When did Katie Archibald start cycling? How long has Katie Archibald been cycling?

Katie Archibald was born on 12 March 1994, and is an elite Scottish and British racing cyclist, specializing in endurance track cycling events in which she represents Great Britain and Scotland.

A member of the Great Britain 2016 Olympic champion and 2020 Olympic silver medallists team in women’s team pursuit, she is a champion in the same event at both the World (2014) and European (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2023) championships and former world record holder.

She also holds an Olympic gold medal after winning the inaugural women’s Madison race at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with her partner, Laura Kenny.

Individually, Archibald has been European champion in the elimination race in 2015, four times in the omnium in 2016, 2017, 2021, and 2023, in the scratch race in 2021, the women’s Madison twice in 2021 and 2023, and a four-time European champion in the individual pursuit between 2013 and 2017.

In 2017 she secured her first individual global title, winning the Omnium at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and won a third world championship the following year when partnering with Emily Nelson to win the Madison at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

In 2021 she won her second individual world title, with a second world Omnium title.

Archibald’s 20 gold medals in the European Elite track championships is an all-time record for that championship.

She also holds the women’s British national record for the individual pursuit.

Her brother, John, is also an elite cyclist who has represented Great Britain and Scotland.

Both won medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing. Katie won gold in the women’s individual pursuit and John silver in the men’s.

When did Katie Archibald start cycling?

Katie Archibald is a British cyclist who specializes in Endurance events at the UCI Track Champions League. Katie began her athletic career as a swimmer but found cycling through her introduction to grass track racing in Scotland at the age of 17.

How long has Katie Archibald been cycling?

She was originally a swimmer but decided to take up competitive grass track cycling in 2011. She began racing for the Madison Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Team in 2014.