Lauren Ellis

Lauren Ellis

Personal information
Born	19 April 1989 (age 26) Ashburton, New Zealand
Medal record Competitor for  New Zealand Women's Cycling Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Points race World Championships 2009 Pruszków Team Pursuit 2010 Ballerup Points race 2010 Ballerup Team Pursuit

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.