1. Hayden Roulston was born on 10 January 1981 and is a New Zealand former professional racing cyclist.
20 Facts About Hayden Roulston
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Hayden Roulston won the silver medal in the men's 4000 m individual pursuit and a bronze medal in the men's 4000 m team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Hayden Roulston won the New Zealand road cycling championships on four occasions, the Tour of Southland on three occasions and came tenth in the 2010 edition of Paris - Roubaix.
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Hayden Roulston turned professional with the French team Cofidis in 2002 where he remained for two seasons before moving to Discovery Channel for 2005.
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Hayden Roulston had invested a six-figure sum with a New Zealand company that failed in October 2007 during the global financial crisis.
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Hayden Roulston confided in Craig Adair, a track cycling gold medallist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, that he was about to pull out of the preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics, but Adair and four of his friends decided to provide finance for him during this difficult time, and Hayden Roulston continued with his preparations.
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Hayden Roulston was selected for the New Zealand team to compete at the 2008 World Track Championships in Manchester where he narrowly missed medals in the 4000 m individual pursuit and Team Pursuit as well as finishing 9th in the Madison with Greg Henderson.
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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Hayden Roulston won the silver medal in the 4000 m individual pursuit, defeated in the gold medal race by Bradley Wiggins.
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Hayden Roulston featured as a member of the bronze medal-winning New Zealand team pursuit squad, although he did not race in the qualifying rounds.
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Hayden Roulston came 10th in the Madison with his teammate Greg Henderson.
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In September 2008, Hayden Roulston announced that he would be riding for Cervelo TestTeam in 2009, with riders including reigning Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre and multiple Tour de France stage winner Thor Hushovd.
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In stage 7 Hayden Roulston almost won the stage himself after breaking free from a ten-man breakaway that included Frank Schleck, George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde.
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Hayden Roulston was 2nd after a photo finish with Rinaldo Nocentini.
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Hayden Roulston finished almost seven minutes behind the winner Fabian Cancellara.
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Hayden Roulston came second in the Men's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning the silver medal.
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In December 2010, Hayden Roulston Rouston won the 80 kilometre Festival of Cycling in Christchurch.
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Hayden Roulston spent his last few seasons riding as a key domestique for Fabian Cancellara at Trek Factory Racing.
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In October 2015 Hayden Roulston announced his retirement from road racing, having previously revealed that he would make a return to the track with a view to competing in the team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Hayden Roulston competed in March 2016 in Le Race with the intent of obtaining a "good, intensive training ride".
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Hayden Roulston won the 100 kilometre race from Cathedral Square in Christchurch to Akaroa dominating in the cross winds and forcing the pace on the climb to Hilltop.