Kate Richardson (born 12 September 2002) is a Scottish and British

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Career

A talented youth and junior athlete, Richardson won multiple national titles in her native Scotland in triathlon, athletics and cycling. She switched from triathlon in 2021 joining cycling road racing team Alba DRT. She won the 2022 Ras na mBan road stage race in Ireland, and double gold at the 2023 U23 & Junior European Championships (individual pursuit and team pursuit) in Anadia, Portugal. At the

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she won her first two national titles, winning the Individual Pursuit and the Team Pursuit. On 12 May 2024, eight weeks after breaking a collarbone and fracturing her scapula in a crash at Drenthe, The Netherlands, Richardson returned to racing, winning the Rapha

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by attacking on the penultimate climb of the Michaelgate to break clear of the leading group and ride solo to the line. On 5 June 2024, Richardson was forced to pull out of the Tour of Britain Women after fracturing her scapula for a second time when she was hit by the driver of a 4x4 during a training ride.

Major results

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Team pursuit ::2nd Points Race ::1st Rapha

;2023 : U23 & Junior European Championships ::1st : Individual pursuit ::1st : Team pursuit ;2022 ::1st Scottish National Criterium Championship ::1st Ras na mBan :::1st GC I 1st Points I 1st QoM I 1st Young Rider : Scottish National Track Championships ::1st Women's 10km Scratch Race ::1st Women's 25km Points Race : U23 & Junior European Championships ::2nd 2022 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior), Team pursuit :UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior), National Track Championships ::3rd Individual pursuit

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Kate 2002 births Living people Scottish female cyclists Scottish track cyclists