Lizzy Banks

For the actress, see Elizabeth Banks.

Elizabeth Mary Lydia Banks (née Stedman; born 7 November 1990) is an English former professional racing cyclist, who rode for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Tibco–SVB until 2023.^[5] Banks took up cycle racing in 2015 after participating in bicycle touring and cycling to clinical placements as a medical student. She left her medical studies shortly before she was due to graduate in order to pursue her cycling career.^[6]

Lizzy Banks

Banks at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Elizabeth Mary Lydia Banks
Nickname	Lizzy
Born	Elizabeth Mary Lydia Stedman (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2015	University of Sheffield
2016	Brother UK–Fusion RT
2017	Sunsport Velo
2017	Storey Racing
Professional teams
2018	UnitedHealthcare
2019–2020	Bigla Pro Cycling[1][2]
2021	Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling[3][4]
2022–2023	EF Education–Tibco–SVB[5]

Among her career highlights, Banks won two stages of the Women's Giro D'Italia in 2019 and 2020.

In July 2023, Banks was suspended from cycling after returning an adverse analytical finding in a UK Anti-Doping test, testing positive for asthma medication Formoterol and diuretic Chlortalidone. Banks contested the suspension on the grounds that the positives were a result of contamination for which she was not responsible. In May 2024, UK Anti-Doping accepted her position, removed her suspension from sport, and stated they would take no further action. However, Banks announced that as a result of the case she would retire from professional cycling.^[7][8]

Major results

2018

9th Chrono Gatineau

2019

1st Stage 8 Giro Rosa

2nd SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn

3rd Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs

5th Overall Giro delle Marche in Rosa

7th Overall The Women's Tour

9th Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire

2020

1st Stage 4 Giro Rosa

2nd GP de Plouay

6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad