Katie Colclough

Katie Colclough

Personal information
Full name	Katie Amanda Colclough
Born	(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 44) Grantham, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Amateur teams
2002–2006	Sleaford Wheelers C.C.
2008	Team Halfords Bikehut [2]
Professional teams
2011	HTC–High Road
2012–2013	Specialized–lululemon
Major wins
World Team Time Trial Champion European Champion U23 British Champion Junior
Medal record Women's Track cycling Representing   Great Britain European Elite Championships 2010 Pruszków Team pursuit Women's Road bicycle racing Representing Specialized–lululemon World Championships 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.

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 Team pursuit, UEC European U23 Track Championships

1st 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 Team pursuit, 2010 European Track Championships

2011 – HTC–Highroad 2011 season

UEC European U23 Track Championships

1st 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.

1st 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

References

1. "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. "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 (archived)