# Lauren Ellis (cyclist)

Lauren Ellis (born 19 April 1989) is a New Zealand former road and track cyclist.

## Career

Ellis rode the team pursuit at the 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Beijing with Kaytee Boyd and Alison Shanks, in a time of 3:28.044, becoming the fastest qualifiers. They went on to take the gold medal in a time of 3:24.421, setting the second fastest time in the world behind the 3:22.425 world record set by Great Britain at Manchester in 2008.
In 2009, she won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit World Championships with Jaime Nielsen and Alison Shanks.
Ellis won a silver medal in the women's points race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Championships.
She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit, setting a world record.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit. The New Zealand team placed 5th and set the current national record of 3:18.514.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit and Omnium. The New Zealand team placed 4th and set a national record of 4:17.592 during the first round. Ellis also placed 4th in the Omnium.

## Major results
### 2006

    1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
    2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships

### 2007

    1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
    3rd Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships

### 2008

    1st Points race, National Track Championships
    2nd Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships

### 2009

    Oceania Track Championships
       1st Team pursuit
       2nd Individual pursuit
       2nd Scratch
    1st Team pursuit, 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
    2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

### 2010

    UCI Track Cycling World Championships
       2nd Points race
       3rd Team pursuit
    2nd Points race, Commonwealth Games
    2nd Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
    3rd Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne

### 2011

    Oceania Track Championships
       1st Team pursuit
       2nd Points race
       3rd Individual pursuit
    2nd Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester
    8th Individual pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

### 2012

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2013

    Oceania Track Championships
       1st Individual pursuit
       1st Team pursuit
       3rd Omnium
       3rd Points race
    1st Points race, National Track Championships
    1st Omnium, Invercargill

### 2014

    Oceania Track Championships
       1st Points race
       1st Team pursuit (with Jaime Nielsen, Racquel Sheath and Georgia Williams)
    1st Scratch, National Track Championships
    BikeNZ Classic
       2nd Scratch
       3rd Omnium
    2nd Points race, BikeNZ Cup

### 2015

    1st Omnium, National Track Championships
    1st Stage 2 Tour of America's Dairyland
    3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
    3rd Omnium, Super Drome Cup

### 2016

    Festival of Speed
       1st Points race
       1st Scratch

### 2019

    1st Madison, National Track Championships
    3rd Individual pursuit, Oceania Track Championships