Kate Richardson (cyclist)

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Kate Richardson
Richardson in 2024.jpg
Richardson in 2024
Personal information
Born (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22)
Glasgow, Scotland
Team information
Current teamTeam Inspired/Handsling Alba DRT (track)
Handsling Alba DRT (road)
Discipline Track
Road
RoleRider
Rider type Pursuitist (track)
Amateur team
2022Alba Development RT
Professional teams
2023–2024 Lifeplus Wahoo
2025– Handsling Alba DRT
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Under-23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Anadia Team pursuit
British Cycling National Track Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Manchester Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Manchester Points race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Newport Individual pursuit

Kate Richardson (born 12 September 2002) is a Scottish and British road and track cyclist. [1] [2]

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Career

A talented youth and junior athlete, Richardson won multiple national titles in her native Scotland in triathlon, athletics and cycling. [3] [4] [5]

She switched from triathlon in 2021 joining cycling road racing team Alba DRT. [6] She won the 2022 Ras na mBan road stage race in Ireland, [7] and double gold at the 2023 U23 & Junior European Championships (individual pursuit and team pursuit) in Anadia, Portugal. [8]

At the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships she won her first two national titles, winning the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit. [9] [10]

On 12 May 2024, eight weeks after breaking a collarbone and fracturing her scapula in a crash at Drenthe, The Netherlands, Richardson returned to racing, winning the Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix [11] by attacking on the penultimate climb of Michaelgate to break clear of the leading group and ride solo to the line.

On 5 June 2024, she was forced to pull out of the Tour of Britain Women after fracturing her scapula for a second time and sustaining a concussion when she was hit by the driver of a 4x4 during a training ride. [12]

In December 2024, it was announced that Richardson had signed a road contract with the Swiss owned, British registered UCI Continental Hess Cycling Team. [13] The same month, following a 6 month injury induced lay off, she returned to competition in the Scottish National Track Championships at The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, winning three Gold Medals in the Individual Pursuit, The Scratch Race and The Points Race. [14]

In late March 2025, UK cycling media announced that Richardson had terminated her contract with Hess Cycling Team due to continual contractual breaches by the team and had resigned with Handsling Alba DRT, where she started her career in 2022. [15] She returned to road racing in April 2025 and following a number of strong performances domestically and in Belgium took her maiden UCI General Classification win at the Tour de Feminin in Czechia on 18 May 2025. [16]

Major results

2025
Tour de Feminin
1st Jersey yellow.svg General Classification
2024
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit
2nd Points Race
1st Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix
Scottish National Track Championships
1st Individual Pursuit
1st Scratch Race
1st Points Race
2023
U23 & Junior European Championships
1st : EuropeanChampionJersey(2016).png Individual pursuit
1st : EuropeanChampionJersey(2016).png Team pursuit
2022
1st Scottish National Criterium Championship
1st :Rás na mBan
1st GC I 1st Points I 1st QoM I 1st Young Rider
Scottish National Track Championships
1st Women's 10km Scratch Race
1st Women's 25km Points Race
U23 & Junior European Championships
2nd Team pursuit
National Track Championships
3rd Individual pursuit

References

  1. "Points Kate Richardson". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. "Kate Richardson". Pro Cycling STats. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. "TS Results Archive".
  4. "SA Results Archive".
  5. "VeloUK Results Archive".
  6. "Kate Richardson on the success of her journey from triathlon to cycling". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. "Ras na mBan Past Winners".
  8. "Italian Domination". UEC. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. "Kate Richardson impresses on the way to British title". The Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. "National Track Championships 2024: Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall win second title in two days". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. "LincolnGP2024 results".
  12. "Richardson misses Tour of Britain after crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. "New Signing". Instagram. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  14. "Arthur takes last gap win". ScottishCycling. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. "Hess:british-team-blocked-from-competing-in-key-spring-classics". Cycling Weekly. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  16. "richardson-czechs-out-to-claim-maiden-uci-win". Scottish Cycling. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.