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Kiwi professional cyclist Ella Harris tells Real Life with John Cowan about her unorthodox pathway to the pro peloton

Publish Date
Mon, 22 Jan 2024, 10:59am

Kiwi professional cyclist Ella Harris tells Real Life with John Cowan about her unorthodox pathway to the pro peloton

Publish Date
Mon, 22 Jan 2024, 10:59am

Ella Harris is a 25-year-old New Zealand professional cyclist, currently riding for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus Wahoo. She won the Zwift global stationary trainer competition in 2018, which earned her a contract with Women's World Tour's Canyon SRAM team. At home, she won the national under-23 time trial in 2020 and has earned a number of heralded performances internationally.

Ella started cycling at 10 years old with her parents on the weekends and began cycle racing at 13 when she joined the cycling club at St Margaret’s College in Christchurch. She gained her Bachelor of Agricommerce majoring in Food Marketing and Retailing from Massey University. During the cycling season, Ella resides in Girona, Spain.

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