Olivia Ray (born 4 July 1998) is a New Zealand racing cyclist who raced professionally for Rally Cycling in 2021.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Olivia Ray |
| Born | 4 July 1998 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track cycling |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2021–2022 | Rally Cycling |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Career
editIn 2022 Ray won the National road race championships in a reduced bunch sprint of six.[4]
In 2021 Olivia won $15,000 in a criterium where she beat the current US criterium champion by 1 second to the line.[5] By December she had not received her prize money.[6]
She was removed from the Human Powered Health roster without explanation in March 2022.[7][8]
Ray served a 30 month competition ban between March 2022 and September 2024 for an anti-doping rule violation after admitting to using prohibited substances including human growth hormane(hGH), clenbuterol, and oxandrolone.[9][10][11]
Major results
edit- 2021
- 1st
Criterium, National Road Championships - 1st Gravel and Tar La Femme
- 2022
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
References
edit- ^ "Olivia Ray". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Olivia Ray". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "HUMAN POWERED HEALTH". UCI. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Grassroots Trust Elite Road National Championships Road Race". my4.raceresult.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Olivia Ray roars to Lion's Den victory". Human Powered Health. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Olivia Ray 'still waiting' for $15,000 winner's prize for Into The Lion's Den Criterium". cyclingnews.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Price, Mathilda (12 March 2022). "Olivia Ray removed from Human Powered Health roster". VeloNews.
- ^ "New Zealand champion Olivia Ray dropped by team with USADA investigation underway". CyclingTips. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Exclusive: 'I did drugs' - Kiwi cycling champion's admission and abuse allegations". NZ Herald. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Hurford, Molly (23 September 2022). "New Zealand's Olivia Ray Accepts Doping Sanction from USADA". Bicycling. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Cycling Athlete Olivia Ray Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation". USADA. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
External links
edit- Olivia Ray at Cycling Archives
- Olivia Ray at ProCyclingStats
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