Lauren Ellis (cyclist)

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Born19 April 1989 (1989-04-19) (age 36)
Ashburton, New Zealand
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
RidertypePursuitist
Lauren Ellis
Personal information
Born19 April 1989 (1989-04-19) (age 36)
Ashburton, New Zealand
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's cycling
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiPoints race
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2010 BallerupPoints race
Bronze medal – third place2010 BallerupTeam pursuit

Lauren Ellis (born 19 April 1989) is a New Zealand former road and track cyclist.

Ellis rode the team pursuit at the 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Beijing with Kaytee Boyd and Alison Shanks, in a time of 3:28.044, becoming the fastest qualifiers.[1] They went on to take the gold medal in a time of 3:24.421, setting the second fastest time in the world behind the 3:22.425 world record set by Great Britain at Manchester in 2008.[2]

In 2009, she won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit World Championships with Jaime Nielsen and Alison Shanks.

Ellis won a silver medal in the women's points race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Championships.[3]

She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit, setting a world record.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit. The New Zealand team placed 5th and set the current national record of 3:18.514.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit and Omnium. The New Zealand team placed 4th and set a national record of 4:17.592 during the first round. Ellis also placed 4th in the Omnium.

Major results

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