Alexandra Manly (born 28 February 1996) is an Australian professional
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cyclin ...
, who joined the
Women's WorldTour team in 2022. She also rode for between 2015 and 2019.
Manly qualified for the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the List of Olympic Games h ...
. She was a member of the Women's pursuit team. The team consisting of
Ashlee Ankudinoff,
Georgia Baker,
Annette Edmondson, Alexandra Manly,
Maeve Plouffe finished fifth.
Manly was born in
Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area inclu ...
,
Western Australia
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, but now lives in
South Australia
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. Before taking up cycling, Manly had previously tried basketball, cross country running, netball, hockey, tennis, javelin, and steeple chase.
Major results
Road
;2013
: National Junior Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::3rd
Road race
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* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
:
Oceania Junior Championships
::2nd

Time trial
::2nd

Road race
:
UCI Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::8th
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
;2014
:
Oceania Junior Championships
::1st

Time trial
::4th Road race
: National Junior Championships
::2nd
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 4th
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
,
UCI Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
;2015
:
Oceania Road Championships
The Oceania Road Championships are a series of road cycling races held annually to determine the Oceanian champion in each event. The event has been held since 1995 and consists of an elite and under-23 men's and an elite women's road race and ...
::2nd

Under-23 time trial
::2nd

Under-23 road race
::5th Time trial
::8th Road race
;2017
: National Under-23 Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
;2018
: National Under-23 Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st
Road race
Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:
* Road racing in motorsport
* Road running on foot
* Road bicycle racing
* ''Road Race'', initial name of 1976 arcade game ''Fonz'' (video game)
* Roadracers (1994 film)
* Roadracers (1959 fi ...
;2022
: 1st Overall
Thüringen Ladies Tour
The Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour, formerly known as the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (Women's Tour of Thuringia) is a stage race
A race stage, leg, or heat is a unit of a race that has been divided in several parts for the reason such as le ...
::1st Points classification
::1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 6
: 3rd

Team relay,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 3rd Overall
Tour of Scandinavia
::: 1st Stage 4
: 4th Overall
The Women's Tour
The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain.
History
Its origins trace back to 2010 when ...
: 10th
Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl ( en, Brabant Arrow, french: italic=yes, Flèche Brabançonne or ''Flèche Branconne'') is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been o ...
;2023
:1st Stage 2
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI World ...
Track
;2013
: 1st

Team pursuit (with Samantha Fromentein & Stacey Riedel),
National Junior Championships
;2014
:
UCI Junior World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
::1st

Individual pursuit
::1st

Team pursuit
:
National Junior Championships
::1st

Individual pursuit
::3rd Points race
: 3rd Team pursuit,
National Championships
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;2015
: 1st Team pursuit,
2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
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, Cali
:
National Championships
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::2nd Team pursuit
::3rd Points race
;2016
: 1st

Team pursuit, Oceania Championships
: 1st

Madison,
National Championships
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;2017
: 1st

Team pursuit,
National Championships
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:
UCI World Championships
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::2nd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
::3rd
Madison Madison may refer to:
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* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
;2018
: 1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
Commonwealth Games
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:
National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
::1st

Team pursuit
::2nd Omnium
::2nd Madison
;2019
: 1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
: 1st
Points race
A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996–2008. Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium even ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
See also
*
List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders
Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2015 women's road cycling events organized by the International Cycling Union (UCI), including the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup.
Teams overview
The country designation of each team is de ...
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Australian female cyclists
Sportspeople from Kalgoorlie
Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women)
Olympic cyclists for Australia
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportswomen from Western Australia
Cyclists from Western Australia
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games