Lauren Bell (cyclist)

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Lauren Bell
2021 UEC Track Jun & U23 European Championships 516.jpg
Bell in 2021
Personal information
Born6 October 1999 (1999-10-06) (age 24) [1]
Scotland
Team information
Current teamBlack Line
Discipline Track Sprint
RoleRider
Rider type Sprinter
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team sprint
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Grenchen Team sprint

Lauren Bell (born 6 October 1999) is a British and Scottish female track cyclist. [2]

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Cycling career

Bell became a double British champion, when winning the time trial Championship and the keirin championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships. [3] She went on to take her first global medal with a bronze in the team sprint at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [4]

In 2024, she won the her third and fourth national titles at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships. [5]

Major wins

2020

National Track Championships

1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Keirin
2024
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Sprint
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Keirin

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References

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  2. "Profile". Cycling Archives.
  3. "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  4. "Women's Team Sprint - Final Classification". uci.org. Tissot Timing. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. "Report: Day 3 British Track Championships". Velo UK. Retrieved 27 February 2024.