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Chloe Hosking 
Chloe Hosking in 2010Personal information Full name Chloe Hosking Born October 1, 1990
Bendigo, AustraliaTeam information Current team Team HTC-Columbia Women Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Sprinter Amateur team(s) 2004–2008
2009Canberra Cycling Club
Moving Ladies, HollandProfessional team(s) 2010– Team HTC-Columbia Women Infobox last updated on
5 January 2011Chloe Hosking (born 1 October 1990) is an Australian professional racing cyclist for Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) team Team HTC-Columbia Women. Hosking has represented Australia at junior and then senior levels since 2007. Following success in a number of international events she turned professional in 2010.[1]
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Biography
Hosking was born in Bendigo, Victoria, and moved to the suburb of Campbell in the Australian Capital Territory.[1] As a child she played field hockey and did rock climbing at a national level, however following an injury she asked her father, a keen cyclist, to help get her into cycling.[2] She began cycling competitively in 2002 at the age of twelve,[2] and first represented Australia in 2007 at the age of seventeen.[1]
Hosking started as a track cyclist, but changed her focus to road racing events in 2007.[3] She now specialises in road cycling events, being a strong sprinter and a capable climber.[2] Outside of cycling Hosking is a student, studying for a Bachelor of Communications degree at Griffith University, with the aim to specialise in journalism.[3]
Cycling career
Hosking has competed in national cycling events throughout Australia since 2004, and began representing Australia in international events in 2007. As a junior Hosking competed for the Canberra Cycling Club, mainly riding in track cycling events and achieving considerable success, including winning the Women's Under 19 Scratch race at the 2008 Australian National Track Championships.[1] Despite this success on the track, in 2007 she shifted her focus to road cycling events. Over the next couple of years she would become a road racing specialist,[4] with an emphasis on sprint challenges in bunch finishes to races.[3]
In 2008 Hosking rode for Australia in the Women's road race at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in South Africa where she placed 37th.[1] In 2009 she relocated to Europe to ride competitively for the Moving Ladies club in Holland, and by the end of the year she had been signed by top professional team Team HTC-Columbia Women.[3][4] Shortly afterwards, she was the first HTC-Columbia rider to win a 2010 event, with a victory at the Australian National Criterium Championships.[4]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Hosking won the bronze medal in the Women's road race.[1] It was revealed after the event that the Australian team of six riders was under orders to ride for a victory for Hosking in the 112 km event in preference to veteran Australian cyclist Rochelle Gilmore, however in the final sprint for the line Gilmore came out with the gold medal ahead of English rider Elizabeth Armitstead in second, leaving Hosking in third.[5]
At the end of the 2010 season Hosking was ranked 52nd in the world on the UCI elite women's rankings, and was younger than any of the riders ranked above her.[6]
Palmarès
- 2004
- 2nd Under 15 Individual Pursuit Aust. Track Championships
- 3rd Under 15 Sprint Aust. Track Championships
- 2005
- 2nd Under 17 Individual Pursuit Aust. Track Championships
- 2006
- 3rd Under 17 Scratch Race Aust. Track Championships
- 3rd Under 17 Pairs Time Trial Aust. Track Championships
- 2007
- 2nd Under 19 Sprint Oceania Track Championships (AUS)
- 3rd Under 19 Time Trial Oceania Track Championships (AUS)
- 3rd Under 19 Scratch Race Oceania Track Championships (AUS)
- 3rd Under 19 Keirin Aust. Track Championships
- 3rd Under 19 Scratch Race Aust. Track Championships
- 2008
- 1st
Under 19 Scratch Race Aust. Track Championships - 3rd Under 19 Points Race Aust. Track Championships
- 37th Road Race UCI Juniors Road World Championships (RSA)
- 2009
- 1st Women's International Cup (NZL)
- 1st Overall Tour of Chongming Island (CHN)
- 1st Sprint classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Stage 1 Tour of New Zealand
- 2nd Stage 2 Tour of New Zealand
- 3rd Overall Jayco Bay Criterium Series (AUS)
- 2nd Stage 4
- 3rd Stage 5
- 2010
- 1st Under 23 Australian National Criterium Championships
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Merco Cycling Classic (USA)
- 2nd Stage 2 TTT Merco Cycling Classic (USA)
- 2nd Grand Prix Stad Roeselare (BEL)
- 2nd Stage 1 Jayco Bay Criterium Series (AUS)
- 3rd
Road Race Commonwealth Games (IND) - 3rd Overall Sprint Classification Nature Valley Grand Prix USA
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Stage 1 Tour of Qatar
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Chongming Island
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Chloe Hosking". Cycling Australia Official Website. Cycling Australia. http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=17130. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Hazen, Bart (29 April 2009). "Interview: Chloe Hosking". Daily Peloton. Pro Cycling News. http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=14650. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d Clarke, Les (30 November 2009). "Columbia-HTC's latest Australian signing: Chloe Hosking". cyclingnews.com. Future Publishing Limited. http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/columbia-htcs-latest-australian-signing-chloe-hosking. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "Chloe Hosking (20)". Official Website. HTC - Highroad. http://www.highroadsports.com/team/65-Chloe-Hosking. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Lane, Samantha (10 October 2010). "Tactics shift lets Gilmore grab glory". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/commonwealth-games-2010/comm-games-news/tactics-shift-lets-gilmore-grab-glory-20101010-16dr4.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2010: Women - Elite - UCI - Ranking - Individual: Final result". UCI World Rankings. Union Cycliste Internationale. http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjExMw&LangId=1. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Australian female cyclists
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Sportswomen from Victoria (Australia)
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