Maeve Plouffe

Last updated

Maeve Plouffe
UCI Track World Championships 2020 037.jpg
Maeve Plouffe (2020)
Personal information
Born (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25)
Team information
Current team Team Picnic PostNL
RoleRider
Professional team
2023– Team DSM
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Birmingham Individual pursuit

Maeve Plouffe (born 8 July 1999) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. [1] [2] [3] She was selected on the Australian women's track endurance squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics [4] and the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] She is the current Australian record holder for both the Team Pursuit and the 3000m Individual Pursuit, in which she was the third woman in history to break the 3:20 barrier. [6] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Plouffe won the gold medal in the women's team pursuit event alongside Sophie Edwards, Chloe Moran and Georgia Baker, setting a games record time of 4:14.06. In the same year, she also won a silver medal in the Individual pursuit. [6]

Contents

Early cycling career

Plouffe was introduced to track cycling by a South Australian Sports Institute talent identification program from a background of swimming and surf life saving. [7] She exhibited an early aptitude for the road time trial, winning the event as an U17 in her first year competing at the Australian Junior Road National Championships [8] and again as an U19 in the Oceania Road Cycling Championships. [9] Maeve made her international debut in the 2017 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships. [10]

Elite career

Plouffe made her international elite debut at nineteen years of age in the opening round of the 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup women's points race in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. [11] She represented Australia again at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Hong Kong, [12] before returning to Australia to win three elite Australian Championship titles in the individual pursuit, team pursuit and madison. [10] In the 2020 season Maeve Plouffe became Oceania champion in the scratch race [13] and won two silver and two bronze medals. [14] Only three months prior to the championships, she underwent an operation on her wrist as a result of a fall in a street race in Belgium. [15] [14] In the 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup season, Maeve's team won a silver medal and set a new Australian record in the women's team pursuit in Cambridge, New Zealand, [16] before winning a gold medal in the women's team pursuit in Brisbane, Australia. [17] Her performances gained her selection for the UCI Track World Championships in Berlin, where she rode in the women's team pursuit event and the women's individual pursuit event. [18] [19] The team consisting of Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, Alexandra Manly, Maeve Plouffe finished fifth. [20]

Plouffe was the youngest member of the women’s cycling team at her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 where she was a member of the team pursuit squad that finished fifth. [6] In 2022, she won gold in the Individual Pursuit at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton. [21] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Plouffe won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit and silver in the Individual Pursuit, setting Commonwealth Games records in the process. After a successful season on both the track and road, including being named Australian Track Cyclist of the Year, [22] she went on to race in the UCI Women's World Tour with Team DSM in 2023 and 2024. [1] In 2024 Plouffe raced at her second Olympic Games in Paris. [5]

Personal life

In 2020, Plouffe was studying a double degree in law and science, with double majors in marine biology and ecology at the University of Adelaide. [23]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katherine Bates</span> Australian racing cyclist

Katherine (Katey) Bates is an Australian former track and road cyclist. A multiple national champion, Bates rode as a professional since 2002. Katey's career highlights included Australian Road Race Champion in 2006, World Points Race Champion in 2007 and Commonwealth Games champion in 2002 and 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Megan Dunn (cyclist)</span> Australian cyclist

Megan Dunn is an Australian professional racing cyclist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashlee Ankudinoff</span> Australian cyclist (born 1990)

Ashlee Ankudinoff is an Australian professional racing cyclist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Annette Edmondson</span> Australian cyclist (born 1991)

Annette Edmondson is an Australian former cyclist who competed on the track with Cycling Australia's High Performance Unit (HPU). She also competed on the road for the Wiggle High5 team between 2015 and 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melissa Hoskins</span> Australian cyclist (1991–2023)

Melissa Hoskins was an Australian track and road racing cyclist. She topped the general classification in the 2012 Tour of Chongming Island. She was a member of the Australian track cycling team pursuit team that finished in fourth place at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hoskins announced her retirement from professional cycling on 2 May 2017.

Josephine Tomic is a former Australian track cyclist. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Team Pursuit.

Lauren Ellis is a New Zealand former road and track cyclist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Gate</span> New Zealand road cyclist (born 1990)

Aaron Gate is a New Zealand road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team. He represented his country in track cycling at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Gate is the first New Zealand athlete to win four gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amanda Reid</span> Australian Paralympic swimmer and cyclist

Amanda Reid is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, cyclist and snowboarder. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1–3 and at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rushlee Buchanan</span> New Zealand cyclist (born 1988)

Rushlee Buchanan is a New Zealand track and road cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's madison, and Women's team pursuit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia Williams</span> New Zealand cyclist (born 1993)

Georgia Williams is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv AlUla Jayco.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandra Manly</span> Australian cyclist (born 1996)

Alexandra Manly is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who currently races for UCI Women's WorldTeam AG Insurance–Soudal. She also rode Liv AlUla Jayco between 2022 and 2024 and Mitchelton–Scott between 2015 and 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olivia Podmore</span> New Zealand cyclist (1997–2021)

Olivia Rose Podmore was a New Zealand professional racing cyclist. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia Baker</span> Australian cyclist (born 1994)

Georgia Baker is an Australian professional racing cyclist. She rode in the women's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neah Evans</span> Scottish cyclist (born 1990)

Neah Alexina Evans is a Scottish professional racing cyclist specialising in track endurance events. Representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games, European Championships and World Championships, and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, Evans is an Olympic medalist in the team pursuit, a World points race champion, a six-time European champion in team pursuit (4), individual pursuit and the madison, and a Commonwealth Games medalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelland O'Brien</span> Australian cyclist (born 1998)

Kelland O'Brien OAM is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. O'Brien qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics and was part of the Men's team pursuit where he and his team secured an Olympic Gold Medal. The team also set a new Olympic & World record in their First Round Qualifying race with a time of 3:40.730 on 6 August 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirstie James</span> New Zealand cyclist (born 1989)

Kirstie Klingenberg is a New Zealand track cyclist and former rower. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's sprint, and Women's team pursuit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryony Botha</span> New Zealand cyclist (born 1997)

Bryony Botha is a New Zealand road and track cyclist. On the 7th of August 2024 she won a silver medal in the team pursuit during the 2024 summer Olympic Games with Ally Wollaston, Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Plapp</span> Australian cyclist (born 2000)

Lucas Plapp is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. He is an alumnus of Maribyrnong Sports Academy, class of 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Morris</span> Welsh cyclist (born 1995)

Anna Morris is a Welsh track cyclist.

References

  1. 1 2 "Maeve Plouffe". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Baker & Australia boast all the right ingredients". Australian Cycling. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hannah interviews rising Aussie road & track star, Maeve Plouffe". Pedal North. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maeve Plouffe". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Maeve Plouffe" – via Olympics.com.
  6. 1 2 3 "Maeve Plouffe Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Maeve Plouffe". Australian Cycling Team.
  8. ↑ "Latest News from the Junior Road Nationals". Cycling Victoria.
  9. ↑ "2017 Oceania time trial titles | Oceania Cycling Confederation".
  10. 1 2 "Maeve Plouffe | Rider Profile". Australian Cycling Team. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Women's Points Race". Tissot Timing. 19 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Women's Team Pursuit Start List". Tissot Timing. 24 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Results – Women Elite 10km Scratch Race Final" (PDF). Oceania Cycling Confederation.
  14. 1 2 "Maeve Plouffe wins at Oceania Track Cycling Championships to Keep on Track for Paris 2024 Olympics". The Messenger. 31 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "Maeve Plouffe Interview 2020". Pedal North.
  16. ↑ "Women's Team Pursuit: Results". Tissot Timing. 6 December 2019.
  17. ↑ "Women's Team Pursuit Final Classification". Tissot Timing. 13 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Women's Team Pursuit: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Women's Individual Pursuit, Final Classification". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Women's Individual Pursuit Final Classification".
  22. ↑ Bromhead, Nat (14 December 2021). "Logan Martin, Maive Plouffe, Ben O'Connor & Amanda Reid Among 2021 Cyclist Of The Year Winners". Bicycling Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Lifeline thrown as Olympics now a go for South Australian debutant Maeve Plouffe in 2021". The Messenger. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.