Melissa Lowther

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Melissa Lowther
Melissa Lowther - 2017 Tour Series (Motherwell, pre-race).jpg
Lowther in 2017
Personal information
Full nameMelissa Lowther
Born (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28)
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2014Matrix Racing Academy
2016–2017Team Breeze
Professional teams
2015 Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
2018 WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling [1]
2018 Storey Racing

Melissa Lowther (born 15 May 1996) is an English professional racing cyclist, [2] who last rode for UCI Women's Team Storey Racing. [3] Lowther won the Under-23 British National Road Race Championships in 2017. [4]

Contents

Lowther learnt the day before the time trial at the 2018 Commonwealth Games that she would not be allowed to compete because a Team England administrator had neglected to tick a box on an entry form. [5]

Career results

2014
7th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2015
3rd Scratch Race, Revolution - Round 3, London
2016
3rd Points Race, Revolution - Round 3, Manchester
2017
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Road race, National Road Championships
7th Road race UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2018
9th Road race Commonwealth Games

See also

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References

  1. "Melissa Lowther inks a one year deal with Team WNT Pro Cycling for 2018". WNT Rotor. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Melissa Lowther". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "A busy month and Mel Lowther joins the team". Storey Racing. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. "Cummings completes double as Deignan wins fourth title at 2017 HSBC UK - National Road Championships" . Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. Kelner, Martha (10 April 2018). "Unticked box leaves English cyclist Melissa Lowther unable to race". The Guardian.