Anna Turvey (born 5 February 1980) is a
racing cyclist
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competing for Ireland.
She holds the Irish National records for the 10 miles, 25 miles and 50 miles individual time trials.
Career
In 2013, while competing as an amateur triathlete, Turvey finished second in RTTC National 25-mile time trial and top 10 in The British Elite time trial. Turvey joined the Scottish Cycling Performance Program in November 2013 with a view to competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Turvey the qualified to represent Scotland at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
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in the Road Time Trial and the Individual Pursuit on the track, finishing 9th in the road time trial and 12th in the individual pursuit.
Turvey declared for Ireland in December 2015, qualifying through her Mother. Turvey won the individual time trial at the
Irish National Cycling Championships
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The men's road championship is usually held on a Sunday at end of June; the wome ...
in June 2016.
In 2016, she rode for Ireland at the
2016 European Road Championships
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and in the
women's time trial event at the
2016 UCI Road World Championships
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.
Turvey answered a last minute call to ride for Ireland in the team pursuit in the
2016 UEC European Track Championships
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in Paris. While there she also competed in the Individual pursuit, finishing 8t
in the team pursuit, with
Lydia Boylan
Lydia Boylan (born 19 July 1987) is an Irish racing cyclist, who competes in the track and road disciplines of the sport. Boylan won the Irish National Road Race Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
She competed for Northern Ireland at the 20 ...
,
Lydia Gurley and
Eileen Burns, and 3rd in the Individual pursui
Away from cycling, Turvey works as an
Optometry, Optometrist.
She is the cousin of British Professional Racing driver
Oliver Turvey
Oliver Jonathan Turvey (born 1 April 1987) is a British professional racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula E, and is currently signed to McLaren as a test driver. He was a notable kart racer, with two national titles, and was the ...
.
Major results
;2019
:2nd
Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Time Tria
:2nd
RTTC National 10-mile Championship
:12th UEC Road European Championships Elite Women Individual Time Tria
:34th UCI Road World Championships Elite Women Individual Time tria
;2018
:3rd
RTTC National 25 Mile Road Time Trial Championship
:1st
RTTC National 10 Miles Road Time Trial Championship
:7th Chrono Champenois Trophee Europeen (1.1) (Betheny, France
:1st
RTTC National 50 Mile Road Time Trial Championship
:9th Chrono des Nations Elite Women Individual Time trial WE (1.1) (Les Herbiers, France
: Beryl Burton Trophy (Champions of Champions
;2017
:19th European Road cycling Championships individual time trial (Herning, Denmark
:3rd
RTTC National 25-mile Individual Time Trial Championship
: 17th Individual Pursuit UCI Track World Championships (Hong Kong
: 10th Individual Pursuit UCI Track cycling World Cup IV (Los Angeles
;2016
:1st
Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Time Trial,
Irish National Cycling Championships
The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider.
The men's road championship is usually held on a Sunday at end of June; the wome ...
:10th Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Road Race,
Irish National Cycling Championships
The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider.
The men's road championship is usually held on a Sunday at end of June; the wome ...
: 2nd
RCTT National 25 Miles Championshi
: 2nd
RCTT National 10 Miles Championshi
:24th European Elite Road cycling Championships (Plumelec, Franc
: 28th UCI Road World Championships (Doha, Qata
:3rd
European Track Championships 2016 Elite Women 3 km Individual Pursuit
2016 UEC European Track Championships
The 2016 UEC European Track Championships is the seventh edition of the elite UEC European Track Championships in track cycling and will take place at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, between 19 a ...
:8th European Track Championships 2016 Elite Women Team Pursui
with
Lydia Boylan
Lydia Boylan (born 19 July 1987) is an Irish racing cyclist, who competes in the track and road disciplines of the sport. Boylan won the Irish National Road Race Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
She competed for Northern Ireland at the 20 ...
,
Lydia Gurley and
Eileen Burns
;2015
:1st
RTTC National Team Time Trial Championship with
Katie Archibald
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A member of the Great Brita ...
and
Ciara Horne
;2014
:9th Commonwealth Games Individual Time Tria
:12th Commonwealth Games 3 km Individual Pursui
: 1st Individual Pursuit, Scottish National Championships
Scottish National Track Championships
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:1st Scottish Cycling National 25 Mile Time Trial Championship
;2013
:1st
British National Duathlon Championships (Age Grou
:1st
British National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships (Age Grou
:8th British Elite Road cycling Time Tria
:2nd
RTTC National 50 Miles Road Time Trial Championship
:2nd
RTTC National 25 miles Road Time Trial Championships
:4th ITU World Triathlon Final (Age Group) (London
:2nd
Individual Pursuit, Scottish National Track Championship
: 13th Chrono des Nations Elite Women Individual Time tria
;2012
:1st
British National Duathlon Championships (Age Group
:3rd
ITU World Triathlon Final (Age Group) (Auckland
;2011
:2nd
ETU Duathlon European Championships (Limerick, Ireland
:1st
ETU Triathlon European (sprint distance) Championships (Age Group) (Pontevedra, Spain
:2nd
ITU World Triathlon Final Sprint Distance (Age Group) (Beijing, China)
See also
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2016 national road cycling championships
References
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1980 births
Living people
Duathletes
British female triathletes
Irish female cyclists
Scottish female cyclists
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Sunderland
Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland