Ella MacLean-Howell (born 1 September 2004) is a British mountain bike cross country cyclist and cyclo-cross competitor from Wales.
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| Born | 1 September 2004[1] Llantrisant, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Cross-country, Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
editFrom 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
editIn 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
editCyclo-cross
edit- 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
edit- 2022
- 1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships
- UCI Junior Series
- 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
- 2nd
- 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
edit- ^ "Ella Maclean-Howell". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "'It's important to take your time and enjoy racing with your friends'". Welsh Cycling. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Zoe Backstedt Adds Another Title To Her Growing Collection With Cyclo-Cross Crown". Dai Sport. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ALDRIDGE AND MACLEAN-HOWELL SECURED SOLO VICTORIES IN THIRD ROUND OF NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY SERIES". British Cycling. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (13 January 2024). "Anna Kay dominates elite women's British cyclocross championship". Cycling News. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "MACLEAN HOWELL CROWNED CROSS-COUNTRY QUEEN IN KIRROUGHTREE'S OPENING NATIONAL ROUND". British Cycling. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "DOUBLE CELEBRATIONS FOR GREAT BRITAIN ON DAY ONE OF 2024 UEC EUROPEAN MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "TOP 10 FINISHES ROUND OFF FINAL DAY OF UEC EUROPEAN MTB CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "TEAM GB ANNOUNCES FIRST RIDERS SELECTED FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES". British Cycling. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Ian (24 June 2024). "World Champ Emma Finucane Heads Awesome Foursome Handed Dream Olympic Debuts". Dai-Sport.