NZ’s Glen Chadwick first starter in TOC

Feb 15th. Glen Chadwick is the first rider off the starting blocks in today’s Tour of California opening prologue.

Chadwick who this year is racing for Rock Racing is no rookie to the Tour of California, he was named the Most Aggressive Rider in the Tour in 2006.

2008 was an amazing year for the ex-National Time Trial Champion Chadwick with two overall Tour wins, two King of the Mountain Competition plus racing for New Zealand at the Beijing Olympic’s Road Race.

• DOB: October 17, 1976
• Hometown: Opunake, New Zealand
• Height: 6’0”
• Strengths: Time Trialing, climbing
• Pro Since: 2003

Career Highlights:

2008

• 1st Overall Tour of Arkansas
• 1st Overall Vuelta Mexico
• 1st KOM Competition Tour of Utah
• 1st KOM Competition Tour de Beauce

2007

• 1st New Zealand National Time Trial Championships
• Member New Zealand World Championship Team

2006

• 1st Most Aggressive Rider Competition Tour of California 

  

2005

• 1st KOM Tour of Hungary

  

2003

• 1st Overall Tour of Korea
  

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