Lucy Kennedy (cyclist)

Lucy Kennedy
Kennedy at the start of the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck
Personal information
Full nameLucy Kennedy
NicknameGoose[1]
Born (1988-07-11) 11 July 1988 (age 36)
Brisbane, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Climber
  • Time trialist
Amateur teams
2015Lifecycle Cycling Club
2016–2017High5 Dream Team
2017High5 Australian Development Team
Professional team
2018–2021Mitchelton–Scott[2][3]

Lucy Kennedy (born 11 July 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[4]

A former triathlete, track and cross country runner, Kennedy was the recipient of the 2017 Amy Gillett Scholarship to do a European tour of races with the High5 Australian Development Team. She has degrees in Civil Engineering, and Commerce, working as a traffic modeller.[5][6][7] Kennedy joined UCI Women's Team Mitchelton–Scott for the 2018 season.[8]

In August 2021 she announced that she would retire from professional cycling at the end of the season.[9]

  1. ^ Malseed, Shannon (28 July 2017). "WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM BLOG: SHANNON MALSEED – THE INSIDE SCOOP". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott women announce 10-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Weislo, Laura (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Mitchelton-Scott Women". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Team BikeExchange". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ "HIGH5 DREAM TEAM ANNOUNCE 2016 SQUAD TO DEFEND NATIONAL ROAD SERIES CROWN". High5 Dream Team. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Lucy Kennedy ready for challenge of European racing". Peloton Watch. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ^ Wells, Martin (2 June 2017). "LUCY KENNEDY SUCCESSFUL AS TWELFTH AMY GILLETT CYCLING SCHOLAR". Amy Gillett Foundation. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Lucy Kennedy to join ORICA-SCOTT in 2018". GreenEDGE Cycling. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Lucy Kennedy announces retirement". SBS Cycling Central. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.