Lusia Steele

Lusia Steele
Personal information
Born	21 June 2000 (age 23); Paisley, Scotland
Team information
Role	Rider
Rider type	Track sprinter
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Great Britain
European Championships

Lusia Steele (born 21 June 2000) is a Scottish racing cyclist.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Steele starting riding for her local club, the Johnstone Jets in 2008.^[3] In 2016, Steele won seven Scottish titles during the year.^[3] In late November of that year, Steele took part in the Scottish Cycling Performance Programme, as part of her preparation to move up to the junior level.^[3]

In August 2018, Steele made her debut for the British team at the 2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Switzerland.^[4] Out of the fourteen riders, she was the only Scottish cyclist on the team for the Championships.^[4] A month prior to the Junior Track Cycling World Championships, Steele had won two British Junior titles.^[4]

In November 2020, she competed in the women's team sprint event at the 2020 UEC European Track Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria,^[5] winning the silver medal.^[6] On her return to Scotland following the Championships in Bulgaria, Steele was praised by local councilors from Renfrewshire, saying that she had "put Renfrewshire on the map".^[7] Following her success in Bulgaria, Steele said her next targets are the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^[8] Steele was also named as one of the five finalists for the Glasgow Times Young Scotswoman of the Year award.^[9]

References

^ "Lusia Steele". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Cycling: Lusia Steele has Olympic Games path in mind". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Erskine cyclist Lusia Steele wins in her last race for Johnstone Jets". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lusia Steele ready to test her mettle on GB debut". The Argus. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ Qualifying results
^ Finals results
^ "Cyclist Luisa "has put Renfrewshire on the map"". Press Reader. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Cycling: Lusia Steele has Olympic Games path in mind". The National. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
^ "Erskine cyclist and Young Scotswoman of the Year finalist Lusia Steele has Olympic glory in her sights". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

External links

Lusia Steele at UCI
Lusia Steele at Cycling Archives
Lusia Steele at CycleBase
Lusia Steele at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Lusia Steele at Team Scotland

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[1] "Lusia Steele". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[2] "Cycling: Lusia Steele has Olympic Games path in mind". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[Gaz-3] "Erskine cyclist Lusia Steele wins in her last race for Johnstone Jets". The Gazette. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[Argus-4] "Lusia Steele ready to test her mettle on GB debut". The Argus. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[5] Qualifying results

[6] Finals results

[7] "Cyclist Luisa "has put Renfrewshire on the map"". Press Reader. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[8] "Cycling: Lusia Steele has Olympic Games path in mind". The National. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

[9] "Erskine cyclist and Young Scotswoman of the Year finalist Lusia Steele has Olympic glory in her sights". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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