist for the
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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 Jordan Kerby (born 15 August 1992) is an Australian-born New Zealand professional road and track cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . In 2017, he became the UCI Track Cycling World Champion in the men's individual pursuit in Hong ...
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
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in
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.


Major results


Road

;2011 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Murray River : 6th Overall Rás Tailteann : 10th
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;2012 : 7th Overall Tour of Wellington ::1st Stage 5 ;2013 : 10th Halle–Ingooigem ;2015 : 4th
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: 5th Overall Rás Tailteann ::1st Sprints classification ::1st Stages 2 & 5 : 6th Overall Ronde de l'Oise : 6th
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;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 The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge is New Zealand's largest mass participation cycling event. First held in 1977, it takes place on the last Saturday of each November and circumnavigates Lake Taupo, a volcanic crater lake in the centre of the No ...
: 6th Grote Prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré : 6th Overall Rás Tailteann ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 6 ;2018 : 1st Mountains classification,
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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
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::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
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, National Championships ;2021 : 1st Time trial, National Championships : 1st Gravel and Tar Classic : 3rd 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 ...
: 4th Chrono des Nations : 10th Lillehammer GP ;2022 :
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::1st
Road race Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to: * 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 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 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,
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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
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) : 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 The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...
;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 The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ...
::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


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