Laura Brown (cyclist)

Laura Brown

Brown in 2013
Personal information
Born	November 27, 1986 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Team information
Current team	UnitedHealthcare Women's Team
Discipline	Track and road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance (track), time trialist (road)[1]
Professional team(s)
2013–2014	Colavita-Fine Cooking Pro Cycling
2015–	UnitedHealthcare Women's Team
Medal record Representing  Canada Track cycling Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit World Championships 2014 Cali Team pursuit 2013 Minsk Team pursuit Pan American Games 2011 Guadalaraja Team pursuit 2015 Toronto Team pursuit Road bicycle racing Pan American Games 2011 Guadalaraja Time trial
Infobox last updated on 28 February 2014

Laura Brown is a Canadian cyclist who competes on the track and road including as a member of the Canadian team pursuit team. As a reserve, Brown was part of the Canadian team that won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the women's team pursuit. She was also part of the team that won gold at the 2011 Pan American Games in the team pursuit. She also won the points race at the Manchester round of the 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup. Brown took up cycling in 2002 after giving up competing in gymnastics due to an ongoing back injury.^[2] In October 2014 the UnitedHealthcare Women's Team announced that Brown would be part of their squad for the 2015 season.^[1]

In 2016 she was officially named in Canada's 2016 Olympic team.^[3]

References

1. "UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Announces 2015 Women's Roster". UnitedHealthcare Women's Team. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
2. Malach, Pat (29 May 2012). "Exergy Tour crash won't derail Laura Brown". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
3. Tozer, Jamie (29 June 2016). "Returning Olympians highlight Canada's cycling team". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

• Laura Brown profile at Cycling Archives

External links

• Official website