Lauren Ellis (cyclist)

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Lauren Ellis
Personal information
Born19 April 1989 (1989-04-19) (age 34)
Ashburton, New Zealand
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's cycling
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi Points race
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pruszków Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Ballerup Points race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Ballerup Team pursuit

Lauren Ellis (born 19 April 1989) is a New Zealand former road and track cyclist.

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Career

Ellis rode the team pursuit at the 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Beijing with Kaytee Boyd and Alison Shanks, in a time of 3:28.044, becoming the fastest qualifiers. [1] They went on to take the gold medal in a time of 3:24.421, setting the second fastest time in the world behind the 3:22.425 world record set by Great Britain at Manchester in 2008. [2]

In 2009, she won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit World Championships with Jaime Nielsen and Alison Shanks.

Ellis won a silver medal in the women's points race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Championships. [3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit. The New Zealand team placed 5th and set the current national record of 3:18.514.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit and Omnium. The New Zealand team placed 4th and set the current national record of 4:17.592 during the first round. Ellis also placed 4th in the Omnium.

Major results

2006
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
2007
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
2008
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Points race, National Track Championships
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
2009
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Scratch
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2010
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Points race
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Points race, Commonwealth Games
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
2011
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal Oceania.svg Points race
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester
8th Individual pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2012
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
2013
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Individual pursuit
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Omnium
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Points race
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Points race, National Track Championships
1st Omnium, Invercargill
2014
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Points race
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit (with Jaime Nielsen, Racquel Sheath and Georgia Williams)
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Scratch, National Track Championships
BikeNZ Classic
2nd Scratch
3rd Omnium
2nd Points race, BikeNZ Cup
2015
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Omnium, National Track Championships
1st Stage 2 Tour of America's Dairyland
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Omnium, Super Drome Cup
2016
Festival of Speed
1st Points race
1st Scratch
2019
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Madison, National Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal Oceania.svg Individual pursuit, Oceania Track Championships

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References

  1. Alistair McMurran (19 January 2009). "Cycling: Campaign starts with World Cup win". Otago Daily Times.
  2. "Team pursuit gold for NZ women". Otago Daily Times. 19 January 2009.
  3. "Lauren Ellis". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2012.