Georgia Baker
Georgia Baker (cycling) is a veteran of the Australian women’s endurance and is chasing her first Commonwealth Games medal after missing out on the Gold Coast on her debut. The Tasmanian represented her state in junior netball and triathlon but opted for cycling when 14 after being spotted in a Talent Search program in 2008. She immediately fell in love with velodrome and won multiple junior world titles before being selected for the Rio Olympics. There she was a member of the team pursuit squad but focused on her burgeoning road career after the Games. In 2017, she withdrew from The Women’s Race in the UK after feeling a sharp pain in her chest. She has been diagnosed with the non-life-threatening heart condition supraventricular tachycardia and had surgery in August to fix her abnormal heart rate. She was a member of the gold medal-winning pursuit team at the 2019 World Track Championships before competing at her second Olympics in Tokyo. Baker scored her first professional road win in May when she won a stage of Thuringen Ladies Tour riding for Team BikeExchange-Jayco.
Sport / Discipline
Cycling - Track
Birth Place
Launceston
Birth state
TAS
Date of Birth
21/09/1994
Age
29
Gold Coast, 2018
Birmingham, 2022
Results History
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Additional Information
Languages Spoken:
No
Are you a citizen of a country other than Australia? If yes, please provide details?
No
Education Details:
Athlete - TIS
Club details:
Longford Esk Cycling Club, Tasmania
Why did you begin your sport?
Played many sports when younger. Selected through talent identification - cycling, basketball and rowing. Tried cycling and loved it ever since.
Do you have any pre-competition routines or rituals?
Have a competition plan and schedule to get ready.
What is your most memorable sporting achievement?
Going to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio
Who is your hero / idol, and why? Have you ever met them?
Father. He was always there to encourage me and always believed in me. He has since passed away.
Who has been the most influential person or people in your career and why?
Father. He was always there to encourage me and always believed in me. He has since passed away.
Do you have any hobbies away from your sport?
Baking.
What is your sporting ambition?
Make the Commonwealth Games and go the Olympics Games