Lauren Ellis

Lauren Ellis
Personal information
Born 19 April 1989 (1989-04-19) (age 26)
Ashburton, New Zealand

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
2009
2nd Team Pursuit World Championships
1st World Cup Team pursuit, Melbourne
2010
3rd Team Pursuit World Championships
2nd Points Race World Championships
2nd Points Race 2010 Commonwealth Games
3rd World Cup Team pursuit, Melbourne
2011
2nd World Cup Team pursuit, Manchester
8th Pursuit World Championships
2012
1st National Time Trial Championships
2013
1st Points Race, National Championships
2014
6th Omnium, Fenioux Piste International[4]


References

  1. Alistair McMurran (19 January 2009). "Cycling: Campaign starts with World Cup win". Otago Daily Times.
  2. "Team pursuit gold for NZ women". Otago Daily Times. 19 January 2009.
  3. "Lauren Ellis". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. "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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