Lauren Ellis (born 19 April 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist.Ellis rode the team pursuit at the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Beijing with Kaytee Boyd and Alison Shanks, in a time of 3:28.044, becoming the fastest qualifiers. They went on to take the gold medal in a time of 3:24.421, setting the second fastest time in the world behind the 3:22.425 world record set by Great Britain at Manchester in 2008.In 2009 she won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit World Championships with Jaime Nielsen and Alison Shanks.Ellis won a silver medal in the women's points race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Championships.At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rode the Women's team pursuit. The New Zealand team placed 5th and set the current national record of 3:18.514.
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