Hannah Mary Barnes (born 4 May 1993) is a British
racing cyclist
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, who rides for
UCI Women's WorldTeam . She is the sister of fellow racing cyclist
Alice Barnes, who rides for .
Career
Born in
Tunbridge Wells
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,
Kent
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, Barnes grew up in
Bladon
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,
Oxfordshire and later moved to
Towcester
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Towcester is one of the olde ...
,
Northamptonshire
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two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...
. Barnes began cycling with
Milton Keynes based Team Keyne at the age of 10, before joining
Palmer Park Velo in
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after she was spotted and invited to join
British Cycling
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's Talent Team. Barnes was the under 14 omnium National Champion, a title held the previous year by
Laura Trott, and the following year by
Lucy Garner
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. A handful of national titles followed as an under 16 rider on the track, and again as a junior, when she also added the junior
British National Time Trial Championships to her palmarès. As a junior rider, she also won the senior women's
British National Circuit Race Championships in 2010 and 2011.
Barnes represented
England
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at the
2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
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, held on the
Isle of Man
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. In 2012, she rode for the
UCI Women's Team
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Team Ibis Cycles.
On 8 June 2013, Barnes won the Elite Women's Criterium at the 7th edition of the IG London Nocturne. Originally she had been demoted to second place, behind
Laura Trott, for her victory celebration which was deemed to be dangerous riding, but this decision was later reversed.
In November 2013 it was announced that Barnes would be racing for the new women's cycling team in 2014. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the team's inaugural squad for the 2016 season.
In August 2021 it was announced that Barnes would be leaving for the new , due to commence competing from 2022.
Major results
Source:
;2008
: 1st Blackpool Grand Prix Des Dames
;2009
: 1st
London Nocturne
: 1st Leicestershire
cyclo-cross
: 2nd
Madison,
National Track Championships (with
Corrine Hall)
;2010
: 1st
National Criterium Championships
: 1st
Madison,
National Track Championships (with
Hannah Walker)
: National Junior Track Championships
::1st
Scratch
::2nd Individual pursuit
::3rd Sprint
: 1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Junior race,
National Cyclo-cross Championships
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: 1st
London Nocturne
: 1st Twickenham CC Ladies Race
: 1st Dumfries BikeFest Women's Criterium
: 1st Stratford-upon-Avon Team Series
: 1st Oakley Team Series
: 1st City of Preston Circuit Races
;2011
: 1st
National Criterium Championships
:
National Junior Track Championships
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Scratch
::1st
![MaillotReinoUnido](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MaillotReinoUnido.PNG)
Points race
:
Commonwealth Youth Games
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::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Criterium
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Time trial
::1st
![Gold medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg)
Team road race (with
Lucy Garner
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&
Harriet Owen)
::3rd
![Bronze medal blank](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg)
Road race
: 1st
London Nocturne
: 1st CDNW Women's Road Race
: 1st
Jersey
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Road Race
: 1st Peterborough Johnsons Healthtech Tour Series
: 1st City of Preston Circuit Races
:
National Track Championships
::2nd Team pursuit (with
Lucy Garner
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&
Harriet Owen)
::2nd
Madison (with
Hannah Walker)
::3rd Individual pursuit
;2012
: 1st
London Nocturne
: 1st Stage 3 Essex Giro
: 3rd
Madison,
National Track Championships (with
Eileen Roe)
;2013
: 1st
National Criterium Championships
: 1st
London Nocturne
: 1st
![Jersey white](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Jersey_white.svg)
Overall Johnsons Healthtech Tour Series
::1st
![Jersey black](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Jersey_black.svg)
Sprint classification
::1st Woking
::1st Redditch
::1st Colchester
: 1st Eagle RC Good Friday Circuit Race
: 1st Curlew Cup Road Race, British National Series
: 1st Oakley Team Series
: 1st Ryedale GP
: 2nd Overall City of Perth Grand Prix
::1st Stage 3
;2014
: 1st Blue Dome Criterium
: 1st Brady Arts District Criterium
: 1st Charlotte Criterium
: 1st Gateway Cup
: 1st Stage 1
Tour Femenino de San Luis
: 8th Overall
The Women's Tour
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Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
: 9th
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
;2015
: 1st
Gran Prix San Luis Femenino
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: 1st Sunny King Criterium
: 1st Charlotte Criterium
: 1st Novant Health Invitational Criterium
:
Tour Femenino de San Luis
::1st
![Jersey yellow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg)
Young rider classification
::1st Stages 1 & 2
: 1st
![Jersey white](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Jersey_white.svg)
Young rider classification
Tour of California
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: 1st Stage 4
Tour of the Gila
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: 5th Overall
The Women's Tour
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History
Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
::1st
![Jersey violet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Jersey_violet.svg)
British rider classification
::1st
![Jersey white](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Jersey_white.svg)
Young rider classification
::1st Stage 5
;2016
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 2nd
Team time trial,
UCI Road World Championships
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Events
...
: 6th
Crescent Vårgårda
: 9th
Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix
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;2017
: 1st Stage 3
Giro d'Italia Femminile
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: National Road Championships
::2nd
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::3rd
Road race
: 3rd Overall
The Women's Tour
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History
Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
::1st
![Jersey light blue](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Jersey_light_blue.svg)
British rider classification
: 3rd
Crescent Vårgårda TTT
: 5th
Women's Tour de Yorkshire
: 7th
Le Samyn
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: 9th
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,
UCI Road World Championships
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...
;2018
: 1st
Team time trial,
UCI Road World Championships
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...
: 1st
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, National Road Championships
: 1st
![Jersey orange](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Jersey_orange.svg)
Overall
Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
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::1st Stages 1 & 4
: 2nd
Tour of Guangxi
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: 6th
Gent–Wevelgem
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;2019
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Giro Rosa
: 2nd
Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT
: 3rd
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, National Road Championships
: 8th Overall
Women's Tour de Yorkshire
;2020
: 6th
Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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: 9th
La Périgord Ladies
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;2021
: 5th
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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Personal life
Barnes is in a relationship with fellow professional cyclist,
Sam Bewley.
References
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1993 births
Living people
English female cyclists
People from Royal Tunbridge Wells
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for England
British cycling road race champions