Laurence Pithie
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| Laurence Pithie (2019) | |
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| Date of birth | July 17, 2002 |
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 New Zealand
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| discipline | Railway (endurance) / road |
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| Last updated: January 31, 2020 | |
Laurence Pithie (born July 17, 2002 in Christchurch ) is a New Zealand cyclist who is active on the road and track .
Athletic career
In 2016 Laurence Pithie became the New Zealand cross-country champion . He shifted his sporting focus to cycling and was New Zealand youth champion in the individual time trial in 2018 . In the following year he was able to achieve impressive successes at international level in track cycling: At the Junior Oceania Championships, he won silver in individual and team pursuits as well as in the points race, in the scratch he was third. At the junior world championships , Pithie was world champion in the Omnium and with Kiaan Watts in the two-man team . In the same year he became New Zealand's elite champion in the criterion on the road, and in 2020 he won the elite titles in two-man team driving and in the team pursuit.
Miscellaneous
Laurence Pithie is a student at Christchurch Boys' High School , where sport plays a major role and which has produced several successful athletes.
In 2019, Pithie was awarded the Zonta Award for special athletic achievements by schoolchildren. In 2020 he was nominated for the Sky Sport Emerging Talent (New Zealand Young Athlete of the Year).
successes
train
- 2019
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Junior World Champion - Omnium, two-man team driving (with Kiaan Watts ) -
Junior Oceanic Champion - One's Pursuit -
Junior Oceanic Championship - Single Pursuit , Points Race , Team Pursuit (with Reuben Webster , Griffyn Spencer and Conor Shearing ) -
Oceanic Junior Championship - Scratch -
New Zealand Junior Champion - Omnium
- 2020
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New Zealand Champion - Two-Man Team Driving (with Thomas Sexton ), Team Pursuit (with Hugo Jones , Joshua Scott and Ryan MacLeod )
Street
- 2018
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New Zealand Youth Champion - Individual Time Trial
- 2019
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Junior Oceania Championship - Individual Time Trial
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New Zealand Champion - Criterion
Web links
- Laurence Pithie in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Laurence Pithie in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ^ Hard work and resilience paying off for Laurence Pithie. In: collegesportmedia.co.nz. October 2, 2019, accessed February 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Champion of Champions Boys Individuals. In: collegesportmedia.co.nz. Retrieved February 1, 2020 .
- ^ BOP sporting stars finalists for Halberg Awards. In: sunlive.co.nz. January 14, 2020, accessed on February 1, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Pithie, Laurence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 2002 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Christchurch |