Mark Rendell
New Zealand cyclist (born 1969)
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Mark Rendell (born 6 June 1969) is a cyclist from New Zealand.
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| Born | 6 June 1969 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 1993 during the third stage at the Milk race Rendall was in a breakaway which made it to the finish line where he was beaten by Matt Postle by a slim margin of two seconds.[1] At the 1994 Commonwealth Games at Victoria he won a gold medal in the road race and a bronze medal in the team time trial.[2] Until the 2022 Commonwealth Games Rendall was the last kiwi to earn a gold medal in road cycling at the games.[3][4] As a former student of Rotorua Boys' High School after Rendall won his gold medal he was inducted into the Rotorua Boys' hall of fame.[5]
Major results
- 1994
- 1st
Commonwealth Games road race - 1st Stage 10 Colonial Classic
- 1995
- 3rd National Road Championships New Zealand
- 1996
- 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
