Kirstie James
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| Kirstie James (2020) | |
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| Date of birth | May 25, 1989 |
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 New Zealand
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| discipline | Railway (endurance) / road |
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| Last updated: September 10, 2019 | |
Kirstie James (born May 25, 1989 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand cyclist who mainly competes in endurance races on the track .
Athletic career
Kirstie James began her athletic career as a rower . She contested her last rowing regatta in Russia in 2012 at the University World Championships, where the New Zealand boat only finished in fifth place, which was disappointing for the athletes. Since there were no further prospects for her in this sport, James decided to switch to track cycling . In 2013 she started at national championships for the first time.
In 2015 Kirstie James became Oceania Champion in the team pursuit together with Holly Edmondston , Alysha Keith and Elizabeth Steel . Two years later she finished third at the 2017 UCI World Track Championships with the New Zealand women's track four from Racquel Sheath , Rushlee Buchanan , Jaime Nielsen and Michaela Drummond . At the Oceania Championships she won silver with the four ( Bryony Botha , Alysha Keith and Nina Wollaston ) and bronze in the single pursuit . In the same year she started at the New Zealand Road Championships; She finished seventh in the individual time trial , but couldn't finish the road race.
In 2019, James became New Zealand champion in the singles pursuit , setting a national record of 4: 28.311 minutes.
successes
- 2015
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Oceania Champion - Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston , Alysha Keith and Elizabeth Steel )
- 2017
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World Championship - Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath , Rushlee Buchanan , Jaime Nielsen and Michaela Drummond ) -
Oceania Championship - Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha , Alysha Keith and Nina Wollaston ) -
Oceania Championship - one's pursuit
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New Zealand Champion - Scratch
- 2017/18
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Oceania Champion - Single Pursuit, Points Race, Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha , Racquel Sheath , Michaela Drummond and Rushlee Buchanan )
- 2018
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Commonwealth Games - Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha , Michaela Drummond , Rushlee Buchanan and Racquel Sheath )
- 2019
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World Cup in Cambridge - Team Pursuits (with Bryony Botha , Rushlee Buchanan and Racquel Sheath ) -
New Zealand Champion - Single Pursuit, Scratch, Points Race, Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath , Bryony Botha and Rushlee Buchanan )
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World Cup in Cambridge - Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha , Rushlee Buchanan and Holly Edmondston )
- 2019/20
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Oceania Champion - Single Pursuit, Team Pursuit (with Jessie Hodges , Emily Shearman and Nicole Shields )
- 2020
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New Zealand Champion - Team Pursuit (with Ally Wollaston , Nina Wollaston and Jessie Hodges )
Web links
- Kirstie James in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Kirstie James in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scott Donaldson: NZ cyclist Kirstie James grateful to Southland for rowing transition as track cycling nationals come to Invercargill. In: stuff.co.nz. Retrieved August 20, 2017 .
- ^ James and Bond set records at track cycling nationals. In: radionz.co.nz. February 8, 2019, accessed February 8, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | James, Kirstie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland |