Maddie Leech
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Maddie (Madelaine) Leech (born 4 May 2003) is an English international cyclist.[1] In 2022, she represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit.[2][3] She currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus–Wahoo.[4]
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| Born | 4 May 2003 Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track, road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | CAMS–Basso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Lifeplus Wahoo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Leech rode for Huddersfield Star Wheelers before joining CAMS-Basso, she was part of winning teams in the European Junior Championship team pursuit and World Junior Championship road race.[5] She won the silver medal in the Madison and a bronze medal in the Omnium at the 2022 British National Track Championships.[6]
In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She competed in four events, winning a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit. She also rode in the points race, the women's individual pursuit event, finishing in 12th place and the women's road race.[2][5]
Leech won her first national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, after she won the Team Pursuit riding for Team Inspired.[7] The following year, at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships, she repeated the achievement, winning a second team pursuit national title for Team Inspired.[8]
Major results
Road
- 2021
- 5th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
- 7th Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge
- 2023
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Championships - 2024
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
Track
- 2021
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships - 2022
- 3rd
Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games - 2023
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Sophie Lewis)
- 1st
- 1st Team pursuit, National Championships
- 2024
- 1st Team pursuit, National Championships
References
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