Ella Maclean-Howell Explained
Ella MacLean-Howell (born 1 September 2004) is a British mountain bike cross country cyclist and cyclo-cross competitor from Wales.
Early life
From Llantrisant in Wales, she rode as a youngster for Maindy Flyers and Cardiff J.I.F. She finished third in the girls under-16s race at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Gravesend in 2019. She competed at the 2022 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships, where she finished 5th in the junior race.[2] [3]
Career
In February 2023, she finished sixteenth at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, in the Netherlands.[4] In May 2023, she won third round of the National Cross-country Series in Winchester.[5]
She finished second in the senior race, and won the under-23 title, at the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships in January 2024.[6]
In April 2024, she won the elite short track and Olympic title in the opening round of the National Cross-country Series in Kirroughtree.[7]
Competing at the 2024 UEC European MTB Championships, Maclean-Howell won a silver medal in the women’s U23 XCC race in May 2024.[8] At the same championship, she finished fourth place in the under-23 women’s Olympic cross-country race.[9]
In June 2024, she was selected for the British team to compete in the cross-country race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10] [11]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2021–2022
1st National Junior Championships
1st Overall Junior National Trophy Series
1st Derby
1st Milnthorpe
1st Callender Park
1st Sunderland
1st Broughton Hall
1st Junior Clanfield
4th UCI World Junior Championships
- 2022–2023
National Trophy Series
1st Broughton Hall
2nd Gravesend
1st Clanfield
3rd National Championships
- 2023–2024
National Trophy Series
1st Bradford
2nd National ChampionshipsMountain bike
- 2022
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
UCI Junior Series
1st Heubach
2nd Banyoles
3rd Nals
Junior National Series
1st Fowey
5th Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2023
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
National Series
1st Winchester
2nd Margam
2nd Fowey
- 2024
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
Under-23 French Cup
1st Marseille–Luminy
National Series
1st Kirroughtree
UCI Under-23 XCC World Cup
2nd Nové Město
4th Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
5th Crans-Montana
5th Les GetsNotes and References
- Web site: Ella Maclean-Howell. 25 June 2024. Pro Cycling Stats.
- Web site: 'It's important to take your time and enjoy racing with your friends'. Welsh Cycling. 25 June 2024.
- Web site: Zoe Backstedt Adds Another Title To Her Growing Collection With Cyclo-Cross Crown. Dai Sport. 25 June 2024. 13 January 2019.
- Web site: Dai Sport. 25 June 2024. Teenager Zoe Backstedt Happy With Silver Medal To End First Cyclo-Cross U23 Season. 6 February 2023. Hannah. Blackwell.
- Web site: ALDRIDGE AND MACLEAN-HOWELL SECURED SOLO VICTORIES IN THIRD ROUND OF NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES. British Cycling. 25 June 2024. 9 May 2023.
- Web site: Anna Kay dominates elite women's British cyclocross championship. Cycling News. 25 June 2024. Stephen. Farrand. 13 January 2024.
- Web site: MACLEAN HOWELL CROWNED CROSS-COUNTRY QUEEN IN KIRROUGHTREE'S OPENING NATIONAL ROUND. British Cycling. 25 June 2024. 22 April 2024.
- Web site: British Cycling. DOUBLE CELEBRATIONS FOR GREAT BRITAIN ON DAY ONE OF 2024 UEC EUROPEAN MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS. 25 June 2024. 9 May 2024.
- Web site: British Cycling. TOP 10 FINISHES ROUND OFF FINAL DAY OF UEC EUROPEAN MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS. 25 June 2024. 12 May 2024.
- Web site: TEAM GB ANNOUNCES FIRST RIDERS SELECTED FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. British Cycling. 25 June 2024. 24 June 2024.
- Web site: World Champ Emma Finucane Heads Awesome Foursome Handed Dream Olympic Debuts. Dai-Sport. 24 June 2024. Ian. Gordon .
