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Harry Ledingham-Horn
Harry Ledingham-Horn (born 9 December 2003) is a British track cyclist.[1][2][3] CareerLedingham-Horn began his cycling career with Lyme RC in Newcastle-under-Lyme. He attended Newcastle-under-Lyme School.[4] He came to prominence after winning two national titles at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships. He won the team sprint (alongside Marcus Hiley and Ed Lowe) and the sprint.[5][1] The following year, he defended his national team sprint title at the 2024 British Cycling National Track Championships, this time alongside Lowe and Hayden Norris.[6] He finished third in the sprint event, having beaten Lyall Craig in the bronze medal final. Pete Mitchell took the gold medal, and Hiley the silver.[7] On 7 October 2024 it was announced that Ledingham-Horn would make his elite debut as part of the Great Britain squad competing at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[8] He competed in the team sprint with Joseph Truman, Marcus Hiley and Hayden Norris. The team qualified fourth fastest and went on to beat France in round one to reach the bronze medal final.[9][10] They finished fourth overall, losing out to the Japanese team with a margin of 0.445 seconds.[11][12] He also competed in the keirin, where he finished fourth overall.[13] Only the top three finishers in each semi-final qualified for the gold medal final; Ledingham-Horn finished third and beat reigning Olympic keirin champion Harrie Lavreysen to the line, denying the Dutchman the chance to progress in the competition and add to his medal collection.[14] Major results
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