Lauren Ellis (cyclist)
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| Born | 19 April 1989 (age 35) Ashburton, New Zealand |
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Lauren Ellis (born 19 April 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist.
Ellis rode the team pursuit at the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Beijing with Kaytee Boyd and Alison Shanks, in a time of 3:28.044, becoming the fastest qualifiers.[1] They went on to take the gold medal in a time of 3:24.421, setting the second fastest time in the world behind the 3:22.425 world record set by Great Britain at Manchester in 2008.[2]
In 2009 she won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit World Championships with Jaime Nielsen and Alison Shanks.
Ellis won a silver medal in the women's points race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Championships.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit. The New Zealand team placed 5th and set the current national record of 3:18.514.
Career highlights
- 2006
- 2nd
Pursuit World Junior Championships
- 2007
- 3rd
Pursuit World Junior Championships
- 2010
- 3rd Team Pursuit World Championships
- 2nd Points Race World Championships
- 2nd Points Race 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 3rd World Cup Team pursuit, Melbourne
- 2012
- 1st
National Time Trial Championships
- 2013
- 1st Points Race, National Championships
- 2014
- 6th Omnium, Fenioux Piste International[4]
References
- ^ Alistair McMurran (19 January 2009). "Cycling: Campaign starts with World Cup win". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ "Team pursuit gold for NZ women". Otago Daily Times. 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Lauren Ellis". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Fenioux Piste International: Vélodrome de Costebelle – Hyères – Côte d'Azur: Omnium Dames Elite" (PDF). Fédération Française de Cyclisme. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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