Grace Fenton Garner (born 19 June 1997) is an English former professional
racing cyclist
Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...
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who rode professionally between 2016 and 2020, for the , , and teams. Her older sister
Lucy van der Haar
Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the , and teams. Van der Haar is a double junior world road race champion, winning ...
also competed professionally in cycling, before also retiring in 2020.
Career
Garner was educated at
Countesthorpe Leysland Community College
Countesthorpe Academy (formerly Countesthorpe Leysland Community College) is a coeducational secondary school situated on the western edge of Countesthorpe in Leicestershire, England near the A426.
History
Countesthorpe Leysland Community Co ...
. In 2015, Garner finished sixth in the
Women's Tour de Yorkshire
The Women's Tour de Yorkshire is a women's road cycling race in Yorkshire, England. From 2015 to 2017, the event was a one-day race. From 2018 onwards, the event has been a two-day event, with a UCI race classification of 2.1. The event is the ...
, and seventh in the
junior road race at the
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
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. She turned professional with the team in 2016: after the team folded at the end of the season she joined for the 2017 season. As part of the National Women's Road race series, Garner won the Essex Giro.
When folded at the end of 2018, both Garner sisters joined for 2019.
Garner retired from cycling at the end of the 2020 season.
See also
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List of 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders
Listed below are the UCI Women's Teams that compete in 2016 women's road cycling events organized by the International Cycling Union ( UCI), including the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour.
Teams overview
The country designation of each team is deter ...
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
English female cyclists
Sportspeople from Leicester