Katie Colclough

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Katie Colclough
Personal information
Full nameKatie Amanda Colclough
Born (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 43)
Grantham, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
2002–2006Sleaford Wheelers C.C.
2008Team Halfords Bikehut [2]
Professional teams
2011HTC–High Road
2012–2013 Specialized–lululemon
Major wins
World Team Time Trial Champion
Flag of Europe.svg European Champion U23
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Champion Junior
Medal record
Women's Track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Elite Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Pruszków Team pursuit
Women's Road bicycle racing
Representing Specialized–lululemon
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Florence Team Time Trial

Katie Amanda Colclough (born 20 January 1990 [3] ) is a retired English road and track cyclist from Frieston near Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a former member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Squad.

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Early life

She attended Caythorpe primary [4] and the Sir William Robertson School.

Career

Colclough began cycling competitively in 2004, the following year she was selected to ride for British Cycling's Talent Team. She joined the Olympic Development Programme in 2006. [1] Katie loves cats, the moon and the colour green.

In 2008-2009 Colclough rode road races with Team Halfords Bikehut. [3] In 2011, she signed with the professional team HTC–Highroad Women (now known as Specialized–lululemon). [5] Colclough was part of the Specialized–lululemon squad which won the team time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, where she announced that she would be retiring from the sport after the road race.

Post retirement, Katie has developed a few grey hairs. However, she still has a passion for the cycling profession riding to work each day on her regular two wheeler, “Rachael”. [6]

Palmarès

Source: [7]

2007
2nd Olveston National Series Road Race
2008 Team Halfords Bikehut 2008 season
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European U23 Track Championships
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Points Race, British National Track Championships (Junior)
2nd Points Race, British National Track Championships (Senior)
2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships (Junior)
1st Team pursuit, Round 1, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Manchester
3rd Points race, Round 1, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Manchester
1st Team pursuit, Round 2, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Melbourne
2009
1st Team pursuit, Round 5, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Copenhagen
2nd Points race, Round 5, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Copenhagen
2nd British National Road Race Championships Under 23
2nd European road cycling championships, road race, Under 23
2nd, Team pursuit, 2009–2010 Track World Cup, Melbourne
2010
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, 2010 European Track Championships
2011 HTC–Highroad 2011 season
UEC European U23 Track Championships
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team Pursuit (with Laura Trott and Dani King)
2nd Points Race
2012 Team Specialized–lululemon 2012 season
1st Stage 4, Gracia–Orlová
1st British National Road Race Championships Under 23
2013 Specialized–lululemon 2013 season
Colclough (third from the left) won with Specialized-lululemon the team time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. 2013 UCI Road World Championships - Women's team time trial (podium 1).JPG
Colclough (third from the left) won with Specialized–lululemon the team time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.
1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg World Championship, Team Time Trial (together with Ellen van Dijk, Carmen Small, Evelyn Stevens, Lisa Brennauer and Trixi Worrack)
3rd British National Time Trial Championships

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rider Profiles: Katie Colclough". Team Halfords Bikehut . Retrieved 18 December 2008.[ dead link ]
  2. Lionel Birnie (8 January 2008). "HALFORDS BIKEHUT TEAM: WHO'S WHO". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Profile". British Cycling.[ dead link ]
  4. Grantham Journal Friday 28 July 1995, page 28
  5. "Katie Colclough". Velocio Sports. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. "Road World Championships 2013: Lizzie Armitstead set for tough test". bbc.co.uk . 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. Katie Colclough at Cycling Archives