Myron Simpson

Myron Simpson

Personal information
Full name	Myron Simpson
Born	(1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 Auckland, New Zealand
Team information
Current team	Team Budget Forklifts
Discipline	Track and Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2006-08	Subway Pro Cycling
Professional teams
2013	Team Differdange-Losch
2014-15	Team Budget Forklifts
Major wins
1st, Stage 5 Ras Tour – Ireland (2011) 1st, New Zealand Madison National Championships (2010/13)

Myron Simpson (born 30 July 1990 in Auckland) is a semi-professional New Zealand road and track cyclist. Following a successful track cycling career which includes a silver medal in the Omnium at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Mexico (2007) and a fourth placing in the 1000m time trial at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Simpson's focus has switched somewhat to road cycling. In November, 2012 he was signed by Luxembourg-based UCI Continental cycling team

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Simpson competed with the Australian-based Team Budget Forklifts squad on the road in 2014; he will keep his place in the team for the 2015 season. Simpson was also recently recalled the New Zealand track cycling team, claiming a silver medal at the UCI London World Cup in December, 2014.

Career highlights

2014

2nd, 4km Team Pursuit – UCI London World Cup (Gough, Bulling and Karwowski)

National Track Championships

3rd, 30km Points race

4th, 4km Individual pursuit

Battle on the Border - NRS Australian Series - Australia

2nd, Stage 4

2013

National Track Championships

1st, Madison (with Aaron Gate)

3rd, Individual pursuit

3rd, Schengen Grand Prix - Luxembourg

2012

1st, Prologue – PowerNet Tour of Southland – New Zealand

1st, Cambridge Criterium – New Zealand

2nd, Bevel Kermesse – Belgium

3rd, 4km Team Pursuit – UCI Beijing World Cup (Gough, Latham and Karwowski)

2011

1st, Booischot Kermesse – Belgium

1st, Stage 5, Ras Tour – Ireland

1st, Lokeren Kermesse – Belgium

1st, Heffen Kermesse – Belgium

1st, Tour of Murray River – Stage 5 – Australia

2010

National Track Championships

1st, Madison (with Aaron Gate)

1st, Team sprint

2nd, 1km Time Trial

2nd, Madison – UCI Melbourne World Cup (with Aaron Gate)

4th, 1 km Time Trial – Commonwealth Games Delhi

1st, Schaffen Kermesse – Belgium

10th, Omnium – UCI Elite Track Cycling World Championships – Copenhagen

3rd, Madison – UCI Beijing World Cup (with Tom Scully)

3rd, 4km Team Pursuit – UCI Beijing World Cup (with Shane Archbold, Aaron Gate and Tom Scully)