Ally Wollaston

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Ally Wollaston
Wollaston in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAlly Wollaston
Born (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Team information
Current teamAG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step
DisciplineRoad
Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2020Velo Project
Professional team
2021–NXTG Racing
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  New Zealand
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit

Ally Wollaston (born 4 January 2001) is a New Zealand professional track racing cyclist and road cyclist riding for AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step.[2]

Early life[edit]

Wollaston got into cycling through her family as they were helping out with the St Peter's School Cycling Team.[3] Wollaston was educated at St Peter's School, and is currently[when?] a law student at the University of Waikato.[4]

Career[edit]

Wollaston was part of the New Zealand team that won the team pursuit race in Hong Kong as part of the 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup. She also won gold in the individual pursuit at the 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships.[5]

Wollaston began racing professionally on the road for NXTG Racing in August 2021. In January 2022, Wollaston won the National criterium championships.[6] She then went to join her team in Europe and got her first win for the team at the Grand Prix du Morbihan on 14 May 2022.

Wollaston was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. However, she crashed and injured her wrist during stage two of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, and was unable to compete at the Commonwealth Games.[7]

Major results[edit]

Sources:[8][9]

Road[edit]

2018
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
2019
National Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
2020
National U23 Road Championships
3rd Road race
4th Time trial
6th Elite National Championships Road race
2021
5th Overall Watersley Womens Challenge
2022
1st Under-23 National Road race Championships
1st Grand Prix du Morbihan Féminin
2nd Elite National Championships Road race
3rd Overall Bretagne Ladies Tour
3rd Overall Belgium Tour
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
10th La Classique Morbihan
2023
1st Schwalbe Classic
1st National Criterium Championships - New Zealand
1st Under-23 National Time trial Championships
1st Elite National Road race Championships
1st Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs
1st Points classification
1st Youth classification
1st Stage 2
2024
Women's Tour Down Under
1st Stage 1

Track[edit]

2019
1st Team Pursuit (Hong Kong) 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ally Wollaston". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Athletes who choose Fondo l Meet road and track cyclist Ally Wollaston". Fondo. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Ally Wollaston : Bachelor of Laws (LLB)". University of Waikato. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ McFadden, Suzanne (5 September 2019). "Kiwi sisters conquering the cycling world". Stuff. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Archbold and Wollaston criterium honours in Christchurch". Cycling New Zealand. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ Knuckey, Brodyn (27 July 2022). "NZ cycling team suffers cruel injury blow on eve of Comm Games". 1News. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Ally Wollaston". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Ally Wollaston". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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