Shane Archbold


Country
Birth date
Age
02/02/1989 - TIMARU (NZL) 
23
Height
Weight
Gender
182 cm / 6'0" 
79 kg / 174 lbs 
M
Sport
ARCHBOLD Shane

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World Championships

Year Venue Omnium Madison
2011/2012 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 5 11
2010/2011 Apeldoorn, NED 2

Oceania Championships

Year Venue 4km Individual Pursuit Omnium
2011/2012 Invercargill, NZL 1
2010/2011 Adelaide, SA, AUS 1
2008/2009 Adelaide, SA, AUS 7

World Cup Overview 2008 - 2012

Year Venue Omnium Team Pursuit
2010/2011 Manchester, GBR 1
2010/2011 Melbourne, VIC, AUS 1
2009/2010 Beijing, CHN 3

World Cup (Ranking)

Year Omnium
2010/2011 2

Nickname

Novie. (bikenz.org.nz, 11 Jun 2011)

Occupation

Athlete

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

Marco Polo Cycling Team, New Zealand

Coach

Tim Carswell (3news.co.nz, 21 Jan 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He started cycling on his school team. (pezcyclingnews.com, 13 Apr 2011)

Reason for taking up this sport
He got involved in cycling through a family friend. (livestrong.org.nz, 07 Sep 2010)

Ambitions
To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (roadcycling.co.nz, 13 Oct 2011)

Training
Preparing for the season he will start by cycling between 500-600km a week, eventually moving up to around 800km. He also spends time in the gym. (stuff.co.nz, 15 Dec 2011)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal at the World Championships. (pezcyclingnews.com, 13 Apr 2011)

Hero
Marc Ryan. (stuff.co.nz, 10 Apr 2011)

Superstitions / Rituals
He's well-known for his mullet, which was the result of a bet with New Zealand teammate Hayden Roulston. "It's a bit of a superstition now I guess. I've won two World Cup events with the mullet and people sort of know me because of it." (bendigoadvertiser.com.au, 12 Mar 2011)

Awards
He was named the male 'face of cycling' at the 2011 BikeNZ Road and Track Awards. (bikenz.org.nz, 11 Jun 2011)

General
CADBURY SPONSORSHIP
He was named one of 10 athletes taking part in the Cadbury partnership with the New Zealand Olympic Committee. He received $20000 in chocolate that he could sell in order to receive funding for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. (stuff.co.nz, 19 May 2010)

DISCIPLINES
He recognises some of the events in the omnium can be unpredictable. "All of the timed events I would call my best - they are the controllable events. All three bunch events are uncontrollable. You can be the best there and still be in 16th place." (pezcyclingnews.com, 13 Apr 2011)


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