Lauren Bate

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

Lauren Bate
Bate in 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999
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 place2021 RoubaixTeam sprint
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 PlovdivTeam sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 MontichiariSprint
Bronze medal – third place2017 MontichiariTeam sprint
U23 & Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 SangalhosJunior 500m time trial
Bronze medal – third place2017 SangalhosJunior Keirin
Bronze medal – third place2017 SangalhosJunior Team sprint
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam sprint

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. "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. "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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