English cyclist (born 2003)
Ed Lowe OLY (born 24 August 2003) is an English track cyclist who competes in sprint events. Representing Great Britain, he won a silver medal in the team sprint at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Growing up in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Lowe's first experience of cycling came through the Fenland Clarion Cycling Club.[1][2][3] Later he rode in endurance races regionally and nationally for Bourne Wheelers before switching to track cycling in 2018.[1][3]
He was selected for the Great Britain Cycling Team (GBCT) apprenticeship scheme at 15 and, two years later, he was enrolled into the Junior GBCT programme, going on to become a team sprint European Junior Champion.[1]
As part of Team Inspired he won a gold medal at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships in the team sprint.[1] Lowe took part in his first elite level Nations Cup in Canada in April 2023, helping the team win a bronze medal.[2]
He moved up to the GBCT podium squad in October 2023.[4] In February 2024, he was a member of the British team that pipped China by 0.3 seconds, in the minor final, to secure bronze at the Nations Cup event in Australia.[2][5][6] He followed that performance up later in the month by winning a second successive national team sprint title with Team Inspired at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships.[5] Returning to Canada in April 2024, Lowe and his teammates secured Nations Cup silver medals, losing out in the final to the Netherlands.[2][7][8]
On 24 June 2024, Lowe was named in the Great Britain team sprint line-up for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][9][10][11][12][13] At the Games in Paris, he led out the team, also including Hamish Turnbull and Jack Carlin, to the second fastest qualifying time of 41.862 seconds.[14] They defeated Germany in the semi-finals but lost out in the final to the Netherlands, who set a new world record, leaving Lowe and his teammates to settle for silver.[15][16][17][18][19]
Personal life
Lowe attended St Gilbert's Primary School, Stamford and The King's School, Peterborough.[20][21]
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