Katie Mactier

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Katie Mactier Road cycling
Katie Mactier at the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic
Katie Mactier at the 2006 Bay Cycling Classic
To person
Date of birth March 23, 1975
nation AustraliaAustralia Australia
discipline Road / rail (endurance)
End of career 2008
Most important successes
Olympic games
2004 silver - one's pursuit
UCI track world championships
2005 World Champion - one's pursuit
Last updated: November 1st, 2017

Katie Mactier (born March 23, 1975 in Melbourne ) is a former Australian cyclist who was active on the road and track . She was one of the dominant female cyclists in her country in the 2000s; their specialty was one's pursuit .

Athletic career

It was not until the age of 24 that Katie Mactier, who had previously been a triathlete , decided to go cycling exclusively. She previously completed her marketing studies at Welsley College, Melbourne.

In 2001 Katie Mactier became the Australian road racing champion. In 2003 and 2004 she became vice world champion in the single pursuit on the track, in 2005 world champion in this discipline. There were also numerous Australian championship titles on track and road, victories at track world cups and further podium places at track world championships. In 2006 she won the single pursuit at the Commonwealth Games .

Katie Mactier took part in the Olympic Games twice, in 2004 in Sydney , where she won a silver medal in the singles pursuit, and in 2008 in Beijing , where she was overtaken by the later gold medalist Rebecca Romero in the first round of the competition. Then she ended her cycling career.

In 2003 Katie Mactier was named Australian Track Cyclist of the Year and in 2005 Track Cyclist of the Year . She is married to New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson and lived in Girona ; In 2009 a daughter was born to the couple. In 2017, Mactier and Henderson lived in Boulder , Colorado , in the United States with two children .

In 2017 Kate Mactier was inducted into the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame .

successes

train

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

Street

2001
  • MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian Champion - Road Race
2004
2006
2007
  • MaillotAustralia.PNG Australian Champion - Road Race
2008

Web links

Commons : Katie Mactier  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henderson's outstanding career. In: odt.co.nz. August 24, 2017, accessed November 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Katie Mactier and Julie Speight inducted into Cycling Australia Hall of Fame. In: Cycling News. November 1, 2017, accessed November 1, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Mactier, Katie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne