Katherine Bates
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Katherine Bates |
Date of birth | May 18, 1982 |
Country | Australia |
Team information | |
Discipline | Track & Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 |
Ondernemers van Nature Bik-Powerplate Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports Van Bemmelen-AA Drink Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung T-Mobile Women |
Major wins | |
World Champion Multiple National Champion |
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Infobox last updated on: | |
18 December 2007 |
Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Australia | |||
Track cycling | |||
Commonwealth Games | |||
Gold | 2002 Manchester | Points Race | |
Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Points Race | |
Silver | 2002 Manchester | Individual Pursuit | |
Silver | 2006 Melbourne | Individual Pursuit | |
World Championship | |||
Gold | 2007 Palma de Mallorca | Points Race | |
Silver | 2001 Antwerp | Points Race | |
Silver | 2005 Los Angeles | Scratch Race | |
Silver | 2005 Los Angeles | Individual Pursuit | |
Bronze | 2002 Copenhagen | Individual Pursuit | |
Bronze | 2005 Los Angeles | Points Race |
Katherine Bates (born May 18, 1982 in Sydney[1]) is an Australian track and road cyclist. A multiple national champion, Bates has been riding as a professional since 2002. In 2007, she became the World Points Race Champion on the track. Her sister Natalie Bates is also a professional cyclist, and they rode on the same team for the first time in 2007.[2]
[edit] Palmarès
- 2000
- 2nd World Time Trial Championships, Plouay - Junior
- 2001
- 2nd Points Race, World Track Championships, Antwerp
- 2002
- 3rd Individual Pursuit, World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 1st Points Race, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2003
- 1st Overall, Geelong Tour, Australia
- 2004
- 1st Stage 2, Vuelta Castilla y Leon, Zamora
- 2005
- 1st Points Race, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Individual Pursuit, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Scratch Race, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Points Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Scratch Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, World Track Championships, Los Angeles
- 2nd Scratch Race, World Track Championships, Los Angeles
- 3rd Points Race, World Track Championships, Los Angeles
- 2006
- 1st Australian National Road Race Championships, Mount Torrens
- 1st Scratch Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Points Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Points Race, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne - defeated teammate Rochelle Gilmore
- 2st Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 1st Stage 3, Le Tour du Grand Montréal, Canada
- 1st Stage 4, Euregio Ladies Tour, Bilzen
- 1st Stage 5, Bay Classic, Docklands
- 1st Points Race, World Cup, Sydney
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1, 1st Stage 5 & 1st Final GC Bay Classic
- 1st Points Race, World Track Championships, Palma de Mallorca
[edit] References
- ^ Katherine Bates Rider Profile. Cycling Australia.
- ^ An interview with Katherine Bates, January 20, 2005. cyclingnews.com.