Kate Richardson (cyclist)
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland | 12 September 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Team Inspired/Lifeplus Wahoo (track) Lifeplus Wahoo (road) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Track Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Pursuitist (track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | Alba Development RT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023– | Lifeplus Wahoo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kate Richardson (born 12 September 2002) is a Scottish and British road and track cyclist.[1][2]
Career
A talented youth and junior athlete, Richardson won multiple national titles in her native Scotland across 3 sports; Triathlon, Athletics and Cycling [3] [4] [5]
She switched from triathlon in 2021 before joining cycling road racing team Alba DRT.[6] She came to prominence in cycling after winning the 2022 Ras na mBan [7] road stage race in Ireland and double gold at the 2023 U23 & Junior European Championships (Individual Pursuit & Team Pursuit) in Anadia, Portugal.[8]
At the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships she won her first two national titles, after winning the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit titles.[9][10]
Major results
- 2024
- National Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Points Race
- 2023
- U23 & Junior European Championships
- 1st : Individual pursuit
- 1st : Team pursuit
- 2022
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- 1st Scottish National Criterium Championship
- 1st Ras na mBan
- 1st GC I 1st Points I 1st QoM I 1st Young Rider
- Scottish National Track Championships
- 1st Women's 10km Scratch Race
- 1st Women's 25km Points Race
- U23 & Junior European Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- National Track Championships
References
- ^ "Points Kate Richardson". British Cycling. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Kate Richardson". Pro Cycling STats. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "TS Results Archive".
- ^ "SA Results Archive".
- ^ "VeloUK Results Archive".
- ^ "Kate Richardson on the success of her journey from triathlon to cycling". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Ras na mBan Past Winners".
- ^ "Italian Domination". UEC. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Kate Richardson impresses on the way to British title". The Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "National Track Championships 2024: Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall win second title in two days". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2024.