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Harry Kent rides uphill on his way to winning a Wellington road race in 1970. During the same year he won New Zealand's first Commonwealth Games gold cycling medal and was made Sportsman of the Year.

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Simon Kennett, Cycle racing – Road and track: from the mid-20th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40275/harry-kent (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Kennett, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 October 2015.