Lauren Bate

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Lauren Bate
2018 2019 UCI Track World Cup Berlin 160.jpg
Bate in 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
Billinge, England
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Roubaix Team sprint
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Plovdiv Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Montichiari Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 MontichiariTeam sprint
U23 & Junior European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Sangalhos Junior 500m time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 SangalhosJunior Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 SangalhosJunior Team sprint
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team sprint

Lauren Bate (born 24 October 1999) is a former [1] racing cyclist. [2] [3]

She rode in the women's team sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships [4] and went on to win bronze in the event in 2021. [5] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won bronze in the team sprint event. [2]

Bate became British champion when winning the Sprint Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. [6] It was her first individual title having won the team sprint in 2017 and 2018.

She announced her retirement on 18 August 2023, aged 23. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "British Cycling on Instagram: "GBCT sprinter Lauren Bate has decided to hang up her bike after a brilliant 10 years in the sport."". Instagram. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Lauren Bate". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. "Lauren Bate". teamengland.org. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. Start list
  5. "World Track Cycling Championships: Great Britain win team sprint bronze in Roubaix". BBC Sport.
  6. "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.