Maddie Leech Explained

Maddie Leech
Birth Date:4 May 2003
Birth Place:Huddersfield, England
Discipline:Track, road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2022
Proteam1:CAMS–Basso
Proyears2:2023
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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]

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 Team pursuit, National Championships
    2024
  • 1st Team pursuit, National Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Points Maddie Leech . British Cycling . 31 July 2022.
    2. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile . Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd . 31 July 2022.
    3. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Neil Fachie wins Scotland's first gold as England claim team pursuit bronze . BBC Sport . 31 July 2022.
    4. Web site: Team . 2023-04-14 . Lifeplus Wahoo . en-GB.
    5. Web site: Team England profile . Team England . 31 July 2022.
    6. Web site: Maddie Leech results . Cycling Archives . 31 July 2022.
    7. Web site: 2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results . Velo UK . 12 March 2023.
    8. Web site: National Track Championships 2024: Jody Cundy wins national title on return . BBC Sport . 25 February 2024.