Jack's talent was spotted at a Rotorua cycle race - and he was offered a place in the team.
Team CCN-Foil's manager wanted to branch out and give some up-and-coming young talent an opportunity to experience racing in a different environment, as well as enabling Jack to have some greater exposure.
Jack says it's a "stepping stone" to going "pro".
That's his dream - he's eyeing the Olympics, but, "Tour de France is sort of the pinnacle," he says.
But a bike helmet isn't the only thing he buckles up.
The 19-year-old is a volunteer firefighter with Waipukurau Volunteer Fire Brigade.
"I guess it's something I've always wanted to do from a young fulla."
Jack follows in the footsteps of his grandfather who was a firefighter, two of his uncles and his father are part of the service, too.
"It's sort of in my blood a little bit."
His father, Mark Carruthers, says there is a link between firefighting and his son's cycling.
"With firefighting there's a lot of monotonous training, but it's the same with the cycling, it needs to be done, and has to be done, and it has to be done properly, so I would say there's a tie there, and his fitness, when he did the initial training his fitness was way up."
Jack says volunteering with the station has opened his eyes.
Belonging to a small-town brigade has made it that much better - and the same goes for his cycling.
"We're pretty lucky here to have a massive playground of roads that just aren't too busy."
Which makes it easier to stick to his strict training regime...clocking up more than 500km a week on hours-long rides.
His father says it's been a "life goal" for Jack, "he's got to be committed really, it comes down to the nitty gritty now".
This is Jack's second trip out of the country.
A trip made possible by determination, plenty of hard work, and a good, solid support base.
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