Lauren Ellis (cyclist)

Lauren Ellis

Personal information
Born	19 April 1989 (1989-04-19) (age 35) Ashburton, New Zealand
Team information
Current team	Retired
Disciplines	Track Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Pursuitist
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Women's cycling Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Points race World Championships 2009 Pruszków Team pursuit 2010 Ballerup Points race 2010 Ballerup Team pursuit

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

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.

• Lauren Ellis at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Lauren Ellis at ProCyclingStats