APELDOORN THE NETHERLANDS 12 TO 16 APRIL 2017 MEDIA INFORMATION TEAM ROSTER Women: Bryony Botha (Auckland) Age 20 Rushlee Buchanan (Te Awamutu) Age 29 Emma Cumming (Invercargill) Age 19 Michaela Drummond (Palmerston North) Age 19 Natasha Hansen (Invercargill) Age 28 Kirstie James (Cambridge) Age 28 Racquel Sheath (Morrinsville) Age 23 Men: Jordan Castle (Palmerston North) Age 24 Eddie Dawkins (Invercargill) Age 28 Regan Gough (Hawkes Bay) Age 21 Dylan Kennett (Waimate) Age 23 Nick Kergozou (Invercargill) Age 21 Bradly Knipe (Invercargill) Age 19 Ethan Mitchell (Auckland) Age 26 Tom Sexton (Invercargill) Age 18 Campbell Stewart (Palmerston North) Age 19 Sam Webster (Auckland) Age 25 Coaches Anthony Peden Sprint Coach Matt Shallcrass Men’s Endurance Coach Tim Carswell Assistant Women’s Endurance Coach WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 1970 Leicester Harry Kent Silver 1000m Time Trial 1990 Maebashi Karen Holliday Gold Points Race Madonna Harris Silver Individual Pursuit 1999 Berlin Sarah Ulmer Bronze Points Race Anthony Peden Silver Keirin 2003 Stuttgart H Roulston & G Henderson Silver Madison 2004 Melbourne Sarah Ulmer Gold Individual Pursuit Greg Henderson Gold Scratch Race 2005 Los Angeles Greg Henderson Silver Scratch Race 2007 Spain Catherine Cheatley Bronze Points Race 2008 Manchester Hayden Godfrey Gold Omnium 2009 Poland Alison Shanks Gold Individual Pursuit A Shanks, J Nielsen, L Ellis Silver Team Pursuit J Sergent, W Gough, P Latham, M Ryan Bronze Team Pursuit 2010 Copenhagen Jesse Sergent Silver Individual Pursuit Buchanan, Ellis, Shanks Bronze Team Pursuit Bewley, Gough, Latham, Sergent Bronze Team Pursuit Lauren Ellis Silver Points Race 2011 Netherlands A Shanks, J Nielsen, K Boyd Bronze Team Pursuit Jesse Sergent Silver Individual Pursuit Alison Shanks Silver Individual Pursuit Shane Archbold Silver Omnium 2012 Melbourne Ryan, Bewley, Gate, Gough Bronze Team Pursuit Mitchell, Webster, Dawkins Bronze Team Sprint Shane Van Velthooven Bronze 1000m Time Trial Westley Gough Bronze Individual Pursuit Alison Shanks Gold Individual Pursuit 2013 Minsk Simon van Velthooven Silver 1000m Time Trial E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Silver Team Sprint Aaron Gate Gold Omnium 2014 Cali E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Gold Team Sprint D Kennett, A Gate, P Bulling, M Ryan Bronze Team Pursuit Tom Scully Silver Points Race Simon van Velthooven Bronze 1000m Time Trial Marc Ryan Bronze Individual Pursuit 2015 Paris D Kennett, P Bulling, M Ryan, A Frame, R Gough Gold Team Pursuit E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Silver Team Sprint Eddie Dawkins Silver Keirin Matt Archibald Bronze 1000m Time Trial 2016 London E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Gold Team Sprint Eddie Dawkins Silver Keirin 2017 Hong Kong R Gough, P Bulling, D Kennett, N Kergozou Silver Team Pursuit E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Gold Team Sprint K James, R Sheath, R Buchanan, J Nielsen, M Drummond Bronze Team Pursuit Ethan Mitchell Bronze Individual Sprint Aaron Gate Silver Omnium RECENT OLYMPIC GAMES TRACK HISTORY 2008 Beijing H Roulston, S Bewley, M Ryan, J Sergent Bronze Team Pursuit Hayden Roulston Silver Individual Pursuit 2012 London Simon van Velthooven Bronze Keirin S Bewley, A Gate, J Sergent, M Ryan, W Gough Bronze Team Pursuit 2016 Rio E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Silver Team Sprint RECENT COMMONWEALTH GAMES TRACK HISTORY 2014 Glasgow (11) E Mitchell, S Webster, E Dawkins Gold Team Sprint Sam Webster Gold Sprint Shane Archbold Gold Scratch Race Tom Scully Gold Points Race Sam Webster Silver Keirin Simon van Velthooven Silver 1000m Time Trial Matt Archibald Bronze 1000m Time Trial Aaron Gate Bronze Points Race D Kennett, P Bulling, A Gate, M Ryan Bronze Team Pursuit Eddie Dawkins Bronze Sprint Marc Ryan Bronze Individual Pursuit NEW ZEALAND BEST TIMES MALE 200m Flying Lap (Altitude) Eddie Dawkins 9.668 06.12.13 Mexico 200m Flying Lap (Sea Level) Eddie Dawkins 9.681 20.02.15 Paris 1000m Time Trial Simon van Velthooven 59.148 07.12.13 Mexico 4000m Individual Pursuit Jessie Sergent 4.16.139 22.11.12 Invercargill 4000m Team Pursuit Bulling, Frame, Kennett, Gough 3.54.088 20.02.15 Paris Rio de 750m Team Sprint Mitchell, Webster, Dawkins 42.542 07.08.16 Janeiro FEMALE Rio de 200m Flying Lap Natasha Hansen 10.871 06.08.17 Janeiro 500m Time Trial Natasha Hansen 34.209 09.02.16 Cambridge 500m Team Sprint Natasha Hansen 34.284 03.02.13 Invercargill 3000m Indiv Pursuit Alison Shanks 3.27.268 08.04.12 Melbourne Rio de 4000m Team Pursuit Ellis, Nielsen, Buchanan, Williams 4.17.592 04.08.16 Janeiro WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY (TIMES 12hrs BEHIND NZ) 14:00 – 16:44 W – Team Pursuit Qualifying M – Team Pursuit Qualifying 18:10 Opening ceremony 18:30 – 21:40 W – Team Sprint Qualifying M – Team Sprint Qualifying W – Scratch 10 km Final W – Team Sprint 1st round M – Team Sprint 1st round W – Scratch 10 km Award ceremony M – Team Pursuit 1st round W – Team Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 M – Team Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 W – Team Sprint Award Ceremony M – Team Sprint Award Ceremony THURSDAY 1st MARCH 14:30 – 16:44 W – Sprint Qualifying 200m t.t. M – Keirin 1st round W – Sprint 1/16 Final M – Keirin Repechages W – Sprint 1/8 Final 18:30 – 21:21 W – Team Pursuit 1st round W – Sprint 1/4 Final (1st) M – Keirin 2nd round M – Team Pursuit Finals W – Sprint 1/4 Final (2nd) M – Scratch 15 km Final W – Sprint 1/4 Final (3rd i.r.) M – Team Pursuit Award ceremony M – Scratch 15 km Award ceremony M – Keirin Final places 7 to 12 M – Keirin Final 1 – 6 W – Team Pursuit Finals M – Keirin Award ceremony W – Team Pursuit Award ceremony FRIDAY 2nd MARCH 13:30 – 17:08 M – Sprint Qualifying 200m t.t. W – Omnium I Scratch 7.5 km M – Sprint 1/16 Final M – Individual Pursuit Qualifying M – Sprint 1/8 Final W – Omnium II Tempo Race 7.5 km 18:30 – 21:37 M – Points race 40 km Final W – Sprint 1/2 Final (1st) W – Omnium III Elimination W – Sprint 1/2 Final (2nd) M – Points race 40 km Award ceremony W – Sprint 1/2 Final (3rd i.r.) M – Individual Pursuit Finals 3-4 & 1-2 W – Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 (1st) W – Omnium IV Final Points race 20 km W – Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 (2nd) M – Individual Pursuit Award ceremony W – Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 (3rd i.r.) W – Omnium Award ceremony SATURDAY 3rd MARCH 14:00 -16:48 W – 500m t.t. Qualifying M – Sprint 1/4 Final (1st) M – Omnium I Scratch 10 km M – Sprint 1/4 Final (2nd) W – Individual Pursuit Qualifying M – Sprint 1/4 Final (3rd i.r.) M – Omnium II Tempo Race 10 km 18:30 – 21:54 W – 500m t.t. Final M – Omnium III Elimination W – 500m t.t. Award ceremony M – Sprint 1/2 Final (1st) W – Madison 30 km Final M – Sprint 1/2 Final (2nd) W – Madison 30 km Award ceremony M – Sprint 1/2 Final (3rd i.r.) W – Individual pursuit Finals 3-4 & 1-2 M – Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 (1st) W – Individual pursuit Award ceremony M – Omnium IV Final Points race 25 km M – Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 (2nd) M – Omnium Award ceremony M – Sprint Final places 3-4 & 1-2 (3rd i.r.) SUNDAY 4 MARCH 12:00 – 12:11 W – Keirin 1st round M – Kilometre t.t. Qualifying W – Keirin Repechages 13:30 – 16:22 W – Keirin 2nd round W – Points race 25 km Final M – Kilometre t.t. Final W – Points race 25 km Award ceremony M – Kilometre t.t. Award ceremony W – Keirin Final places 7 to 12 W – Keirin Final 1 – 6 M – Madison 50 km Final W – Keirin Award ceremony Award ceremony WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BIOS FEMALES: Bryony Botha (Auckland) 20 Part of team pursuit to win at the Junior Track World Championship in Astana in 2015. Selected for elite squad in 2016 competing at the Oceania Championships and in 2017 at the World Cup in Cali. Part of the Team Pursuit to win bronze at the 2017 world championships. Played full role in the UCI World Cup competition in 2017-18, in Team Pursuit that was second at Milton and won final in Chile. Rushlee Buchanan (Waikato) 29 Professional since 2007, now with UnitedHealthcare in USA. Competed at London and Rio Olympics, and Delhi and Glasgow Commonwealth Games. 3-time NZ Road champion (2017, 2016, 2014), NZ Criterium champion (2015) and NZ Time Trial champion, and NZ Time Trial champion (2016). Bronze medal team pursuit 2017 track world champs, 4th Team Pursuit Rio Olympics. Key role in bronze medal at the world championships in 2017 and medals at World Cups in Canada and Chile in 2017 Emma Cumming (Southland) 19 Silver team sprint, 4th 500m time trial Junior World Champs in Astana in 2015. Gold in team sprint, 4th individual sprint, 6th 500m time trial Junior World Champs in Switzerland in 2016. Won elite NZ women’s time trial in 2017. Gained top-10 finishes in World Cups in England and Poland in 2017. Michaela Drummond (Manawatu) 19 Michaela won silver medals in the team pursuit and Madison at the Junior World Champs in Switzerland 2016. Moved to HP squad in 2017 and part of team pursuit that won bronze at the World Champs and was 4th in the Madison. Was 2nd in the team pursuit and Madison at the World Cup in Los Angeles. Part of squad that won bronze at the world championships in 2017 and medals at World Cups in Canada and Chile in 2017.