Lizzy Banks Explained

Lizzy Banks
Fullname:Elizabeth Mary Lydia Banks
Nickname:Lizzy
Birth Name:Elizabeth Mary Lydia Stedman
Birth Date:7 November 1990
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2015
Amateurteam1:University of Sheffield
Amateuryears2:2016
Amateurteam2:Brother UK–Fusion RT
Amateuryears3:2017
Amateurteam3:Sunsport Velo
Amateuryears4:2017
Proyears1:2018
Proyears2:2019–2020
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2021
Proteam3:[3] [4]
Proyears4:2022–

Elizabeth Mary Lydia Banks (née Stedman; born 7 November 1990) is a former English professional racing cyclist, who rode for UCI Women's Continental Team until 2023.[5] Banks took up cycle racing in 2015 after participating in bicycle touring and cycling to clinical placements as a medical student. She left her medical studies shortly before she was due to graduate in order to pursue her cycling career.[6]

Among her career highlights, Banks won two stages of the Women's Giro D'Italia in 2019 and 2020.

In July 2023, Banks was suspended from cycling after returning an adverse analytical finding in a UK Anti-Doping test, testing positive for asthma medication Formoterol and diuretic Chlortalidone. Banks contested the suspension on the grounds that the positives were a result of contamination for which she was not responsible. In May 2024, UK Anti-Doping accepted her position, removed her suspension from sport, and stated they would take no further action. However, Banks announced that as a result of the case she would retire from professional cycling. [7] [8]

Major results

2018
  • 9th Chrono Gatineau
    2019
  • 1st Stage 8 Giro Rosa
  • 2nd SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn
  • 3rd Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
  • 5th Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa
  • 7th Overall The Women's Tour
  • 9th Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire
    2020
  • 1st Stage 4 Giro Rosa
  • 2nd GP de Plouay
  • 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Bigla Pro Cycling Team. Cyclingnews.com. 3 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203222643/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/bigla-pro-cycling-team/. 3 February 2019.
    2. Web site: Bigla – Katusha. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 January 2020. https://archive.today/20200119212946/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14190/1000993/258. 19 January 2020.
    3. Web site: Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 19 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119224825/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15406/1002131/277. 19 January 2021.
    4. News: 14 riders, 11 re-signings, 9 nationalities, and 3 new riders complete the roster for CERATIZIT WNT Pro Cycling for 2021.. . Ceratizit Deutschland GmbH. 11 November 2020. 11 November 2020.
    5. News: Lizzy Banks makes move to EF Education-Tibco-SVB for 2022. 25 November 2021. Tim . Bonville-Ginn. Cycling Weekly.
    6. Web site: The rapid rise of Lizzy Banks . Hurcom . Sophie . 15 September 2020 . Cyclingnews.com. 15 September 2020.
    7. News: Lizzy Banks reveals positive doping test and nine-month battle to clear her name . 21 May 2024. Cycling News.
    8. News: Lizzy Banks quits cycling after ‘life torn apart for nothing’ in doping case . 21 May 2024. The Guardian.

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