Alessia McCaig
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| Born | 24 April 2003 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Track sprinting | ||||||||||||||
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Alessia McCaig (born 24 April 2003) is an Australian professional racing cyclist who specializes in track cycling.
Career
[edit]McCaig began cycling at the age of nine, joining the Bendigo and District Cycling Club on a second-hand bike from her older brother.[1]
In December 2020, she dominated the Australian Junior Track Championships (17/18 years) with three titles: the 500 metres, the keirin and the sprint.[2] In 2022, McCaig represented her country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where she placed fourth in the team sprint and eighth in the 500 metres.[1] In 2023, she was Australian champion in the 500 metres and keirin, as well as the Oceania Team Sprint Championships.
In February 2024, McCaig won four medals, including the team sprint title, at the Oceania Championships. The following month, she completed the 500 metres, keirin and sprint treble at the national championships.[3] In October of the same year, she won a bronze medal in the team sprint at the Track World Championships.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alessia McCaig". commonwealthgames.com.
- ^ "Clean sweep for record breaker Alessia McCaig". vis.org.au.
- ^ "TrackNats24: Richardson, McCaig, Leahy and Wilson-Haffenden win elite titles on Day 2". auscycling.org.au.
- ^ "McCaig wins bronze medal in first event at World Track Championships". www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au.
- ^ "Australia wins women's team sprint bronze after four years of Track Worlds absence". auscycling.org.au.
