Katherine Bates
Katherine Bates (born 18 May 1982 in Sydney[1]) is a former Australian track and road cyclist. A multiple national champion, Bates has been riding as a professional since 2002. In 2007, she became the World Points Race Champion in track. Bates finished fourth in the individual pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics and sixth in the points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Katherine Linsey Bates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Kate" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1982 Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track & Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002 | Ondernemers van Nature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Bik-Powerplate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Van Bemmelen-AA Drink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | T-Mobile Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Team Colavita Baci | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Abus – Nutrixxion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bates retired in December 2011 due to injury and is working with SBS as a cycling commentator.[3]
Palmarès
- 2000
- 2nd World Time Trial Championships, Plouay – Junior
- 2001
- 2nd Points Race, World Track Championships, Antwerp
- 2002
- 3rd Individual Pursuit, World Track Championships, Copenhagen
- 1st Points Race, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2003
- 1st Individual Pursuit, World Cup, Moscow
- 1st Overall, Geelong Tour, Australia
- 2nd Australian Criterium Championships, Victoria
- 2004
- 4th Individual Pursuit, 2004 Summer Olympics
- 1st Stage 2, Vuelta a Castilla y León, Zamora
- 1st Individual Pursuit, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Points Race, World Cup, Manchester
- 2nd Stage 2, Geelong Tour, Australia
- 3rd Overall, Geelong Tour, Australia
- 2005
- 1st Points Race, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Individual Pursuit, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st Scratch Race, World Cup, Manchester
- 1st
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Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide - 1st Points Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Scratch Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, World Track Championships, Los Angeles
- 2nd Scratch Race, World Track Championships, Los Angeles
- 3rd Points Race, World Track Championships, Los Angeles
- 2006 (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung)
- 1st
Australian National Road Race Championships, Mount Torrens - 1st Scratch Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Points Race, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Points Race, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne – defeated teammate Rochelle Gilmore
- 2nd Individual Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
- 1st Stage 3, Le Tour du Grand Montréal, Canada
- 1st Stage 4, Euregio Ladies Tour, Bilzen
- 1st Stage 5, Bay Classic, Docklands
- 1st Points Race, World Cup, Sydney
- 1st Stage 1, Tri-Peaks Challenge USA
- 1st Individual Pursuit Track World Cup, United Kingdom
- 2nd Scratch Race Track World Cup, United Kingdom
- 3rd Women's Road World Cup Geelong, Australia
- 2007
- 1st Stage 1, 1st Stage 5 & 1st Final GC Bay Classic
- 1st Points Race, World Track Championships, Palma de Mallorca
- 3rd Points Race, Track World Cup, Beijing
- 3rd Overall, Le Tour du Grand Montréal, Canada
- 3rd Stage 1, International Thüringen Rundfahrt, Germany
- 3rd Australian Criterium Championship, Queensland
- 2008
- 6th Points race, 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2010
- 1st Scratch Race, Oceania Track Cycling Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Women's Team Pursuit, Oceania Track Cycling Championships, Adelaide
- 1st Women's Team Pursuit, Track World Cup, Melbourne
- 2011
- 2nd Women's scratch, 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Apeldoorn
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References
- "Katherine Bates Rider Profile". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- "Beijing 2008 points race women - Olympic Beijing 2008 Cycling Track". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- Schlink, Leo (14 December 2011). "Hip injury forces Kate Bates to retire from cycling". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
External links
- Katherine Bates at Cycling Archives
- Katherine Bates at Cycling Australia
- Katherine Bates at CycleBase.nl
- Gritty Bates pursues Games berth, The Age, 3 December 2010
- Kate Bates to make cycling comeback, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November 2010
- Women's Team Pursuit, 2010–2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
- ABC News 23 Feature, 3 December 2010
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