Sam Gaze

Sam Gaze
Gaze at the National Championships in 2015 in Rotorua
Personal information
Full nameSamuel William Gaze
Born (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28)
Tokoroa, New Zealand[1]
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2015–2019Specialized Racing (MTB)
2019Deceuninck–Quick-Step (road; stagiaire)
2020Alpecin–Fenix[2]
2021Alpecin–Fenix Development Team[3]
2022–Alpecin–Deceuninck
Major wins
Mountain bike
World Marathon Championships (2022)
XC World Cup
1 individual win (2018)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's cycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Short track cross country
Gold medal – first place 2022 Haderslev Mountain bike marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Les Gets Short track cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cairns Under 23 cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2016 Nové Město Under 23 cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Cross country olympic
Silver medal – second place 2015 Vallnord Cross-country eliminator
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Cross-country

Samuel William Gaze (born 12 December 1995) is a New Zealand cross-country and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[4] He won the under-23 Cross-Country at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships and the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. He also competes on occasion in road racing events, winning the National Criterium Championships in 2017 and 2018.

  1. ^ "Samuel Gaze". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ "De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"" [The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"]. Sporza (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Alpecin-Fenix Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Alpecin–Fenix". UCI. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.