Rebecca Rimmington
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Rebecca Elizabeth Rimmington |
Nickname | Bex |
Born | Grantham United Kingdom | 14 January 1983
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Professional team | |
2017 | Team WNT Pro Cycling |
Major wins | |
Bronze, 2014 National 10-mile Time Trial
Bronze, 2014 National Circuit Time Trial Gold, 2013 National Team Time Trial 2010 British Paracycling Road Race Championships☺ 2010 World Road Paracyling Ranked No. 1 Bronze,2009 World☺Paracyling Road Race Championships |
Rebecca Rimmington (born 14 January 1983 in Grantham, England) is an English sportsperson, a competitive cyclist and former tandem pilot for blind and visually impaired riders.
At the 2009 UCI World Para-cycling Road Cup in Bogogno, Italy, Rimmington piloted Lora Turnham to a bronze medal in the Tandem Road Race.[1]
As of 2018[update], Rimmington is a member of the Zwift Academy triathlon team and is set to compete in the 2018 Ironman World Championships in Hawaiʻi.[2]
Clubs and sponsors
- 2018 Zwift Academy
- 2016–2017 Team WNT Pro Cycling
- 2015 Ikon–Mazda
- 2014 Merlin Cycles
- 2013–2014 Trainsharp Race Team
- 2009–2010 Melton Olympic
- 2007–2009 VC St Raphael
- 2006–2007 Melton Olympic
Major results
World Paracycling Championships
- 2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Melanie Easter
- 2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships Time Trial - Tandem with Melanie Easter
- 2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships 3km Pursuit - Tandem with Melanie Easter
- 2007 - 10th Paracycling World Championships Kilo - Tandem with Melanie Easter
- 2009 – Bronze, 3rd, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham
- 2010 - British Paracycling Road Race Champion - Tandem with Lora Turnham
- 2010 - World Paracycling Road Ranking Number 1
Paracycling World Cup
- 2010 – Gold, Gold, Paracycling World Cup Road Race, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham
- 2010 - Silver, Silver, Paracycling World Cup Time Trial, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham
Paracycling Europa-Cup
- 2007 – Bronze, Bronze, Paracycling Europa-Cup Gippengen - Tandem with Melanie Easter
- 2009 – Silver, Silver, Paracycling Europa-Cup Piacenza Stage Race- Tandem with Lora Turnham
- 2010 – Gold, Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bayonne Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham
- 2010 - Gold, Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bilbao Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham
Other Paracycling achievements
- 2020 - Married Si Wilson.
References
- ^ "GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Lora Turnham", britishcycling.org, retrieved 6 August 2016
- ^ Love, Martin (23 September 2018). "Moulton x ColourBolt X-Black bike preview: 'A small-wheel bike with big cojones'". The Observer.
External links
- Official website
- Rebecca Rimmington at Cycling Archives (archived)
- "Bex's 2012 Paralympic cycling dream over, but watch out Rio 2016". Melton Times. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 14 July 2011.