Katherine Bates

Katherine (Katey) Bates (born 18 May 1982 in Sydney[1]) is a former Australian track and road cyclist. A multiple national champion, Bates rode as a professional since 2002. Katey's career highlights included Australian Road Race Champion in 2006, World Points Race Champion in 2007 and Commonwealth Games champion in 2002 and 2006.

Katherine Bates

Katherine Bates (2011)
Personal information
Full name	Katherine Linsey Bates
Nickname	"Kate" "Katey"
Born	(1982-05-18) 18 May 1982 Sydney, Australia
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Track & Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Track endurance, road sprint.
Professional teams
2002	Ondernemers van Nature
2003	Bik–Powerplate
2004	Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports
2005	Van Bemmelen–AA Drink
2006	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
2007	T-Mobile Women
2010	Team Colavita Baci
2011	Abus – Nutrixxion
Major wins
World Points Race Champion 2007 Australian Road Race Champion 2006 Commonwealth Games Champion 2002, 2006
Medal record Women's track cycling Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Points Race 2006 Melbourne Points Race 2002 Manchester Individual Pursuit 2006 Melbourne Individual Pursuit World Championship 2007 Palma de Mallorca Points Race 2001 Antwerp Points Race 2005 Los Angeles Scratch Race 2005 Los Angeles Individual Pursuit 2011 Apeldoorn Scratch 2002 Copenhagen Individual Pursuit 2005 Los Angeles Points Race Oceania Championships 2011 Adelaide Scratch race 2011 Adelaide Team pursuit

Bates competed in both track and road at the Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the individual pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics and sixth in the points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] Bates retired in December 2011 due to injury.

Her sister, Natalie Bates, was also a professional racing cyclist.

She now co-runs Chicks Who Rides Bikes, a women's cycling organisation which supports women at all levels of cycling as well as working as a freelance television commentator and host. She has covered World Championships, Olympic Games, Tour de France and other National and World Tour cycling events for Network 7 and SBS Australia, where she hosts Tour de France preview show, Bonjour Le Tour.[3]

Her spouse, Luke Miers, is a Walkley Award-winning camera-operator.[4]