Tayte Ryan

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Tayte Ryan
Personal information
Born (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19) [1]
Team information
Discipline
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Luoyang Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Luoyang 1km TT
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cali 1km TT
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Cali Sprint
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games 1km TT
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games Keirin

Tayte Ryan (born 9 February 2006) is an Australian cyclist. In 2024, he won gold medals in the sprint and 1km time trial at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships and became world junior record holder in the 1km time trial.

Career

From South Australia, he started cycling with Port Adelaide cycling club in 2020. [2] He joined the South Australian Sport Institute when he was 14 years old. [1]

He won gold in the 1km time trial at the 2023 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships and also won four gold medals at the 2024 Oceania Track Championships. [3] In April 2024, he was nominated for Australian Emerging Athlete of the Year. [4]

He won gold medals in the sprint and 1km time trial at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships. [5] In doing so, he set a world junior record in the 1km time trial, in Luoyang, China. [6] Later that year, he jumped up to the elite level to compete in the 2024 UCI Track Champions League. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tayte Ryan". Commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  2. "Tayte Ryan". sahof.org. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. "TAYTE RYAN USING OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS AS PREPARATION FOR JUNIOR WORLD TITLE DEFENCE". Oceaniacycling.org. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. Squires, Josh (9 April 2024). "FIVE ATHLETES NAMED AS FINALISTS FOR EMERGING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD". Commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  5. "TWO WORLD RECORDS FALL AS ARA AUSTRALIAN CYCLING TEAM WIN SEVEN MEDALS AT JUNIOR TRACK WORLDS". Australiancyclingteam. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  6. "Men's 1 km time trial – Results" (PDF). 2024ucijtwc-hnly.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. Pareja, Marcos Menocal (8 November 2024). "The 36 Sprint Cyclists confirmed for 2024 UCI Champions League". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 February 2025.