Early life
Lizzi Jordan was born on 7 November 1997 and grew up in Surrey. [2] [5] Her parents are Trevor and Vicky Jordan, and she has an older sister, Chloe. [6] She was a keen equestrian during her childhood. [7] She completed her A-levels at Woking College and began a degree in Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London in September 2016. [7] [8]
In September 2017, Jordan contracted a severe and rare e-coli infection after eating a takeaway meal. [2] Her condition declined and she was hospitalised at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London and put in a medically-induced coma for two months. [6] She was able to be discharged just before Christmas 2017. The infection had caused optic nerve atrophy, leaving her with no sight. She also had to re-learn how to walk. [7] Just six months later, Jordan completed her local Parkrun with her dad, Trevor, as her guide. [7] 18 months after being hospitalised, Jordan ran the 2019 London Marathon, raising more than £15,000 for the RNIB charity in the process. [9]
Career
Career beginnings
Following her London Marathon success Jordan was contacted by British Cycling, who invited her to one of their Talent ID days in Manchester in the summer of 2020. [2] [5] Despite having never cycled competitively before, coaches were impressed by her power test results and she was invited to join the para-cycling Foundation Team. [5] Jordan first met her coach, Helen Scott, at the Talent ID day; they have worked together closely ever since. [7]
2023
On 11th July, British Cycling announced that Jordan had been selected for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, held in Glasgow. [13] These Championships included para-cycling events alongside able-bodied events, across road, track, and mountain-bike disciplines. Jordan was piloted by Amy Cole. They competed in four track events, coming away with medals in two. They won gold with Neil Fachie and his pilot, Matt Rotherham, in the mixed tandem team sprint. [14] Jordan and Cole additionally took bronze in the individual time trial. [15] They also competed in the individual pursuit (sixth) and the sprint (seventh). [16] Jordan also competed in the Road World Championships for the first time, racing in the time trial (where she and Cole finished fourth) and in the road race (ninth). [17] [18]
Following her strong World Championship results, Jordan was promoted by British Cycling to the para-cycling Podium Squad. [7] [19]
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