Sophie Capewell

Capewell grew up in Staffordshire.^[3] Her father, Nigel Capewell, represented Great Britain in cycling at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.^[4][5][6] She attended Connell Sixth Form College.^[7]

Capewell competed in the women's sprint at the 2020 World Championships in Berlin.^[8] Capewell then went on to win bronze in the team sprint at the 2021 World Championships in Roubaix, France.^[9]

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.^[10] 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.^[11]

At the 2023 Track Nations Cup, Capewell won a bronze medal in the team sprint in Jakarta.^[12] She also claimed a silver medal in the sprint at the meeting in Cairo. She was beaten in the final by her teammate Finucane.^[13]

At the 2024 Track Nations Cup, Capewell was a member of the team that won back-to-back gold medals in the team sprint at Adelaide and Hong Kong.^[14][15] Also in 2024, she was a member of the team that secured the team pursuit title at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships.^[16] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Capewell, alongside teammates Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane, won the gold medal in the women’s team sprint. The team broke the world record three times during the event, ultimately setting the new record at 45.186 seconds in the final.^[2][17]

At the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, Capewell teamed with Finucane and Marchant to win gold in the team sprint.^[18][19]

At the 2026 European Championships in Konya, Capewell was a member of the British trio who were defeated by Germany in the final of the team sprint.^[20] In the sprint, she ended with a silver medal after being defeated by her compatriot Finucane in the final.^[21]

Capewell was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to cycling.^[22] In 2026, she was awarded the Freedom of the City of Lichfield.^[23]