Olivia Ray Explained

Olivia Ray should not be confused with Olivia Rae.

Olivia Ray
Fullname:Olivia Ray
Birth Date:4 July 1998
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Weight:45 kg[1]
Height:1.60 m[2]
Discipline:Track cycling
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2021–2022
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

Olivia Ray (born 4 July 1998) is a New Zealand racing cyclist who raced professionally for in 2021.[3]

Career

In 2022 Ray won the National road race championships in a reduced bunch sprint of six.[4]

In 2021 Olivia won $15,000 in a criterium where she beat the current US criterium champion by 1 second to the line.[5] By December she had not received her prize money.[6]

She was removed from the roster without explanation in March 2022.[7] According to USADA there is a current investigation into Ray.[8] In July 2022, Ray confessed in an interview to having used the banned substance Clenbuterol at least twice out of competition, claiming that it was under pressure from her then boyfriend. At that point, she was uncertain what penalty USADA would give her, but said she would retire if she received a ban longer than one year.[9]

Major results

2021
  • 1st Criterium, National Road Championships
  • 1st Gravel and Tar La Femme
    2022
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Olivia Ray . www.procyclingstats.com . 13 February 2022.
    2. Web site: Olivia Ray. FirstCycling.com . 12 March 2022.
    3. Web site: HUMAN POWERED HEALTH . UCI . 13 February 2022.
    4. Web site: Grassroots Trust Elite Road National Championships Road Race . my4.raceresult.com . 13 February 2022.
    5. Web site: Olivia Ray roars to Lion's Den victory . Human Powered Health . 13 February 2022.
    6. Web site: Olivia Ray 'still waiting' for $15,000 winner's prize for Into The Lion's Den Criterium . cyclingnews.com . 13 February 2022 . en . 7 December 2021.
    7. News: Olivia Ray removed from Human Powered Health roster . 12 March 2022. Mathilda. Price. VeloNews.
    8. Web site: New Zealand champion Olivia Ray dropped by team with USADA investigation underway . CyclingTips . 12 March 2022 . en . 12 March 2022.
    9. Web site: Exclusive: 'I did drugs' - Kiwi cycling champion's admission and abuse allegations . NZ Herald . 16 July 2022 . en . 15 July 2022.