Georgia Baker

{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Georgia Baker

| image = 2018 2019 UCI Track World Cup Berlin 286 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Baker in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

| height = 1.79 m

| weight = 66 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|LAJ}}

| discipline = Track
Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Track Endurance

| amateuryears1 = ?

| amateurteam1 = Northern Districts Cycling Club{{cite news |title=HPU Rider Profiles, Georgia Baker |url=http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/ProfileId/31/Georgia-Baker |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=Cycling Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711090232/http://cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/ProfileId/31/Georgia-Baker |archive-date=11 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}

| amateuryears2 = 2013

| amateurteam2 = Team Polygon Australia{{cite news |title=TEAM POLYGON AUSTRALIA |url=http://www.polygonbikes.com/de/blog/team-polygon-australia |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=Polygon Bikes Team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801153150/http://www.polygonbikes.com/de/blog/team-polygon-australia |archive-date=1 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}

| amateuryears3 = 2014

| amateurteam3 = Jayco/Apollo VIS{{cite news |last1=Woodpower |first1=Zeb |title=NRS team feature: Jayco/Apollo VIS Women's Team |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/nrs-team-feature-jayco-apollo-vis-womens-team/ |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=Cycling News |date=15 August 2014}}

| proyears1 = 2014

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|WHT|2014}}{{cite news |title=Georgia Baker Makes Home Debut For Wiggle Honda At Launceston Classic |url=http://www.wigglehighfive.com/georgia-baker-makes-home-debut-for-wiggle-honda-at-launceston-classic/ |access-date=7 November 2017 |work=Wiggle High5 |date=5 December 2014}}

| proyears2 = 2015–2016

| proteam2 = High5 Dream Team{{cite news |title=New Australian women's cycling team High5 Dream Team launched |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/09/new-australian-womens-cycling-team-high5-dream-team-launched |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=The Guardian |date=9 January 2015}}

| proyears3 = 2017

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|GEW2|2017}}

| proyears4 = 2018

| proteam4 = TIS Racing{{cite news |last1=Fair |first1=Alex |title=Devonport's Macey Stewart signed by Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling Team for 2018 |url=http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5037310/new-course-for-cycling-star/ |access-date=7 November 2017 |work=The Advocate |date=6 November 2017}}

| proyears5 = 2022–

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|BEX women|2022}}

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

{{MedalSport|Women's track cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Pruszków|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Pruszków|Madison}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Glasgow|Points race}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Glasgow|Madison}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Points race}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Team pursuit}}

{{MedalSport|Women's road bicycle racing}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Wollongong|Mixed team relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Road race}}

}}

Georgia Baker (born 21 September 1994) is an Australian professional racing cyclist.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=71446 |title=Georgia Baker |access-date=3 March 2016 |work=Cycling Archives}} She rode in the women's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0001021463FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 Qualifying results]

Cycling career

After taking a break from road racing in 2016 with the High5 Dream Team to focus on her Rio Olympics campaign, Baker signed for Orica-Scott to race in the Women's World Tour team for 2017.{{cite news |title=Final signing confirms the complete ORICA-AIS team for 2017 |url=http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/final-new-signing-confirms-the-complete-orica-ais-team-for-2017 |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=GreenEDGE Cycling |date=8 November 2016}} In her first European race for the team at the end of May, Baker was among the 90 non-finishers of 121 that started at Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik.{{cite news |title=Gooik-Geraardsbergen-Gooik |url=https://dataride.uci.ch/iframe/CompetitionResults/33805/10/ |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=UCI |date=28 May 2017}}

Baker withdrew from the 2017 Women's Tour on the opening stage after experiencing a racing heart and sharp pains in her chest and arm.{{cite news |last1=Homfray |first1=Reece |title=The Coffee Ride #147, with Reece Homfray |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/the-coffee-ride-147-with-reece-homfray/news-story/7b7a4cff3e90d5b61a400ee168071455 |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=The Advertiser |date=28 June 2017}} She was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, which is not a life-threatening condition, but needed to be treated to continue as an athlete. She had surgery in early August, and resumed training for a mixed road and track season in the run-up to the 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Adam |title=Tasmanian cycling star Georgia Baker all set for surgery to overcome heart complaint |url=http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/tasmanian-cycling-star-georgia-baker-all-set-for-surgery-to-overcome-heart-complaint/news-story/7147c8ae7ddff86a63c84a1cc93efb4b |access-date=1 August 2017 |work=The Mercury |date=21 July 2017}} Following the successful surgery, Baker undertook a three-month training block in Australia before racing at the Oceania Track Championships in November 2017.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Adam |title=Now the surgery is over, Baker is back on track for Gold Coast |url=http://www.themercury.com.au/sport/now-the-surgery-is-over-baker-is-back-on-track-for-gold-coast/news-story/871d23badbfba783abc0834c631e3b67 |access-date=14 August 2017 |work=The Mercury |date=12 August 2017}}

Baker qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was a member of the women's pursuit team. The team, consisting of Ashlee Ankudinoff, Georgia Baker, Annette Edmondson, Alexandra Manly and Maeve Plouffe, finished fifth.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-01-14 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Baker won the gold medal in the women's team pursuit event alongside Sophie Edwards, Chloe Moran and Maeve Plouffe, setting a games record time of 4:14.06.

Major results

= Track =

;2014

: 2nd Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships

;2015

: Oceania Track Championships

::1st 20px Individual Pursuit

::1st 20px Omnium

::2nd Points race

::2nd Team pursuit

: 2nd Madison, Austral (with Danielle McKinnirey)

;2016

: 1st 20px Points race, Oceania Track Championships

= Road =

{{div col}}

;2022

: 1st 15px Road race, Commonwealth Games

: 1st Stage 2 Thüringen Ladies Tour

: 3rd 15px Team relay, UCI Road World Championships

: 4th Scheldeprijs

: 7th GP Oetingen

: 8th Time trial, Road World Championships

;2023

: 6th Tour of Chongming Island

: 9th Time trial, National Road Championships

;2024

: 5th Classic Brugge–De Panne Women

: 8th Time trial, National Road Championships

;2025

: 2nd Schwalbe Women's One Day Classic

: 3rd Surf Coast Classic

: 4th Classic Brugge–De Panne Women

: 5th Le Samyn

{{div col end}}

References

{{reflist}}