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Ella Maclean-Howell

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Ella Maclean-Howell
Maclean-Howell in 2022
Personal information
Born (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20)[1]
Llantrisant, Wales
Team information
DisciplineCross-country, Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Vallnord U–23 cross-country short track

Ella MacLean-Howell (born 1 September 2004) is a British mountain bike cross country cyclist and cyclo-cross competitor from Wales.

Early life

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From Llantrisant in Wales, she rode as a youngster for Maindy Flyers and Cardiff J.I.F. She finished third in the girls under-16s race at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Gravesend in 2019. She competed at the 2022 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships, where she finished 5th in the junior race.[2][3]

Career

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In February 2023, she finished sixteenth at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, in the Netherlands.[4] In May 2023, she won third round of the National Cross-country Series in Winchester.[5]

She finished second in the senior race, and won the under-23 title, at the British National Cyclo-Cross Championships in January 2024.[6]

In April 2024, she won the elite short track and Olympic title in the opening round of the National Cross-country Series in Kirroughtree.[7]

Competing at the 2024 UEC European MTB Championships, Maclean-Howell won a silver medal in the women’s U23 XCC race in May 2024.[8] At the same championship, she finished fourth place in the under-23 women’s Olympic cross-country race.[9]

In June 2024, she was selected for the British team to compete in the cross-country race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10][11]

Major results

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Cyclo-cross

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2021–2022
1st National Junior Championships
1st Overall Junior National Trophy Series
1st Derby
1st Milnthorpe
1st Callender Park
1st Sunderland
1st Broughton Hall
1st Junior Clanfield
4th UCI World Junior Championships
2022–2023
National Trophy Series
1st Broughton Hall
2nd Gravesend
1st Clanfield
3rd National Championships
2023–2024
National Trophy Series
1st Bradford
2nd National Championships

Mountain bike

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2022
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
UCI Junior Series
1st Heubach
2nd Banyoles
3rd Nals
Junior National Series
1st Fowey
5th Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
2023
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
National Series
1st Winchester
2nd Margam
2nd Fowey
2024
1st Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
Under-23 French Cup
1st Marseille–Luminy
National Series
1st Kirroughtree
UCI World Under-23 Championships
2nd Short track
5th Cross-country
UCI Under-23 XCC World Cup
2nd Nové Město
4th Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
5th Crans-Montana
5th Les Gets

References

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  1. ^ "Ella Maclean-Howell". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "'It's important to take your time and enjoy racing with your friends'". Welsh Cycling. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Zoe Backstedt Adds Another Title To Her Growing Collection With Cyclo-Cross Crown". Dai Sport. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ Blackwell, Hannah (6 February 2023). "Teenager Zoe Backstedt Happy With Silver Medal To End First Cyclo-Cross U23 Season". Dai Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ALDRIDGE AND MACLEAN-HOWELL SECURED SOLO VICTORIES IN THIRD ROUND OF NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES". British Cycling. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  6. ^ Farrand, Stephen (13 January 2024). "Anna Kay dominates elite women's British cyclocross championship". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  7. ^ "MACLEAN HOWELL CROWNED CROSS-COUNTRY QUEEN IN KIRROUGHTREE'S OPENING NATIONAL ROUND". British Cycling. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. ^ "DOUBLE CELEBRATIONS FOR GREAT BRITAIN ON DAY ONE OF 2024 UEC EUROPEAN MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  9. ^ "TOP 10 FINISHES ROUND OFF FINAL DAY OF UEC EUROPEAN MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  10. ^ "TEAM GB ANNOUNCES FIRST RIDERS SELECTED FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES". British Cycling. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ Gordon, Ian (24 June 2024). "World Champ Emma Finucane Heads Awesome Foursome Handed Dream Olympic Debuts". Dai-Sport.
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