Lucy Kennedy
Kennedy at the start of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck
Personal information
Full nameLucy Kennedy
NicknameGoose[1]
Born (1988-07-11) 11 July 1988 (age 35)
Brisbane, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Time trialist
Amateur teams
2015Lifecycle Cycling Club
2016–2017High5 Dream Team
2017High5 Australian Development Team
Professional team
2018–2021Mitchelton–Scott[2][3]

Lucy Kennedy (born 11 July 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[4]

A former triathlete, track and cross country runner, Kennedy was the recipient of the 2017 Amy Gillett Scholarship to do a European tour of races with the High5 Australian Development Team. She has degrees in Civil Engineering, and Commerce, working as a traffic modeller.[5][6][7] Kennedy joined UCI Women's Team Mitchelton–Scott for the 2018 season.[8]

In August 2021 she announced that she would retire from professional cycling at the end of the season.[9]

Major results

2016
4th Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
2017
Oceania Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Overall Tour de l'Ardèche
1st Sprints classification
1st Stage 6
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2018
26th Taiwan KOM Challenge
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
5th Strade Bianche
9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
2019
1st Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
1st Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
1st Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa
2nd Overall Women's Tour Down Under
2nd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
2nd Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
2020
1st Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour

References

  1. ^ Malseed, Shannon (28 July 2017). "WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM BLOG: SHANNON MALSEED – THE INSIDE SCOOP". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott women announce 10-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Weislo, Laura (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Mitchelton-Scott Women". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Team BikeExchange". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "HIGH5 DREAM TEAM ANNOUNCE 2016 SQUAD TO DEFEND NATIONAL ROAD SERIES CROWN". High5 Dream Team. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Lucy Kennedy ready for challenge of European racing". Peloton Watch. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ^ Wells, Martin (2 June 2017). "LUCY KENNEDY SUCCESSFUL AS TWELFTH AMY GILLETT CYCLING SCHOLAR". Amy Gillett Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Lucy Kennedy to join ORICA-SCOTT in 2018". GreenEDGE Cycling. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Lucy Kennedy announces retirement". SBS Cycling Central. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.

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