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Joanna Rowsell Shand
Joanna Katie Rowsell MBE (born 5 December 1988) is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road. Her greatest successes were the gold medals won in the women's team pursuit at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics as well as five World Championship titles, four in the team pursuit (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014) plus one in the individual pursuit at the 2014 World Championships. She currently holds the World Record in the 3 km team pursuit. Rowsell first came to national prominence as a winner of junior national competitions in 2005/2006. Early life Rowsell was born in Carshalton, in the London Borough of Sutton. She competed for Sutton in the London Youth Games. She attended Cuddington Croft Primary School from 1993 to 2000 and Nonsuch High School for Girls from 2000 to 2007. Career Rowsell was picked up by British Cycling's Talent Team programme in 2004, after being tested at her school. Her first major wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2014. They took place in Cali, Colombia from 26 February to 2 March 2014 in the Velódromo Alcides Nieto Patiño. Schedule This was the schedule of events: Medal summary *Shaded events are non-Olympic Medal table References External links *Results bookPictures on Flickr {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2014 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ... Sport in Cali February 2014 sports events in South America March 2014 sports events in South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 European Track Championships – Women's Team Pursuit
The Women's team pursuit was held on 21 October 2011 with 12 teams participating. Medalists Results Qualifying Fastest 2 teams race for gold and 3rd and 4th teams race for bronze. It was held at 13:00. Finals The final was held at 20:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 European Track Championships - Women's team pursuit 2011 European Track Championships European Track Championships – Women's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 UEC European Track Championships
The 2011 European Track Championships was the second edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 21 and 23 October. All ten Olympic events, ( sprint, team sprint, keirin, team pursuit and omnium all for both men and women) and the non-Olympic men's madison championship and points races for both genders were held as part of the championships. The Championships were a qualification event for the 2012 Olympic Games. The opening night of competition was marred by technical difficulties, specifically the mechanical breakdown of the fixed gates system. as a result of which all releases reverted to hand or manual releases. This mechanical difficulty caused two German false starts in the Women's Team Pursuit final, and may have played some part in the shock failure of Great Britain to make the medal finals in the Men's Team Sprint event. Despite this latter mishap, and the early withdrawal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 European Track Championships – U23 Women's Individual Pursuit
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2008 UEC European Track Championships
The 2008 European Track Championships took place in Pruszków, Poland from 3 September to 7 September 2008. They were the annual European championship for track cycling for junior and under 23 riders. Events were also held at elite level in the women's omnium discipline. A men's omnium European Championship was held in Alkmaar, the Netherlands at 18 October 2008. Countries * Belarus at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships * Great Britain at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships * Lithuania at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships * Netherlands at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships ''Incomplete list'' Medal summary Open Open events were held in the omnium discipline only. Omnium sprint Under 23 i) There were awarded 2 gold medals (and no silver medal) because Ellen van Dijk and Lizzie Armitstead Elizabeth Mary Deignan (née Armitstead; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC). They were first held in their current format in 2010, when elite level cyclists competed for the first time following an overhaul of European track cycling. The UEC agreed with the governing bodies of six other major European sports from 2018 to integrate its four Olympic-class events, including track cycling, into the new European Championships event on a quadrennial basis. Beginning with 2018, every fourth edition of the competition will form part of the multi-sport event. While track cycling also forms part of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, these events are not regarded as European Championships but as the Cycling programme of the European Games, and the UEC event will also be held later in the same year. Conversely, the events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Team Pursuit
The Women's team pursuit event of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016. As the last major track cycling event prior to the 2016 Summer Ol ... was held on 3 and 4 March 2016. The United States beat Canada in the final to win the gold medal. Results Qualifying The qualifying was started at 13:00. First round The winners of the first two heats advanced to the final. After that, the results were used to determine the placement rounds. It was held at 15:20. Finals The final were started at 19:05. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's team pursuit Women's team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016. As the last major track cycling event prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics, the championships were particularly important for cyclists and national teams aiming to qualify for the track cycling competitions at Rio 2016. Hosts Great Britain finished top of the medals table with five gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Preparations Tickets prices for the 12 different sessions ranged between £15 and £90, with student and over 60s discounts available. Higher priced tickets were tickets with better seating locations, afternoon (final) sessions and the sessions at the weekend. On 20 February 50,000 tickets were sold, with most of the sessions sold out. For the championships 200 volunteers were recruited and helped in a variety of roles during set-up and across the event, from programme sellers and accr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Team Pursuit
The Women's Team Pursuit is one of the 9 women's events at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Ballerup Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of ..., Denmark. Fifteen teams of 3 cyclists each participated in the contest. After the qualifying, the fastest 2 teams raced for gold, and 3rd and 4th teams raced for bronze. The Qualifying and the Finals were held on March 25. World record Qualifying Finals References Qualifying Results {{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Uci Track Cycling World Championships - Women's Team Pursuit [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2010. They took place at the Ballerup Super Arena in Ballerup, Denmark from 24 to 28 March 2010. Participating nations 38 nations participated * (3) * (20) * (5) * (1) * (7) * (2) * (9) * (2) * (16) * (1) * (3) * (9) * (13) * (14) * (21) * (19) * (22) * (13) * (8) * (1) * (5) * (15) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (7) * (2) * (3) * (15) * (17) * (14) * (1) * (21) * (9) * (1) * (3) * (16) * (8) Medal summary Medal table See also * 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking * 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics References External linksResults book {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's Team Pursuit
The Women's team pursuit event of the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 ... was held on 18–19 February 2015. Results Qualifying The qualifying was held at 14:45. First round The first round was held at 16:00. Finals The finals were started at 20:20. References {{DEFAULTSORT:2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's team pursuit Women's team pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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