Katie Colclough
English racing cyclist (born 1970)
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Katie Amanda Colclough (born 20 January 1990[3]) is a retired English road and track cyclist from Frieston near Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a former member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Squad.
Grantham, England
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| Full name | Katie Amanda Colclough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1990 Grantham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Endurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Sleaford Wheelers C.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Team Halfords Bikehut[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | HTC–High Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Specialized–lululemon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Team Time Trial Champion  European Champion U23 British Champion Junior | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
She attended Caythorpe primary [4] and the Sir William Robertson School.
Career
Colclough began cycling competitively in 2004, the following year she was selected to ride for British Cycling's Talent Team. She joined the Olympic Development Programme in 2006.[1]
In 2008-2009 Colclough rode road races with Team Halfords Bikehut.[3] In 2011, she signed with the professional team HTC–Highroad Women (now known as Specialized–lululemon).[5] Colclough was part of the Specialized–lululemon squad which won the team time trial at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships, where she announced that she would be retiring from the sport after the road race.
Palmarès
Source:[6]
- 2007
- 2nd Olveston National Series Road Race
- 2008 – Team Halfords Bikehut 2008 season
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European U23 Track Championships - 1st
Points Race, British National Track Championships (Junior) - 2nd Points Race, British National Track Championships (Senior)
- 2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 1st Team pursuit, Round 1, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Manchester
- 3rd Points race, Round 1, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Team pursuit, Round 2, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Melbourne
- 2009
- 1st Team pursuit, Round 5, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Copenhagen
- 2nd Points race, Round 5, 2008–09 Track World Cup, Copenhagen
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships Under 23
- 2nd European road cycling championships, road race, Under 23
- 2nd, Team pursuit, 2009–2010 Track World Cup, Melbourne
- 2010
- 1st Team pursuit, 2010 European Track Championships
- 2011 – HTC–Highroad 2011 season
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 1st Team Pursuit (with Laura Trott and Dani King)
- 2nd Points Race
- 1st
- 2012 – Team Specialized–lululemon 2012 season
- 1st Stage 4, Gracia–Orlová
- 1st British National Road Race Championships Under 23
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- 1st
World Championship, Team Time Trial (together with Ellen van Dijk, Carmen Small, Evelyn Stevens, Lisa Brennauer and Trixi Worrack) - 3rd British National Time Trial Championships
