Ed Lowe (cyclist) explained

Ed Lowe
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Full Name:Edward Owen Lowe
Birth Date:24 August 2003
Birth Place:Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Currentteam:Team Inspired / GBCT
Discipline:Track
Role:"Man 1" Team Sprint
Ridertype:Track Sprinter
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Ed Lowe (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.

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. Returning to Canada in April 2024, Lowe and his teammates secured Nations Cup silver medals, losing out in the final to the Netherlands.[7] [8]

On 24 June 2024, Lowe was named in the Great Britain team sprint line-up for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stamford cyclist Ed Lowe wins a gold medal in the Team Sprint competition at the Great Britain National Track Championships. 2 February 2023 . Lincs Online. 24 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Ed Lowe. British Cycling. 24 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Local cycling club member has been select to race for GB at the Paris Olympics. Peterborough Telegraph. 3 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Dream come true - Olympic cyclist Ed Lowe. 12 July 2024 . BBC Sport. 12 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Cyclist Ed Lowe from Stamford is hoping to earn selection for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. 29 February 2024 . Lincs Online. 24 June 2024.
  6. News: UCI Track Nations Cup 2024: Great Britain win two golds among five medals on day one. 2 February 2024 . BBC Sport. 24 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Ed Lowe from Stamford helps the Great Britain cycling team secure a silver medal at the UCI Nations Cup in Canada. 18 April 2024 . Lincs Online. 24 June 2024.
  8. News: Track Nations Cup: Great Britain win men's and women's team pursuit in Milton. 13 April 2024 . BBC Sport. 24 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Finucane and Pidcock headline Team GB cycling squad. 24 June 2024 . BBC Sport. 24 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Team GB announces first riders selected for Paris 2024. Team GB. 24 June 2024.
  11. Web site: PARIS 2024: TOM PIDCOCK, EMMA FINUCANE AND ETHAN HAYTER AMONG FIRST GB RIDERS SELECTED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES CYCLING SQUAD. Eurosport. 24 June 2024.
  12. Web site: Great Britain Announces Riders Selected for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 24 June 2024 . pinkbike.com. 24 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Cyclist Ed Lowe has been named in the Great Britain squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. 25 June 2024 . Lincs Online. 25 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Ed Lowe from Stamford is through to the next stage of the Olympic Games in Paris. 6 August 2024 . Lincs Online. 6 August 2024.
  15. Web site: Stamford's Ed Lowe secures Olympic silver for Great Britain against almighty Netherlands side in Team Sprint. Peterborough Telegraph. 6 August 2024.
  16. Web site: British trio win men's team sprint silver. 6 August 2024 . BBC Sport. 6 August 2024.
  17. Web site: Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Team GB win silver in men's team sprint as Dutch storm to another gold. Eurosport. 6 August 2024.
  18. Web site: Olympics 2024: Team GB clinch silver in men's team sprint. 6 August 2024 . ESPN. 6 August 2024.
  19. Web site: Ed Lowe from Stamford wins a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. 6 August 2024 . Lincs Online. 7 August 2024.
  20. Web site: Sprinting ahead to Paris . 2024-08-02 . Lincolnshire Life . en-GB.
  21. News: Swann . Alan . 2024-07-23 . Former King's School student Lowe on a big high ahead of the Paris Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240725054209/https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/former-kings-school-student-lowe-on-a-big-high-ahead-of-the-paris-olympics-4709834 . 2024-07-25 . 2024-08-02 . Peterborough Telegraph.

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