Timothy Christopher Carswell (born 22 October 1971) is a former New Zealand

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. He won two bronze medals at the

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; one in the twenty kilometre scratch race and one in the team pursuit alongside fellow riders Brendon Cameron, Greg Henderson and

Lee Vertongen Lee Vertongen (born 22 January 1975 in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is a New Zealand racing cyclist. He has won three bronze medals in the team pursuit event at the Commonwealth Games. He won his third bronze medal riding with Greg Henderson, ...

. He competed at two Olympics; in

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at Atlanta the team came 8th in the 4000m team pursuit, and in

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at Sydney the team came 6th in the 4000m team pursuit.

Career

After a two year stint for Carswell with the UCI

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as head coach he returned home to New Zealand ad was appointed Endurance coach for the National track program. In 2016 Carswell joined the St Peter's School Cycling team as coach with his wife to help promote cycling to the younger generations. In February 2019 Carswell was appointed Head Coach of the Waikato hub of the Cycling New Zealand Network. In April 2022 Carswell was appointed the position of National coach for the Belgium Track cycling team. He has a contract with them until the end of the

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Major results

Source: ;1999 : 8th Overall

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::1st Stage 2

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