Janet Birkmyre

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Janet Birkmyre Road cycling
Janet Birkmyre (2013)
Janet Birkmyre (2013)
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Full name Janet Susan Birkmyre
Date of birth August 10, 1966
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
discipline Train / street
Last updated: March 24, 2018

Janet Susan Birkmyre (born August 10, 1966 in Worcester ) is a British cyclist .

Athletic career

In her 30s, Janet Birkmyre was having a life crisis. Through her acquaintance with mountain bikers she discovered her joy in cycling. She joined a cycling club in Twickenham and drove first races. She fell the first time she tried to ride a velodrome , her husband persuaded her to keep going.

In 2004, at the age of 38, Janet Birkmyre began competitive cycling. In the same year, she narrowly missed her first medal at national championships and finished fourth. Between 2005 and 2012 she won the overall classification of the British Omnium series eight times , and in 2008 she was also champion in the Derny race.

From 2012 Birkmyare started in Masters competitions. By 2016 she had won a total of 37 titles, 28 European and 53 national titles at world championships in the Masters area on the track. In 2017 she won six more gold medals at European Championships alone. In 2016 she announced that she would compete more often on the road in the future and won silver as a member of a team in the national time trial championship in the same year.

successes

2005
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series
2006
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series
2007
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series
2008
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series, Derny
2009
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series
2011
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series
2012
  • MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Champion - General Classification Omnium Series

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Olivia Parker: Over 40 and fitter than ever: a grown-up guide. In: stuff.co.nz. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  2. ^ Six European gold medals for track cycling ace Janet. In: worcesternews.co.uk. October 7, 2017, accessed March 24, 2018 .
  3. ^ Worcestershire track cycling ace turns attention to road for national silver medal. In: worcesternews.co.uk. June 5, 2016, accessed March 24, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Birkmyre, Janet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Birkmyre, Janet Susan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Worcester