Sophie Capewell

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Sophie Capewell
2019 UEC Track Elite European Championships 122.jpg
Capewell in 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 (age 25)
Lichfield, England [1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Discipline Track
RoleRider
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 2021 Roubaix 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
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Apeldoorn Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Grenchen Sprint
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Birmingham 500m time trial

Sophie Capewell (born 4 September 1998) is a British professional racing cyclist. She comes from a cycling family, with her father, the late Nigel Capewell representing Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. [2] [3] [4]

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She competed in the women's sprint at the 2020 World Championships in Berlin. [5] Capewell then went on to win bronze in the team sprint at the 2021 World Championships in Roubaix, France. [6]

Capewell was selected for the England team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Despite taking the first race of three, Capewell ultimately lost the bronze medal final of the women's sprint to Emma Finucane of Wales, finishing fourth overall. [7] However, she bounced back to take 500m time trial bronze the following day. She subsequently won a silver medal in the keirin, which she dedicated to her late father Nigel, who died in October 2021. [8]

In 2024, she won a second national title, at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships. [9]

Major wins

2019
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Sprint
2024
National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team sprint

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References

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  4. "Sophie Capewell". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. "Women's Sprint: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. "World Track Cycling Championships: Great Britain win team sprint bronze in Roubaix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. "Commonwealth Games: Cyclist Emma Finucane claims second bronze medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. "Commonwealth Games: Laura Kenny wins scratch race gold at track cycling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "Report: Day 3 British Track Championships". Velo UK. Retrieved 27 February 2024.