Anna Blyth
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Elizabeth Blyth |
| Born | 15 May 1988 Leeds, England, United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Keirin |
| Amateur team | |
| 2008 | VC St Raphael |
| Major wins | |
| Junior Keirin World Champion | |
Anna Blyth (born 15 May 1988)[1] is an English racing cyclist from Leeds. She began racing at 15, having been spotted by British Cycling at Benton Park. She joined the World Class Start Programme, becoming a member of the Olympic Development Plan and the Olympic Academy.[2]
Palmarès
[edit]- 2005
- 2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championship, Austria – Junior
- 3rd Keirin, UCI World Track Championship, Austria – Junior
- 1st
500m TT, British National Track Championships – Junior - 1st Sprint, British National Track Championships – Junior
- 2006
- 3rd
500m Time trial, European Track Championships, Germany – Under 23 - 1st Keirin, UCI World Track Championships, Belgium – Junior
- 2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Belgium – Junior
- National Track Championships
- 2nd
500m time trial - 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Keirin
- 2nd
- 1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships – Junior
- 1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships – Junior
- 1st Sprint, British National Track Championships – Junior
- 2007
- 1st Keirin, European Track Championships, Germany – Under 23
- British National Track Championships
- 2nd 500m time trial
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Keirin
- 2nd
- 3rd 500m time trial, UCI Track World Cup, Round 4, Manchester
- 2nd Team sprint, UCI Track World Cup, Round 4, Manchester
- 4th Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2008
- British National Track Championships
- 1st
500m TT, British National Track Championships - 1st Team Sprint (with Victoria Pendleton)
- 1st
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd 500m Time Trial
- 3rd
- 2010
- 3rd Scratch race, Commonwealth Games
References
[edit]- ^ "Anna Blyth Bio". British Cycling.
- ^ "Cycling in schools – for and against". Cycling Weekly. 17 January 2008.
External links
[edit]- Anna Blyth at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Anna Blyth profile at The National Lottery
 European Track Champions – Women's scratch race (U23) | |
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