Alexandra Manly

Not to be confused with Alexandra Manley or Alexander Manly.

Alexandra Manly
Manly at the 2023 La Flèche Wallonne
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Manly
Nickname
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28)
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Team information
Current teamLiv AlUla Jayco
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur team
2020–2021Central Districts CC
Professional teams
2015–2019Orica–AIS[4]
2022–Team BikeExchange–Jayco
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Points race
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hong Kong Madison
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit
Women's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Wollongong Mixed team relay

Alexandra Manly (born 28 February 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who joined the Women's WorldTour team Liv AlUla Jayco in 2022. She also rode for Mitchelton–Scott between 2015 and 2019.[5]

Manly qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was a member of the Women's pursuit team. The team, consisting of Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, and Maeve Plouffe in addition to Manly, finished fifth.[6]

Manly was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, but now lives in South Australia. Before taking up cycling, Manly had previously tried basketball, cross country running, netball, hockey, tennis, javelin, and steeple chase.[7][8]

Major results

Road

2013
National Junior Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
Oceania Junior Championships
2nd Time trial
2nd Road race
UCI Junior World Championships
3rd Time trial
8th Road race
2014
Oceania Junior Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
National Junior Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
4th Time trial, UCI Junior World Championships
2015
Oceania Road Championships
2nd Under-23 time trial
2nd Under-23 road race
5th Time trial
8th Road race
2017
National Under-23 Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
2018
National Under-23 Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
2022
1st Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 6
3rd Team relay, UCI Road World Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Scandinavia
1st Stage 4
4th Overall The Women's Tour
10th Brabantse Pijl
2023
1st Stage 2 Tour Down Under

Track

2013
1st Team pursuit (with Samantha Fromentein & Stacey Riedel), National Junior Championships
2014
UCI Junior World Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
National Junior Championships
1st Individual pursuit
3rd Points race
3rd Team pursuit, National Championships
2015
1st Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
National Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Points race
2016
1st Team pursuit, Oceania Championships
1st Madison, National Championships
2017
1st Team pursuit, National Championships
UCI World Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Madison
2018
1st Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
National Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Omnium
2nd Madison
2019
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
1st Points race, UCI World Championships

See also

References

  1. ^ "WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM IMPRESS IN FIRST WORLD TOUR RACE". Cycling Australia. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Manly, Alexandra (14 June 2016). "Diary of a rookie on the road". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ^ Jary, Rachel (29 June 2022). "'A New Focus' – Bike Exchange-Jayco's Alexandra Manly on How She Wwnt From Track Specialist to Stage Winner". Rouleur. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Rider Profiles > Alexandra Manly". Cycling Australia. 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott women announce 10-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ Reece Homfray (23 August 2013). "SA cyclists Tom Kaesler and Alexandra Manly off to the World Junior Road Cycling Championships in Italy". Mitcham & Hills Messenger. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ^ Manly, Alex. "About Alexandra Manly". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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