Lauren Bate

Lauren Bate
Bate in 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
Billinge, England
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Team sprint
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Team sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Montichiari Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Montichiari Team sprint
U23 & Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sangalhos Junior 500m time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sangalhos Junior Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sangalhos Junior Team sprint
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team sprint

Lauren Bate (born 24 October 1999) is a former[1] racing cyclist.[2][3]

She rode in the women's team sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships[4] and went on to win bronze in the event in 2021.[5] At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she won bronze in the team sprint event.[2]

Bate became British champion when winning the Sprint Championship at the 2020 British National Track Championships.[6] It was her first individual title having won the team sprint in 2017 and 2018.

She announced her retirement on 18 August 2023, aged 23.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "British Cycling on Instagram: "GBCT sprinter Lauren Bate has decided to hang up her bike after a brilliant 10 years in the sport."". Instagram. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Lauren Bate". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Lauren Bate". teamengland.org. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ Start list
  5. ^ "World Track Cycling Championships: Great Britain win team sprint bronze in Roubaix". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.


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