Lizzie Armitstead

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**Lizzie Armitstead**
Personal information

Revolution 17, Manchester, 2007
Full name	Elizabeth Mary Armitstead
Date of birth	December 18, 1988 (1988-12-18) (age 19)
Country	England United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Amateur team(s)
2006 2007	Raleigh ERV Global Racing Team
Major wins
European Champion British Champion x3
Infobox last updated on:
20 December 2007

Elizabeth Mary Armitstead (born 18 December 1988, Otley^[1])is a British track and road racing cyclist. She is a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy and has represented Great Britain internationally, winning a silver medal in the Scratch Race at the Junior World Track Championships in 2005, she is also U23 European Scratch Race Champion and came second in the Points Race in 2007.

[edit] Palmarès

2005: 2nd World Scratch Race Championships (Junior); 7th World Points Race Championships (Junior); 1st Points Race, British National Track Championships (Junior); 2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships (Junior); 3rd Scratch Race, British National Track Championships (Junior)

2006: 1st British National Circuit Race Championships; 1st WCRA Criterium Championships; 2nd Scratch Race, British National Track Championships (Senior); 2nd Points Race, British National Track Championships (Junior); 2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships (Junior); 3rd Scratch Race, British National Track Championships (Junior); 3rd National 500m TT, British National Track Championships (Junior); 4th Junior World Scratch Race (Junior); 4th Scratch Race, European Track Championships (Junior); 4th Points Race, European Track Championships (Junior) - equal on points with 2nd and 3rd; 12th World Road Race Championships (Junior)

2007: 1st Scratch Race, European Track Championships, Under 23; 1st British National Circuit Race Championships; 2nd Points Race, European Track Championships, Under 23; 4th Scratch Race, UCI Track World Cup - Manchester Round; 6th European Road Race Championships, Under 23