Maddie (Madelaine) Leech (born 4 May 2003) is an English international cyclist. In 2022, she represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit. She currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team

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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. She won the silver medal in the Madison and a bronze medal in the Omnium at the

2022 British National Track Championships The 2022 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions. The National Track Championships (excluding certain events) were due to be held from 28 to 30 January 2022 at the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome in Newp ...

. In 2022, she was selected for the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

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. Leech won her first national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, after she won the Team Pursuit.

Major results

Road

;2021 : 5th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships : 7th Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge ;2023 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

Track

;2021 : UEC European Junior Championships ::1st European champion jersey 2016

Team pursuit ::2nd Silver medal europe

Points race ;2022 :

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

::2nd

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(with

Sophie Lewis Sophie Lewis (born 2002) is a British and English track cyclist. Cycling career Lewis became a British champion when winning the Omnium event at the 2022 British National Track Championships. In addition she won a silver medal in the madison e ...

) ::3rd

Omnium An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...

: 3rd

Team pursuit,

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

;2023 : UEC European Under-23 Championships ::1st European champion jersey 2016

Team pursuit ::1st European champion jersey 2016

Madison (with

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leech, Maddie 2003 births Living people British female cyclists British track cyclists Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling 21st-century British women Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games