Ashton Lambie Explained
Ashton Lambie |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1990 |
Birth Place: | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
Discipline: | Track cycling, gravel |
Role: | Rider |
Show-Medals: | no |
Majorwins: |
- Track
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Ashton Lambie (born December 12, 1990) is an American track cyclist known for being the first person to complete an Individual pursuit in under 4 minutes, and for his moustache.[1] [2] [3]
Career
Lambie races on gravel in Kansas. In October 2015, he set the World Ultracycling Association record for cycling across his home state of Kansas from West to East. This record was surpassed a few months later in May 2016. In his debut at the Track National Championship, Lambie won the Individual Pursuit, and finished second in the omnium and points race. This earned Lambie a spot on Team USA. His first race with Team USA was the 2017 Pan-American Championships.[2]
Major results
- 2017
National Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Omnium
2nd Points race
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Cup, Santiago
- 2018
National Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
3rd Omnium
Pan American Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
- 2019
1st Men's Unbound Gravel 100
Pan American Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
- 2020
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 2021
1st Individual pursuit, UCI Track World ChampionshipsWorld records
Date | Event | Location | Discipline | Time | Ref |
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August 31, 2018 | | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Individual pursuit | 4:07.251 | [4] |
September 6, 2019 | | Cochabamba, Bolivia | Individual pursuit | 4:06.407 | [5] |
4:05.423 | |
August 18, 2021 | | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Individual pursuit | 3:59.93 | [6] | |
Personal life
Lambie is a partner of racing cyclist and NASA astronaut candidate Christina Birch.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Records tumble as USA Cycling find success in Pan American Championships : Lambie smashes pursuit world record, men's endurance team goes sub-four minutes. Cyclingnews.com. August 31, 2018. August 28, 2019.
- Web site: American Ashton Lambie breaks pursuit world record . Velonews.com . August 31, 2018 . September 1, 2018.
- Web site: Five For Friday: Track Cycling Pan American Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113206/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/August/31/Five-For-Friday-Track-Cycling . dead . September 1, 2018 . Teamusa.org . September 1, 2018.
- Web site: H Velocidad Clasificacion / M Sprint Qualifying. Federacionmexicanadeciclismo.com.mx. August 28, 2019.
- Web site: Lambie sets new Individual Pursuit World Record. September 7, 2019. September 6, 2019.
- Web site: Delaney . Ben . Ashton Lambie demolishes 4km IP world record with a time of 3:59.93 . VeloNews . August 18, 2021 . Pocket Outdoor Media . 18 August 2021.
- Web site: 2021-12-07. This pro track cyclist is going to be an astronaut. 2022-02-10. CyclingTips. en.