Ed Lowe (cyclist)
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| Full name | Edward Owen Lowe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 2003 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Inspired / GBCT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | "Man 1" Team Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Track Sprinter | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ^ a b c d "Stamford cyclist Ed Lowe wins a gold medal in the Team Sprint competition at the Great Britain National Track Championships". Lincs Online. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ed Lowe". British Cycling. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Local cycling club member has been select to race for GB at the Paris Olympics". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Dream come true - Olympic cyclist Ed Lowe". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Cyclist Ed Lowe from Stamford is hoping to earn selection for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris". Lincs Online. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "UCI Track Nations Cup 2024: Great Britain win two golds among five medals on day one". BBC Sport. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Ed Lowe from Stamford helps the Great Britain cycling team secure a silver medal at the UCI Nations Cup in Canada". Lincs Online. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Track Nations Cup: Great Britain win men's and women's team pursuit in Milton". BBC Sport. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Finucane and Pidcock headline Team GB cycling squad". BBC Sport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Team GB announces first riders selected for Paris 2024". Team GB. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "PARIS 2024: TOM PIDCOCK, EMMA FINUCANE AND ETHAN HAYTER AMONG FIRST GB RIDERS SELECTED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES CYCLING SQUAD". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain Announces Riders Selected for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". pinkbike.com. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Cyclist Ed Lowe has been named in the Great Britain squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics". Lincs Online. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Ed Lowe from Stamford is through to the next stage of the Olympic Games in Paris". Lincs Online. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Stamford's Ed Lowe secures Olympic silver for Great Britain against almighty Netherlands side in Team Sprint". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "British trio win men's team sprint silver". BBC Sport. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Team GB win silver in men's team sprint as Dutch storm to another gold". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Team GB clinch silver in men's team sprint". ESPN. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Ed Lowe from Stamford wins a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Paris". Lincs Online. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Sprinting ahead to Paris". Lincolnshire Life. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- ^ Swann, Alan (2024-07-23). "Former King's School student Lowe on a big high ahead of the Paris Olympics". Peterborough Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-02.