Chloe Hosking

Chloe Hosking (born 1 October 1990) is Australian professional racing cyclist. She holds the record for the most professional wins for an Australian woman with 39 professional wins in her career. Hosking has represented Australia at junior and then senior levels since 2007. Following success in a number of international events she turned professional in 2010. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, and won the women's road race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Childhood and early life
Hosking was born in Bendigo, Victoria, and moved to the suburb of Campbell in the Australian Capital Territory. As a child she played field hockey and did rock climbing at a national level, however following an injury she asked her father, a keen cyclist, to help get her into cycling. She began cycling competitively in 2002 at the age of twelve, and first represented Australia in 2007 at the age of seventeen.

Hosking started as a track cyclist, but changed her focus to road racing events in 2007. She now specialises in road cycling events, being a strong sprinter and a capable climber.

Outside of cycling Hosking is a student, having completed a Bachelor of Communications degree at Griffith University specialising in journalism. Hosking is currently studying a Professional Doctorate in Law, to graduate as a Juris Doctor.

Hosking is married to Jack Lindsay.

HOSKING Bikes
Chloe Hosking is the founder of HOSKING Bikes, the first bike brand in the world founded by a female professional road racing cyclist.

2004-2009: Early years
Hosking competed in her first national cycling events in 2004, and began representing Australia in international events in 2007. As a junior Hosking competed for the Canberra Cycling Club, mainly riding in track cycling events and achieving considerable success, including winning the Women's Under 19 Scratch race at the 2008 Australian National Track Championships. Despite this success on the track, in 2007 she shifted her focus to road cycling events. Over the next couple of years she would become a road racing specialist, with an emphasis on sprint challenges in bunch finishes to races.

In 2008 Hosking rode for Australia in the Women's road race at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in South Africa where she placed 37th. In 2009, she relocated to Europe to ride competitively for the Moving Ladies club in the Netherlands, and by the end of the year she had been signed by top professional team. Shortly afterwards, she was the first rider to win a 2010 event, with a victory at the Australian National Criterium Championships.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Hosking won the bronze medal in the Women's road race. It was revealed after the event that the Australian team of six riders was under orders to ride for a victory for Hosking in the 112 km event in preference to veteran Australian cyclist Rochelle Gilmore, however in the final sprint for the line Gilmore came out with the gold medal ahead of English rider Lizzie Armitstead in second, leaving Hosking in third. At the end of the 2010 season Hosking was ranked 52nd in the world on the UCI elite women's rankings, and was younger than any of the riders ranked above her.

Professional career
She competed in the women's road race at the 2012 Olympic Games, but finished outside the time limit. She finished in 26th place in the road race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

In October 2014 confirmed that Hosking would join them in 2015 after she had spent the previous two seasons with. Her 2015 season was shortened by a hand injury in July.

In 2018, she won the women's road race at the Commonwealth Games.

In October 2020, Hosking signed a two-year contract with the team, from the 2021 season.

Major results

 * 2007
 * Oceania Junior Track Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Sprint
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg 500m time trial
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Scratch
 * National Junior Track Championships
 * 3rd Keirin
 * 3rd Scratch
 * 4th Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships


 * 2008
 * National Junior Track Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Scratch
 * 3rd Points race


 * 2009
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Chongming Island
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Sprints classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 3
 * 1st Women's International Cup
 * 1st GP Sankomij Veldhoven
 * 3rd Overall Bay Classic Series
 * 3rd Sparkassen Giro Bochum
 * 4th Grand Prix Stad Roeselare
 * 6th Omloop van Borsele
 * 8th Road race, Oceania Road Championships


 * 2010
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Under-23 race, National Criterium Championships
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Merco Cycling Classic
 * 2nd Grand Prix Stad Roeselare
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, Commonwealth Games
 * 3rd Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
 * 1st Sprints classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 8th Sparkassen Giro
 * 8th Omloop van Borsele


 * 2011
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour of Chongming Island
 * 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Trophée d'Or Féminin
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
 * 4th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 1st Young rider classification
 * 4th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
 * 5th Liberty Classic
 * 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 9th Sparkassen Giro
 * 10th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar


 * 2012
 * 1st Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 1st Halle-Buizingen
 * 1st Stage 5 La Route de France
 * 4th Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
 * 5th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 7th Novilon Eurocup
 * 7th Grand Prix Stad Roeselare
 * 9th Classica Citta di Padova


 * 2013
 * 1st Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour
 * 2nd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Sprints classification
 * 3rd Ronde van Gelderland
 * 4th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
 * 4th EPZ Omloop van Borsele
 * 7th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 7th Sparkassen Giro Bochum


 * 2014
 * 1st Omloop van Borsele
 * 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
 * 3rd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 6th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 8th Overall Belgium Tour
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 9th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo


 * 2015
 * 1st Overall Bay Classic Series
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Marianne Vos Classic
 * 1st La Classique Morbihan
 * 2nd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 2nd Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe
 * 2nd Grand Prix de Dottignies
 * 3rd Gent–Wevelgem
 * 4th Le Samyn des Dames
 * 5th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
 * 9th Omloop van het Hageland


 * 2016
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Chongming Island
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Jersey white dots on red.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 1st La Course by Le Tour de France
 * 1st Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli Internazionale Donne Elite
 * 1st Stage 3 Giro d'Italia Femminile
 * 1st Stage 3 La Route de France
 * 2nd Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
 * 4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 6th Acht van Westerveld
 * 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 7th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 9th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 1st Stage 4


 * 2017
 * 1st Drentse Acht van Westerveld
 * Women's Tour Down Under
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Sprints classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Stage 3 The Women's Tour
 * 2nd Omloop van het Hageland
 * 2nd Grand Prix de Dottignies
 * 3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 6th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 6th Road race, Crescent Vårgårda
 * 7th Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
 * 8th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 10th Ronde van Drenthe


 * 2018
 * 1st Gold medal blank.svg Road race, Commonwealth Games
 * 1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 1st Stage 4 Women's Tour Down Under
 * 2nd Omloop van het Hageland
 * 2nd Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
 * 3rd Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 3rd Drentse Acht van Westerveld
 * 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
 * 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 4th RideLondon Classique
 * 9th Overall Tour of Chongming Island


 * 2019
 * 1st Tour of Guangxi Women's WorldTour
 * 1st Stage 4 Women's Tour Down Under
 * Women's Herald Sun Tour
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Stage 2 Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta
 * 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
 * 4th Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden
 * 10th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 10th Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa
 * 10th Drentse Acht van Westerveld


 * 2020
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Criterium
 * 5th Road race
 * 1st Overall Bay Classic Series
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
 * 1st Stage 7 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
 * 5th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 5th Race Torquay
 * 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 8th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad


 * 2021
 * 1st Stage 4 Ladies Tour of Norway
 * 1st Stage 3 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
 * 3rd Le Samyn
 * 4th Grand Prix International d'Isbergues
 * 4th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
 * 7th Classic Brugge–De Panne


 * 2022
 * 6th Scheldeprijs
 * 2nd Bloeizone Fryslân Tour