Elvin at the2016 Rio Olympics Road Race | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gracie Elvin |
| Nickname | G[1] |
| Born | (1988-10-31)31 October 1988 (age 37) Canberra, Australia[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines | Road[1] Mountain bike racing |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder[3] Cross-country cycling |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2009 | Discovertasmania.com[4] |
| 2012 | Jayco–AIS |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Faren–Honda Team |
| 2013–2020 | Orica–AIS[5][6] |
Gracie Elvin (born 31 October 1988) is an Australian formerracing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2020, for theFaren–Honda Team andMitchelton–Scott.[7] Elvin is a two-time winner of theAustralian National Road Race Championships, with victories in 2013 and 2014, and the first Australian rider to record a podium finish at theTour of Flanders for Women, with second in2017.[8]
She competed in the2013 UCI women's road race inFlorence.[9] After missing the2014 UCI Road World Championships, Elvin competed in the women's road race in2015,2016 and2017.[10] Elvin has also represented Australia at the2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and the2018 Commonwealth Games on home soil in the Gold Coast;[11][12] she also competed in the road race at the2016 Summer Olympics for Australia.[13]
In October 2020, Elvin announced that she would retire at the end of the 2020 season.[14]
Elvin is also the Communications Director ofThe Cyclists' Alliance.[15]
Gracie Elvin, andMatthew Keenan co-hosted theSeven Network broadcast of the 2023 Santos Women'sTour Down Under used byPeacock in the US.[16]
