Kenyan Riders Downunder

Kenyan Riders Downunder
Team information
UCI codeKRD
RegisteredKenya
Founded2016 (2016)
Disbanded2016
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
Key personnel
General managerNicholas Leong[1][2]
Team manager(s)Garry Elliott[3][4]
Simon Blake [5]
Stewart Crowley [6][7]
Ciarán Fitzpatrick[8]
Team name history
2016
Kenyan Riders Downunder

Kenyan Riders Downunder (UCI team code: KRD) was a Kenyan registered, Australian based, UCI Continental team that operated in 2016. It participated in some of the top events in Australia.[9] The team was formed from the merger of two teams, the Kenyan Riders and Pro Team Downunder and was the first UCI Continental team to be registered in East Africa.[1][10]

Team roster

As of 12 January 2016
Rider Date of birth
 Thomas Coates (AUS) (1992-07-22) 22 July 1992
 Sanwel Ekiru (KEN) (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983
 Joseph Gichora Kamau (KEN) (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993
 Liam Hill (AUS) (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993
 Suleiman Kangangi (KEN) (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988
Rider Date of birth
 Ayub Kathurima (KEN) (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984
 Geffory Kiprotich (KEN) (1991-09-15) 15 September 1991
 Nick Miller (NZL) (1991-10-24) 24 October 1991
 Samwel Mwangi (KEN) (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984
 Morgan Smith (NZL) (1988-05-25) 25 May 1988
 Bradley Soden (AUS) (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997

Major wins

2016
 New Zealand National Road Race Championships, Jason Christie

National champions

2016
New Zealand Road Race, Jason Christie

References

  1. ^ a b "Nicholas Leong". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Leong's profile page". kenyanridersdownunder.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ Woodpower, Zeb (28 January 2016). "Kenyan Riders Down Under continue progression with Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and Sun Tour starts". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Gary Elliott's profile page". kenyanridersdownunder.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Simon Blake's profile page". kenyanridersdownunder.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Stewart Crowley's profile page". kenyanridersdownunder.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Stewart Crowley's website". stewartcrowley.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Ciarán Fitzpatrick's profile page". kenyanridersdownunder.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Kenyan Riders Down Under continue progression with Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and Sun Tour starts". 28 January 2016.
  10. ^ Lee, Aaron S. (10 January 2016). "Epic solo ride earns Bobridge second Australian road title". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 April 2016.


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