Harriet Harnden
 Harnden in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Hattie[1] |
| Born | 9 March 2001 West Malvern, England |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AON Racing–Tourne Campervans |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross, mountaing biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020–2024 | Trek Factory Racing |
| 2025– | AON Racing–Tourne Campervans |
| Major wins | |
| |
Harriet Harnden (born 9 March 2001)[2] is a British cyclist who has competed in cyclo-cross and in several mountain bike disciplines (enduro, cross-country and downhill).[3] As of January 2025, she has a total of 77 career victories across these four disciplines.[4] She won the women's elite race at the British National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2020 and 2022.[5][6] She topped the women's enduro rankings in the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.[7][8]
From 2025, she races for the AON Racing downhill team founded that year by Reece Wilson,[4] having ridden for Trek Factory Racing in cyclo-cross and MTB from 2020 to 2024.[9]
Early life
Harnden is from West Malvern, where she grew up with her two older and one younger brothers.[1] She began cycling at the age of eight and started to compete aged twelve.[1]
Career
As a junior, Harnden competed at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, and won medals at the 2018 and 2019 European Mountain Bike Championships.[3] As an elite rider, she became 2020 and 2022 British National Cyclo-cross Champion.[5][6] At the age of 20, she became the youngest ever winner of an women's elite Enduro World Series (EWS) race when she took the victory at La Thuile in 2021.[1]
In 2023, Harnden won the UK Downhill National Championships.[2] She came in five seconds before her competitors to secure the National Championship jersey alongside her jerseys in cyclo-cross and cross-country.[10]
She took the overall series title for elite women's enduro in the 2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.[7][8]
She won her first UCI downhill race in Les Gets on August 22nd, 2026. The win meant she claimed a €100,000 purse provided by Gates belt drives. The cash prize was offered to the first rider to win a UCI downhill race on a bike that used a belt powered drivetrain, as opposed to a conventional chain.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Getting to Know Hattie Harnden, the Youngest Elite Women's EWS Winner in History". Pinkbike. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- 1 2 "British National Championships - DHI 22-23 Jul 2023". mtbdata.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- 1 2 Harriet Harnden. olympedia.org
- 1 2 Scullion, Pete (17 January 2025). "AON Racing Announces Their 2025 Riders". Wideopen Magazine.
- 1 2 Goddard, Ben (12 January 2020). "Teenager Harriet Harnden wins elite women's British title at cyclo-cross nationals". Cyclingnews.
- 1 2 Arthurs-Brennan, Michelle (9 January 2022). "Harnden and Mein tackle mudbath course to take British National Cyclocross titles". Cycling Weekly.
- 1 2 "2024 UCI EDR World Cup Rankings: Enduro Women Elite". UCI MTB World Series. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- 1 2 Jefford, Will (2 November 2024). "Mountain bike champion calls games absence a shame". BBC News.
- ↑ "Harriet HARNDEN". UCI. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Harnden secures national championship win in debut downhill run as Walker asserts dominance". British Cycling. Retrieved 2023-08-07.