Mark Rendell

Mark Rendell
Personal information
Born (1969-06-06) 6 June 1969 (age 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
Cycling career
SportCycling
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1994 VictoriaRoad race
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaTeam time trial

Mark Rendell (born 6 June 1969) is a cyclist from New Zealand.

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. 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. Until the 2022 Commonwealth Games Rendall was the last kiwi to earn a gold medal in road cycling at the games. 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.

Major results

Sources

1994
1st Commonwealth Games road race
1st Stage 10 Colonial Classic
1995
3rd National Road Championships New Zealand
1996
10th Overall Tour de Langkawi

References

  1. ↑ "Cycling: Lillywhite outwitted by Postle". The Independent. 2 June 1993. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Games Time: Rotorua's Rendell predicts cycling medals". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Peerless Gate rates as supreme Kiwi Commonwealth Games". 14 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via PressReader.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Roulston praises team after road race silver". Otago Daily Times. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ngā Raukura i te Ao - Hall of Fame". www.rbhs.school.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mark Rendell". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "National Road Championships - New Zealand 1995 Results". cyclingflash.com. Retrieved 12 August 2026.