Harry Ledingham-Horn

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Harry Ledingham-Horn
2024 UEC Track Jun & U23 European Championships 009.jpg
Harry Ledingham-Horn in 2024
Personal information
Born (2003-12-09) December 9, 2003 (age 20)
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Team information
Current teamTeam Inspired
Discipline Track cycling
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter

Harry Ledingham-Horn (born 9 December 2003) is a British track cyclist. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Ledingham-Horn began his cycling career with Lyme RC in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He attended Newcastle-under-Lyme School. [4]

He came to prominence after winning two national titles at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships. He won the team sprint (alongside Marcus Hiley and Ed Lowe) and the sprint. [5] [1] The following year, he defended his national team sprint title at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships, this time alongside Lowe and Hayden Norris. [6] He finished third in the sprint event, having beaten Lyall Craig in the bronze medal final. Pete Mitchell took the gold medal, and Hiley the silver. [7]

On 7 October 2024 it was announced that Ledingham-Horn would make his elite debut as part of the Great Britain squad competing at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [8] He competed in the team sprint with Joseph Truman, Marcus Hiley and Hayden Norris. The team qualified fourth fastest and went on to beat France in round one to reach the bronze medal final. [9] [10] They finished fourth overall, losing out to the Japanese team with a margin of 0.445 seconds. [11] [12] He also competed in the keirin, where he finished fourth overall. [13] Only the top three finishers in each semi-final qualified for the gold medal final; Ledingham-Horn finished third and beat reigning Olympic keirin champion Harrie Lavreysen to the line, denying the Dutchman the chance to progress in the competition and add to his medal collection. [14]

Major results

2020
National Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team sprint (with Hayden Norris and Ed Lowe)
2021
UEC European Junior Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team sprint (with Marcus Hiley and Ed Lowe)
2nd Silver medal europe.svg 1km time trial
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Sprint
2022
National Track Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team sprint (with James Bunting, Marcus Hiley and Hayden Norris)
2023
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Sprint
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team sprint (with Marcus Hiley and Ed Lowe)
2024
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team sprint (with Ed Lowe and Hayden Norris)
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Sprint
UEC European U23 Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team sprint (with Marcus Hiley and Hayden Norris)
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg 1km time trial

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