Elinor Barker
Personal information | |
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Full name | Elinor Jane Barker |
Born | Cardiff, Wales | 7 September 1994
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Team USN / Wiggle High5 |
Discipline | Track & Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Pursuit/Time trial |
Amateur teams | |
2005–2007 | Maindy Flyers |
2008 | Kidney Wales For Escentual |
2009–2011 | Cardiff Ajax |
2012 | Scott Contessa Epic RT[2] |
Professional teams | |
2013–2014 | Wiggle-Honda |
2015–2017 | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling |
2018– | You have called {{Contentious topics}} . You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:
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Early life
Elinor Jane Barker from Heath, Cardiff, is the daughter of Graham Barker, deputy headteacher at St Julian's Comprehensive School in Newport.[5] She has two older siblings, Joe and Harri and a sister, Megan, three years her junior and also a successful racing cyclist.[6] She attended Llanishen High School.[5]
Career
Barker took up cycling with the Maindy Flyers at the age of 10, as a way of getting out of swimming classes.[5][7] She was recruited into British Cycling's Olympic Development Academy,[6] but remained based in Wales until she completed her A-levels in 2013, after which she moved to Manchester to train full-time at Manchester Velodrome.[8]
She became the Junior Time Trial world champion in 2012, completing the 15.6 km course in Valkenburg, Netherlands in 22 minutes and 26.29 seconds, beating Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Denmark by 35.87 seconds. Subsequently, Barker was named Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2012.[9]
In 2013, she became a senior world champion for the first time as a member of the team pursuit squad at the UCI Track World Championships.
Barker represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014, winning silver and bronze medals.[10][11]
In September 2014 it was announced that Barker would follow in the footsteps of teammate Laura Trott and join the Matrix Fitness-Vulpine team for 2015.[12]
At her home world championships in London, Barker was part of the pursuit team along with Horne, Rowsell-Shand and Trott to claim the bronze medal; after a disappointing qualifying ride.[13] At the 2016 Olympic Games, Barker along with Archibald, Rowsell-Shand and Trott claimed the gold medal in the team pursuit in a world record time of four minutes and 10.236 seconds.[14]
Returning to the track after the Olympics, Barker claimed the silver medal at the European Championships.[15] Barker followed this by winning the points race at the world cup in Apeldoorn.[16] Barker then claimed the title at the Six Days of Amsterdam.[17] Barker closed 2016 with success in the national Madison championships alongside Laura Kenny.[18] Starting 2017 Barker finished second in the ominium event and third in the scratch race at the national championships.[19] Barker finished an impressive third in the points race at the world cup event in Los Angeles, despite having just 15 minutes rest after the Madison event.[20] At the Six days series final, despite not winning a race in Mallorca, Barker won the title.[21] At the World Championships, Barker claimed two silver medals, one in the scratch race and the other in the Madison alongside Emily Nelson.[22][23] Barker went on to win her first individual world title in the points race.[24]
For the 2018 season Barker decided to join Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling.[25]
Major results
- 2011
- 1st Stratford-upon-Avon Team Series
- 1st Stage 1 Essex Giro
- National Junior Track Championships
- 2nd Time trial, UCI Road World Junior Championships
- 2nd Individual pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 2012
- 1st Jubilee Road Race
- 1st Duncan Murray Wines Road Race
- 1st Time trial, UCI Road World Junior Championships
- UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit (with Lucy Garner and Amy Roberts)
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Cup – Cali
- 2nd Hillingdon Grand Prix
- 2nd Overall 2 Days of Bedford
- UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 2013
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Otley Grand Prix
- UEC European Under–23 Track Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Cup – Aguascalientes
- 2014
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- UCI Track World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Round 1 – Guadalajara
- 1st Team pursuit, Round 2 – London
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Points race, Round 2 – London
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
- Revolution
- 1st Scratch Race – Round 3, Manchester
- 2nd Points Race – Round 2, Manchester
- 3rd Points Race – Round 3, Manchester
- 3rd Scratch Race – Round 4, Manchester
- 1st Team Pursuit, National Championships (With Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott)[26]
- Commonwealth Games
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Scratch race
- 2015
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
- Revoultion
- 1st Points Race – Round 6, Manchester
- 1st Scratch Race – Round 3, Manchester
- 2nd Points Race – Round 3, Manchester
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, Round 1 – Cali, UCI Track World Cup
- 2016
- 1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- UCI Track World Cup
- 1st Omnium, Six Days of Amsterdam[17]
- 1st National Madison Championship (with Laura Kenny)[18]
- 2nd Scratch race, UEC European Track Championships
- Revolution Series
- 2nd Points Race - Round 1, Manchester
- 2nd Points Race - Round 5, Manchester
- Revolution Champions League
- 2nd Points Race, Round 2 - London
- 3rd Omnium, Round 1 - Manchester
- 3rd Points Race, Round 1 - Manchester
- 3rd Scratch Race, Round 2 - London
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 2017
- UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Scratch race
- 2nd Madison (with Emily Nelson)
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Madison (with Ellie Dickinson)
- 2nd Team pursuit
- World Cup
- 1st Madison – Round 2, Manchester
- 1st Team Pursuit – Round 2, Manchester
- 2nd Madison, Round 1, (Pruszków), Track Cycling World Cup (with Emily Nelson)[27]
- 1st Stage 2a BeNe Ladies Tour
- 1st Ominum, Six Day Final, Mallorca
- 1st Overall Rás na mBan
- National Track Championships
- 3rd Scratch Race, Revolution Series - Champions League - Round 1, London
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2018
- 1st Points race, Commonwealth Games
- 2nd Scratch Race, Revolution Series - Champions League - Round 3, Manchester
References
- ^ a b "Elinor Barker: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N15.
- ^ "New Year's Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Simon Gaskell (18 September 2012). "Cycling gold for Elinor Barker at World Road Championships in Holland". Wales Online.
- ^ a b Chris Sidwells (22 November 2012). "Ride: Elinor Barker in South Wales". Cycling Weekly.
- ^ Alasdair Fotheringham (19 September 2012). "Cycling: Elinor Barker shows next generation is in very safe hands". The Independent.
- ^ Robin Scott-Elliot (31 October 2013). "Elinor Barker prepares to complete her education on the track". The Independent.
- ^ Rebecca Ransom (11 December 2012). "Elinor Barker named Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year". British Cycling.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow". Wales Online. 9 July 2014.
- ^ BBC Sport – Glasgow 2014, "Glasgow 2014 day four: Elinor Barker denied gold by Laura Trott", 27 July 2014. Accessed 27 July 2014
- ^ "Elinor Barker signs to Matrix Fitness-Vulpine for 2015". Cycling Weekly. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "GB women's team pursuit squad salvage bronze at Track Worlds". Cycling Weekly. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Laura Trott makes history as GB's women win team pursuit - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Jody Cundy (20 October 2016). "Medal magic from Great Britain Cycling Team in Paris". Britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Olympic champion Elinor Barker wins gold at World Cup in Apeldoorn".
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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- ^ "Track Cycling Worlds: Elinor Barker & Emily Nelson win madison silver - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "World Track Cycling Championships: Elinor Barker wins world points race gold - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Katie Archibald: World omnium champion to join road racing team in 2018 - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Laura Trott leads Wiggle-Honda to National Track team title - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Track World Cup Final day: Larsen wins men's omnium". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Elinor Barker wins Rás na mBan". rte.ie. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Barker Reigns Supreme on Mount Leinster". Cycling Ireland. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Elinor Barker bursts to second An Post Rás na mBan stage win". rte.ie. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External links
- Elinor Barker at Cycling Archives
- Elinor Barker on X
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cardiff
- Welsh female cyclists
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women)
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of Great Britain
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Welsh Olympic medallists
- People educated at Llanishen High School
- Welsh track cyclists
- European Championships gold medalists