Katie Toft (born 28 January 1993) is a British cyclist who competes in road and track events. Born with cerebral palsy, she is listed in the C1 classification.

Katie Toft
Personal information
Born (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 33)
Derbyshire, England
Team information
DisciplineRoad, track
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Women's para-cycling
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Rio de JaneiroIndividual pursuit C1
Gold medal – first place2019 ApeldoornIndividual pursuit C1
Gold medal – first place2019 ApeldoornScratch race C1–C2
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTime trial C1
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit C1
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesScratch race C1
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesOminum C1
Silver medal – second place2019 ApeldoornTime trial C1
Silver medal – second place2024 Rio de JaneiroTime trial C1
Silver medal – second place2024 Rio de JaneiroIndividual pursuit C1
Silver medal – second place2024 Rio de JaneiroScratch race C1
Silver medal – second place2024 Rio de JaneiroOminum C1
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 ManiagoTime trial C1
Gold medal – first place2018 ManiagoRoad race C1
Silver medal – second place2019 EmmenTime trial C2
Silver medal – second place2019 EmmenRoad race C1
Silver medal – second place2024 ZurichTime trial C1
Bronze medal – third place2023 GlasgowTime trial C1

Career

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Toft competed in the 2018 Track World Championships, losing to Li Jieli in the time trial but defeated her in the individual pursuit.[1][2] Then at the 2018 Road World Championships, she won the time trial and road race C1 events, finishing ahead of Kaitlyn Schurmann in both of them.[3]

At the 2019 Track World Championships, in Apeldoorn, Toft won gold medals in the individual pursuit C1 and scratch race C1 as well as the silver medal in the time trial. Later in the year, at the Road World Championships in Netherlands, she won silver medals in the Women's Time Trial C2 and Women's Road Race C1, finishing behind Qian Wangwei and ahead of Schurmann.[4][5]

Toft competed in the 2022 Track World Championships, in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch race and omnium C1 events. She and finished first in all of them, all in which only the gold medal was awarded.[6][7] At the 2023 Road World Championships, she won the bronze medal in the time trial event. Toft competed in the 2024 Track World Championships, winning the silver medal in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch race and omnium; she finished behind Qian Wangwei in all of them.[8][9] Later in the year, she competed in the 2024 Road World Championships, winning the silver medal in the time trial.[10]

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