Katie Toft

Katie Toft
Personal information
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31)
Derbyshire, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Women's para-cycling
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit C1
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Scratch race C1–C2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Time trial C1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Scratch race C1
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Ominum C1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Time trial C1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Time trial C1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Ominum C1
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Time trial C1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Road race C1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Road race C1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial C1
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Time trial C1

Katie Toft (born 28 January 1993) is a British cyclist who competes in road and track events. Born with cerebral palsy, she is listed in the C1 classification.

Career

Toft competed in the 2018 Track World Championships, losing to Li Jieli in the time trial but defeated her in the individual pursuit.[1][2] Then at the 2018 Road World Championships, she won the time trial and road race C1 events, finishing ahead of Kaitlyn Schurmann in both of them.[3]

At the 2019 Track World Championships, in Apeldoorn, Toft won gold medals in the individual pursuit C1 and scratch race C1 as well as the silver medal in the time trial. Later in the year, at the Road World Championships in Netherlands, she won silver medals in the Women's Time Trial C2 and Women's Road Race C1, finishing behind Qian Wangwei and ahead of Schurmann.[4][5]

Toft competed in the 2022 Track World Championships, in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch race and omnium C1 events. She and finished first in all of them, all in which only the gold medal was awarded.[6][7] At the 2023 Road World Championships, she won the bronze medal in the time trial event. Toft competed in the 2024 Track World Championshps, winning the silver medal in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch race and omnium; she finished behind Qian Wangwei in all of them.[8][9] Later in the year, she competed in the 2024 Road World Championshps, winning the silver medal in the time trial.[10]

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Nigel (23 March 2018). "Jody Cundy takes 14th world title as British team enjoy Para-cycling success in Rio". Cycling Weekly.
  2. ^ "GB dominate opening day of Para Cycling Track Worlds". International Paralympic Committee. 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (5 August 2018). "Dame Sarah Storey wins Para-cycling World Championships road race". Cycling Weekly.
  4. ^ "Petricola powers to time trial crown". Australian Cycling Team. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Dame Sarah Storey strikes gold again as Katie Toft takes second silver at UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships". Buxton Advertiser. 17 September 2019.
  6. ^ "UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships: Great Britain win 10 medals on penultimate day". BBC. 22 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Quadruple Paris gold medal glory for High Peak cyclist Katie Toft at UCI Championships". Buxton Advertiser. 1 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Para-cycling Track World Championships: GB deliver best medal haul". BBC. 25 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Katie Toft's brilliant journey to being a nine-time World Champion cyclist". Derby Telegraph. 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's C1 Time Trial results". Retrieved 24 September 2024.