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Janet Susan Birkmyre (born 10 August 1966 in the
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area) is an English track racing cyclist. She took up cycling in 2003 and raced for the first time in 2004. Since then she has been an elite British National Champion three times, winning the National Scratch race in 2012 as well as the National Derny Championships in 2015 and 2008, she has also won the National Omnium Series eight times. In addition, she has taken 44 World Masters Championship titles, plus 28 European Masters titles and 69 National Masters titles. Janet has set a number of World Masters Records. Most recently, in 2019 she set a new record for the 500m TT (50-54) with a time of 37.026. She was part of the World Masters Team Pursuit team that set a new World Masters record in 2014 and 2015, in October 2012 she set a new world record for the 500m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 37.419. The previous year she set a new world record for the 200m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 12.229, bettering the previous record which had stood since 2002, she also set a new record for the 500m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 37.429. Previous to this, in October 2006, she broke the World Masters Record (40–49 category) in the 500m TT in
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, with a time of 37.239, she also holds a number of European Masters Records. Birkmyre broke the National Tandem Record for 5 km on 16 May 2006 in a new time of 6:45:848. Janet also currently holds nine National Masters track records
British cycling
Janet was featured in the Telegraph Weekend "Over 40 and fitter than ever: a grown up guide" Janet's father is Nicholas John Birkmyre a former rower who represented Great Britain with George Justicz in double sculls.


Palmarès

;2023 :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st BMCR Criterium Championships :1st BMCR Road Race Championships ;2022 :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st BMCR Track Championship x5: keirin, scratch, points, IP, 500m :1st BMCR Criterium Championships :1st BMCR Road Race Championships :1st BMCR Mountain Bike Championships ;2021 :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st BMCR Track Championship x4: scratch, points, IP, 500m :1st BMCR Criterium Championships ;2020 :1st BMCR Track Omnium Championships ;2019 :1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships (new World Masters Record) :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships ;2018 :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st LVRC Omnium Championship :1st LVRC Track Champion winning points, scratch and IP ;2017 :1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Points, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :3rd National Team Time Trial Championships :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships ;2016 :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd National Team Time Trial Championships ;2015 :1st
British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...
:1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion ;2014 :1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :1st TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :3rd British National Derny Championships ;2013 :1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Points, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships :1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :2nd
British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...
;2012 :1st Scratch race,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :3rd 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships ;2011 :3rd
British National Team Sprint Championships The British National Team Sprint Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 2008. Results Men Women See also * Brit ...
:1st Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :3rd Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Points, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships :1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :1st TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :3rd Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships ;2010 :2nd
British National Team Pursuit Championships The British National Team Pursuit Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. Prior to 1996, there were two separate team pursuit championship events for amateur and profession ...
:3rd
British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...
:1st Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Points, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships ;2009 :3rd
British National Team Sprint Championships The British National Team Sprint Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships organized by British Cycling. A women's championship was held for the first time in 2008. Results Men Women See also * Brit ...
:1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Points, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :3rd Points, British National Masters Track Championships ;2008 :1st
British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...
:1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships :1st Points, European Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships :1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships ;2007 :2nd Scratch race,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:4th 500m TT,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:5th Keirin
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:6th
British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...
:1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :2nd Road Race UCI World Masters Championships, Austria :1st Tour of Britain Support Race, Women's Grand Prix, Crystal Palace :1st Tour de France Support Race, Hyde Park :1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships ;2006 :1st Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :Elite National Championships :6th
British National Derny Championships The British National Derny Championships are annual bicycle races held in the United Kingdom. The event was originally run as a motor paced event behind the larger stayer motors, but in 2000 a demonstration championship was run using derny bik ...
:4th
British National Circuit Race Championships The British National Circuit Race Championships cover several different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The first championships were held in 1979 for professional cyclists only. Amateur championships were ...
:3rd 500m TT,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:6th Scratch Race,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:6th Keirin
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :3rd Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd Essex Giro, National Women's Road Race Series ;2005 :1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships :1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships :2nd Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships :Elite National Championships :3rd 500m TT,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:3rd Sprint,
British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...
:1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion :1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships :1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships :2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships


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Over 40 and fitter than ever – Janet Birkmyre is featured in the Telegraph WeekendJanet Birkmyre 7 golds in 7 days – Interview post European Masters 2013Janet Birkmyre Interview with Paul Harper October 2012Janet Birkmyre the star once again at UCI World Masters 2012Janet Birkmyre Interview, Rebecca Charlton, She Cycles, 13 October 2005
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100619074538/http://www.orbea-forgoodnessshakes.com/the-team/janet-birkmyre.html Janet Birkmyre Team Launch of Orbea – For Goodness Shakes Feb 2010br>Janet Birkmyre Blog PostsJanet Birkmyre the star at UCI World Masters 2012 Janet Birkmyre Interview with Filles a Velo 2010
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