Jonathan Kennett graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a science degree. After graduating, he spent six months cycling in the Himalayan foothills and in Europe. He was part of the first team to mountain-bike to Everest Base Camp without having the bikes carried by sherpas. Returning to New Zealand, he wrote his first book, the instant bestselling Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides. Several other outdoor guidebooks followed, as well as several cycling history books, including the acclaimed Ride: The story of cycling in New Zealand. In the late 1990s Jonathan and his brothers, Paul and Simon, began working for councils around the Wellington region designing cycling tracks, and managing the development of the award-winning Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park. In 2009 Jonathan was employed on the Technical Advisory Board for the New Zealand Cycle Trail advising the government on all aspects of the cycle trail. From 2010 to 2013 he worked as a project manager for the New Zealand Cycle Trail, overseeing the construction of trails from Hawke's Bay to Westland, and being on the project team that started developing a nationwide network of safe cycle touring routes. See more at www.kennett.co.nz.
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