Shanaze Reade

Shanaze Reade
Reade in 2008
Personal information
Full nameShanaze Danielle Reade
Born (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 36)
Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineBicycle Motocross (BMX)
Track
RoleRacer
Rider typeBMX: Off Road
Track: Sprinter
Amateur teams
2001–2003Bulldog Bikes UK
2004–2005Team Persil BMX
2005–2006SIS/Adidas
2006Koxx Racing
Professional teams
2007–2008Redline Bicycles
2008–2013Team Sky+ HD
2015 – 2017Madison Genesis
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pruszków Team sprint
Women's BMX
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Victoria Elite Women
Gold medal – first place 2008 Taiyuan Elite Women
Gold medal – first place 2010 Adelaide Elite Women
Gold medal – first place 2011 Copenhagen Elite Women Time Trial
Silver medal – second place 2012 Birmingham Elite Women Time Trial
Gold medal – first place 2006 São Paulo Junior Women

Shanaze Danielle Reade (born 23 September 1988 in Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom)[2] is a British former bicycle motocross (BMX) racer and track cyclist whose prime competitive years began in 2002. She has won the UCI BMX World Championships three times.[3] Reade is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Irish mother.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Athletes: Shanaze Reade". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Olympic Dreams – Shanaze Reade". BBC Sport. 3 October 2007.
  3. ^ Shanaze Reade crowned BMX world champion for third time