Chloe Hosking
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Chloe Hosking is an Australia
n 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.
in the Australian Capital Territory
. 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. She began cycling competitively in 2002 at the age of twelve, and first represented Australia in 2007 at the age of seventeen.
Hosking started as a track cyclist
, but changed her focus to road racing
events in 2007. She now specialises in road cycling events, being a strong sprinter
and a capable climber. Outside of cycling Hosking is a student
, studying for a Bachelor
of Communications degree at Griffith University
, with the aim to specialise in journalism
.
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
. 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, with an emphasis on sprint challenges in bunch
finishes to races.
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. 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. Shortly afterwards, she was the first HTC-Columbia rider to win a 2010 event, with a victory at the Australian National Criterium Championships
.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi
, India
, Hosking won the bronze medal
in the Women's road race
. 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.
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.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional racing cyclist for Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
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.
Biography
Hosking was born in Bendigo, Victoria, and moved to the suburb of CampbellCampbell, Australian Capital Territory
Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people...
in the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
. As a child she played field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
and did rock climbing
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
at a national level, however following an injury she asked her father, a keen cyclist, to help get her into cycling. She began cycling competitively in 2002 at the age of twelve, and first represented Australia in 2007 at the age of seventeen.
Hosking started as a track cyclist
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
, but changed her focus to road racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
events in 2007. She now specialises in road cycling events, being a strong sprinter
Cycling sprinter
A cycling sprinter is a road bicycle racer or track racer who can finish a race very explosively by accelerating quickly to a high speed, often using the slipstream of another cyclist or group of cyclists tactically to conserve energy.-The road sprinter:...
and a capable climber. Outside of cycling Hosking is a student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
, studying for a Bachelor
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
of Communications degree at Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
, with the aim to specialise in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
.
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 CanberraCanberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
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
Australian National Track Championships
The Australian National Track Championships are held annually and are composed of competitions of various track cycling disciplines across various age, gender and disability categories.-Senior:-Team Pursuit:-Team Sprint:-Madison:-Junior:...
. 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, with an emphasis on sprint challenges in bunch
Peloton
The peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...
finishes to races.
In 2008 Hosking rode for Australia in the Women's road race at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
where she placed 37th. In 2009 she relocated to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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. Shortly afterwards, she was the first HTC-Columbia rider to win a 2010 event, with a victory at the Australian National Criterium Championships
Australian National Criterium Championships
The Australian National Criterium Championships cover several different categories of Australian road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The elite event is held in the December the preceding year, for example the 2009 championships were held on 14 December 2008, and the 2008...
.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Hosking won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the Women's road race
Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road race
The Women's road race took place at 10 October, 2010 at the Indira Gandhi Arena. The race started at 9:00 and covered 112km.-Final classification:...
. 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
Rochelle Gilmore
Rochelle Gilmore is an Australian racing cyclist currently living in Italy. Gilmore currently rides for the Italian cycling team Menikini Selle Italia Gysko....
, however in the final sprint for the line Gilmore came out with the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
ahead of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rider Elizabeth Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead
Elizabeth Mary Armitstead is a world champion British track and road racing cyclist. She is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy and has represented Great Britain internationally...
in second, leaving Hosking in third.
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.
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 IslandTour of Chongming IslandThe Tour of Chongming Island is an elite women's professional road bicycle racing festival held annually since 2007 on Chongming Island and in Shanghai, China. The festival consists of two races: a stage race and a one-day race...
(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 SeriesBay Classic SeriesThe Bay Classic Series is a road cycling race held in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over five stages....
(AUS)- 2nd Stage 4
- 3rd Stage 5
2010
- 1st Under 23 Australian National Criterium ChampionshipsAustralian National Criterium ChampionshipsThe Australian National Criterium Championships cover several different categories of Australian road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The elite event is held in the December the preceding year, for example the 2009 championships were held on 14 December 2008, and the 2008...
- 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 SeriesBay Classic SeriesThe Bay Classic Series is a road cycling race held in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. The race consists of both a men's and a women's competition over five stages....
(AUS) - 3rd Road RaceCycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's road raceThe Women's road race took place at 10 October, 2010 at the Indira Gandhi Arena. The race started at 9:00 and covered 112km.-Final classification:...
Commonwealth Games2010 Commonwealth GamesThe 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
(IND) - 3rd Overall Sprint Classification Nature Valley Grand PrixNature Valley Grand PrixNature Valley Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival. An event was added in Menomonie, Wisconsin in 2010...
USA- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Stage 1 Tour of QatarTour of QatarThe Tour of Qatar is a road bicycle race race held in Qatar and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race consists of a men's competition over six stages...
2011
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Chongming IslandTour of Chongming IslandThe Tour of Chongming Island is an elite women's professional road bicycle racing festival held annually since 2007 on Chongming Island and in Shanghai, China. The festival consists of two races: a stage race and a one-day race...