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| Full name | Alexandra Manly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 February 1996 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Liv AlUla Jayco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2021 | Central Districts CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2019 | Orica–AIS[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandra Manly (born 28 February 1996) is an Australian professional racing cyclist, who joined the Women's WorldTour team Liv AlUla Jayco in 2022. She also rode for Mitchelton–Scott between 2015 and 2019.[5]
Manly qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was a member of the Women's pursuit team. The team, consisting of Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, and Maeve Plouffe in addition to Manly, finished fifth.[6]
Manly was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, but now lives in South Australia. Before taking up cycling, Manly had previously tried basketball, cross country running, netball, hockey, tennis, javelin, and steeple chase.[7][8]
- ^ "WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM IMPRESS IN FIRST WORLD TOUR RACE". Cycling Australia. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Manly, Alexandra (14 June 2016). "Diary of a rookie on the road". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Jary, Rachel (29 June 2022). "'A New Focus' – Bike Exchange-Jayco's Alexandra Manly on How She Wwnt From Track Specialist to Stage Winner". Rouleur. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Rider Profiles > Alexandra Manly". Cycling Australia. 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott women announce 10-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Reece Homfray (23 August 2013). "SA cyclists Tom Kaesler and Alexandra Manly off to the World Junior Road Cycling Championships in Italy". Mitcham & Hills Messenger. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Manly, Alex. "About Alexandra Manly". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.