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Elizabeth Jordan
MBE
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Victoria Jordan[1]
NicknameLizzi
Born (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27)
Team information
Current teamGreat Britain Cycling Team
Charlotteville Cycling Club[2]
Medal record
Women's para cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Time trial B
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Mixed team sprint B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Sprint B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Time trial B
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Ind. Pursuit B
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin
-en-Yvelines		 Ind. Pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Time trial B

Elizabeth Victoria Jordan (born 7 November 1997)[3] is a British racing cyclist who competes in para-cycling tandem road and track events as a visually impaired athlete. She made her Paralympic debut representing Great Britain at the 2024 Games in Paris, where she won gold in the time trial B alongside Dannielle Khan.[4]

Early life

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Lizzi Jordan was born on 7 November 1997 and grew up in Surrey.[2][5] Her parents are Trevor and Vicky Jordan, and she has an older sister, Chloe.[6] She was a keen equestrian during her childhood.[7] She completed her A-levels at Woking College and began a degree in Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London in September 2016.[7][8]

In September 2017, Jordan contracted a severe and rare e-coli infection after eating a takeaway meal.[2] Her condition declined and she was hospitalised at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London and put in a medically-induced coma for two months.[6] She was able to be discharged just before Christmas 2017. The infection had caused optic nerve atrophy, leaving her with no sight. She also had to re-learn how to walk.[7] Just six months later, Jordan completed her local Parkrun with her dad, Trevor, as her guide.[7] 18 months after being hospitalised, Jordan ran the 2019 London Marathon, raising more than £15,000 for the RNIB charity in the process.[9]

Career

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Career beginnings

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Following her London Marathon success Jordan was contacted by British Cycling, who invited her to one of their Talent ID days in Manchester in the summer of 2020.[2][5] Despite having never cycled competitively before, coaches were impressed by her power test results and she was invited to join the para-cycling Foundation Team.[5] Jordan first met her coach, Helen Scott, at the Talent ID day; they have worked together closely ever since.[7]

2022

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Jordan competed at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, her first major track competition, having been named in the team on 11th October.[10] She was piloted by Corrine Hall. Together they raced in the time trial B, finishing fifth. They also competed in the individual pursuit, where they won a silver medal, beaten only by GB teammates Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl.[11][12]

2023

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On 11th July, British Cycling announced that Jordan had been selected for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, held in Glasgow.[13] These Championships included para-cycling events alongside able-bodied events, across road, track, and mountain-bike disciplines. Jordan was piloted by Amy Cole. They competed in four track events, coming away with medals in two. They won gold with Neil Fachie and his pilot, Matt Rotherham, in the mixed tandem team sprint.[14] Jordan and Cole additionally took bronze in the individual time trial.[15] They also competed in the individual pursuit (sixth) and the sprint (seventh).[16] Jordan also competed in the Road World Championships for the first time, racing in the time trial (where she and Cole finished fourth) and in the road race (ninth).[17][18]

Following her strong World Championship results, Jordan was promoted by British Cycling to the para-cycling Podium Squad.[7][19]

2024

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In March 2024 Jordan was selected for her third Track World Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro.[20] She was piloted by Dannielle Khan, with whom she had been working for three months.[21] The new pairing was very successful, winning three gold medals in the sprint, time trial and individual pursuit.[21][22]

On 22 July Jordan was named in the ParalympicsGB cycling squad that would compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.[23] She was piloted by Khan. Together they competed in both women's B track events. They finished fourth in the individual pursuit (with the gold and bronze medals being won by their compatriots) and won Paralympic gold in the time trial.[24][25][26] On the road they competed in both the road race and the time trial, finishing seventh (affected by a mechanical issue) and sixth respectively.[27][28][29]

The pair also competed at the Road World Championships that took place in Zurich that September.[30] They finished sixth in the time trial and did not finish the road race due to illness.[31][32][33]

Awards and honours

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Jordan and Khan won Female Ride of the Year at the 2024 British Cycling Awards.[34] The other nominees were road racer Anna Henderson, fellow tandem riders Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl, and sprinters Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant.[35]

Jordan was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[1][36]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2025 New Year Honours List" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lizzi Jordan". British Cycling. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ "JORDAN Elizabeth". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  4. ^ "Paris women's time trial B final results" (PDF). Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c McGowan, Jane (8 May 2024). "Lizzi Jordan on how para-cycling restored her sense of vision". Essential Surrey. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b White, Steven (15 December 2022). "Guildford Team GB cyclist woke up blind after being in life-threatening coma for two months". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Bradford, David (25 March 2024). "'Back then I was on the edge of life – but now I'm a multi world champion': Para-cyclist Lizzi Jordan's golden comeback from near-fatal food posioning". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  8. ^ Monaghan, Michelle (24 July 2024). "Former Woking College student to star at Paralympics". Woking News and Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ Hudson, Elizabeth (2 November 2023). "Lizzi Jordan: After going blind through E. coli, now hoping for Paralympic glory". BBC. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  10. ^ "British Cycling announces line up for UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, including five reigning world champions". British Cycling. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  11. ^ "2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships – Official Book of Results" (PDF). Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Great Britain celebrates most successful UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships ever". British Cycling. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Star-studded squad including 20 world champions selected for track and para-track world championships". British Cycling. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Madison madness rounds off day six at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships". British Cycling. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  15. ^ Rindl, Joe (3 August 2023). "UCI Cycling World Championships 2023: GB begin with two gold and two bronze medals". BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Un-para-lleled success on the track in day two of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships". British Cycling. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  17. ^ "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Para-Cycling Road Women B Individual Time Trial". archive.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  18. ^ "2023 UCI Cycling World Championships – Para-Cycling Road Women B Road Race". archive.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Great Britain Cycling Team welcomes the class of 2023/24". British Cycling. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Star-studded line-up selected to kick off Paralympic year in Rio". British Cycling. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Great Britain matches best ever medal haul on final day of 2024 UCI Para-cycling world championships". British Cycling. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Para-cycling Track World Championships: GB deliver best medal haul". BBC. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  23. ^ "ParalympicsGB cycling squad announced for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". British Cycling. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Cycling Track at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Women's Individual Pursuit B". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Cycling Track at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Women's 1 km Time Trial B". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  26. ^ Smith, Emma (30 August 2024). "Van Gass wins cycling gold days after car accident". BBC. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Cycling Road at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Women's Road Race B". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  28. ^ "Triumphant trio of medals on penultimate day of road racing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". British Cycling. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Cycling Road at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Women's Time Trial B". IPC Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  30. ^ "16 Olympic and Paralympic medallists to represent Great Britain at 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships". British Cycling. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  31. ^ "2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships – Women B Individual Time Trial". Tissot Timing. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  32. ^ "2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships – Women B Road Race". Tissot Timing. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  33. ^ @lizzi_jordan (27 September 2024). "Para cycling Road World Championships Road Race". Retrieved 5 February 2025 – via Instagram.
  34. ^ "Achievements celebrated at the 2024 British Cycling Awards". British Cycling. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  35. ^ @BritishCycling (10 October 2024). "Female Ride of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 February 2025 – via Twitter.
  36. ^ "Southgate knighted in New Year Honours - full list". BBC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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