Sophie Lewis

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Sophie Lewis (born 2002) is a British and English track cyclist. She won a bronze medal in the women’s team pursuit representing England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was also a bronze medalist in the women’s team pursuit at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Belguim.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=170141&type=national&year=2012|title=Points|website=British Cycling|access-date=7 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/861362|title=Rider Details|website=UCI|access-date=7 April 2022}}

Cycling career

She was educated at Bedford Girls' School, leaving in 2020 before becoming a member of the Great British Cycling Team full time programme. She was also a former member of Cycle Club Ashwell in Hertfordshire.

In 2022, she won a gold medal to became British champion, when winning the Omnium event at the 2022 British National Track Championships in Newport, Wales.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/20220403-Oscar-Nilsson-Julien-and-Sophie-Lewis-take-2022-British-National-Omnium-titles-0|title=OSCAR NILSSON JULIEN AND SOPHIE LEWIS TAKE 2022 BRITISH NATIONAL OMNIUM TITLES|website=British Cycling|access-date=7 April 2022}} She also won a silver medal at the English Women’s National Madison Championships alongside Maddie Leech, edged out from winning gold in a close finish, losing their lead in the final 20 laps to eventual winners Dame Laura Kenny and Neah Evans.{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/20220402-Dame-Laura-Kenny-and-Neah-Evans-ride-to-victory-at-the-National-Madison-Championships-0|title=DAME LAURA KENNY AND NEAH EVANS RIDE TO VICTORY AT THE NATIONAL MADISON CHAMPIONSHIPS|website=British Cycling|access-date=2 April 2022}} She was selected later that year to represent England at the home-held 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web|url=https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/commonwealth-games-call-up-for-former-bedford-girls-school-student-3752383|date=1 July 2022|accessdate=23 April 2025|title= Commonwealth Games call-up for former Bedford Girls' School student|first=Zoe|last=Ashton}}{{cite web|website=Royston-Crow|accessdate=24 April 2025|url= https://www.royston-crow.co.uk/sport/21984529.commonwealth-games-2022-beckon-lewis-goodfellow/|title= Commonwealth Games 2022 beckon for Lewis and Goodfellow

|date=21 June 2022|first=Neil|last=Metcalfe}} Alongside Kenny, Leech, and Josie Knight, she won a bronze medal in the women’s team pursuit at the Games.{{cite web|url= https://www.tntsports.co.uk/cycling/laura-kenny-wins-commonwealth-games-bronze-in-team-pursuit-as-neil-fachie-equals-scotland-record_sto9067172/story.shtml|website=TNTSports|accessdate=24 April 2025|title= Laura Kenny wins Commonwealth Games bronze in team pursuit as Neil Fachie equals Scotland record|date=29 July 2022}}

She competed at the U23 European Track Championships in Portugal, winning the U23 Team Pursuit alongside Maddie Leech, Grace Lister and Kate Richardson. She also won in the U23 wonen’s Madison with Maddie Leech. {{cite web|website=Huddersfield Hub|accessdate=24 April 2025|url=https://huddersfieldhub.co.uk/lindleys-maddie-leech-becomes-a-european-cycling-champion-and-theres-no-stopping-her/|title= LINDLEY’S MADDIE LEECH BECOMES A EUROPEAN CYCLING CHAMPION – AND THERE’S NO STOPPING HER|first=Steven |last=Downes |date= Jul 19, 2023}}

She competed for Great Britain at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, in February 2025, winning a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit race.{{cite web|url= https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20250216-Silver-success-for-Edmunds-on-final-day-of-2025-UEC-Track-Elite-European-Championships-0|website=British Cycling|accessdate=24 April 2025|title= SILVER SUCCESS FOR EDMUNDS ON FINAL DAY OF 2025 UEC TRACK ELITE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=16 February 2025}}