Ashton Lambie

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Ashton Lambie
UCI Track World Championships 2020 068.jpg
Lambie in 2020
Personal information
Born (1990-12-12) December 12, 1990 (age 33)
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Team information
Discipline Track cycling, gravel
RoleRider
Major wins
Track
Individual pursuit, World Championships (2021)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Roubaix Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Berlin Individual pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Aguascalientes Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 AguascalientesTeam pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Cochabamba Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 CochabambaTeam pursuit

Ashton Lambie (born December 12, 1990) is an American track cyclist known for being the first person to complete an Individual pursuit in under 4 minutes, and for his moustache. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Lambie races on gravel in Kansas. In October 2015, he set the World Ultracycling Association record for cycling across his home state of Kansas from West to East. This record was surpassed a few months later in May 2016. In his debut at the Track National Championship, Lambie won the Individual Pursuit, and finished second in the omnium and points race. This earned Lambie a spot on Team USA. His first race with Team USA was the 2017 Pan-American Championships. [2]

Major results

2017
National Track Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Individual pursuit
2nd Omnium
2nd Points race
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Cup, Santiago
2018
National Track Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Individual pursuit
3rd Omnium
Pan American Track Championships
1st Pan American Champions Jersey.png Individual pursuit
1st Pan American Champions Jersey.png Team pursuit
2019
1st Men's Unbound Gravel 100
Pan American Track Championships
1st Pan American Champions Jersey.png Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
2020
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2021
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships

World records

DateEventLocationDisciplineTimeRef
August 31, 2018 2018 Pan American Track Cycling Championships Flag of Mexico.svg Aguascalientes, MexicoIndividual pursuit4:07.251 [4]
September 6, 2019 2019 Pan American Track Cycling Championships Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Cochabamba, BoliviaIndividual pursuit4:06.407 [5]
4:05.423
August 18, 2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Aguascalientes, MexicoIndividual pursuit3:59.93 [6]

Personal life

Lambie is a partner of racing cyclist and NASA astronaut candidate Christina Birch. [7]

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References

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