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Elizabeth Newell
Elizabeth Newell Hernandez (born ) is an American female road and track cyclist. She competed in the points race event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She is part of the UCI women's team named Colavita/Bianchi. Major results ;2011 :1st National Track Championships - Points Race :1st National Track Championships - Omnium ;2012 :2012 Pan American Cycling Championships ::3rd Omnium ::3rd Individual Pursuit ::3rd Team Pursuit (with Cari Higgins and Jennifer Valente) ;2013 : Pan American Track Championships ::1st Scratch Race ::3rd Omnium ::3rd Individual Pursuit :2nd Points Race, International Belgian Open :2nd Points Race - Track World Cup I - Manchester :3rd Team Pursuit - Los Angeles Grand Prix (with Cari Higgins, Lauren Tamayo and Jade Wilcoxson) ;2014 :1st Team Pursuit, Pan American Track Championships (with Amber Gaffney, Kimberly Geist and Jennifer Valente Jennifer Marie Valente (born December 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track Cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it was held on velodromes similar to the ones used today. These velodromes consisted of two straights and slightly banked turns, though they varied more in length and material than the modern 250m track. One appeal of indoor track racing was that spectators could be easily controlled, and hence an entrance fee could be charged, making track racing a lucrative sport. Early track races attracted crowds of up to 2,000 people. Indoor tracks also enabled year-round cycling for the first time. The main early centers for track racing in Britain were Birmingham, Sheffield, Liverpool, Manchester and London. The most noticeable changes in over a century of track cycling have concerned the bikes themselves, engineered to be lighter and more aerodynamic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cari Higgins
Cari Higgins (born October 5, 1976) is an American former racing cyclist. Following her retirement from cycling, Higgins became a real estate agent. In 2021, Higgins was appointed to USA Cycling's Board of Directors as an Athlete Representative. Major results ;2007 : National Track Championships ::1st Team sprint (with Liz Reap-Carlson) ::3rd 500m time trial ;2008 : National Track Championships ::1st 500m time trial ::1st Keirin ::1st Sprint ::1st Team sprint (with Liz Reap-Carlson) ::3rd Individual pursuit ;2009 : Pan American Track Championships ::2nd Scratch ::3rd 500m time trial ::3rd Keirin ::3rd Sprint ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Tulsa Tough : 9th Overall Tour of America's Dairyland ::1st Stage 1 ;2011 : 2nd Overall Tour of America's Dairyland : Pan American Track Championships ::3rd Omnium ::3rd Points race ;2012 : National Track Championships ::1st Team pursuit (with Jacquelyn Crowell and Lauren Tamayo) ::2nd Points race : 3rd Team pursuit, Pan American Track Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Cyclists
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Living People
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1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. ** Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly Geist
Kimberly Geist (born April 29, 1987) is an American professional racing cyclist. She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the bronze medal in the points race. Major results ;2013 :2nd Team Pursuit, Los Angeles Grand Prix (with Sarah Hammer, Jennifer Valente and Ruth Winder) ;2014 :1st Team Pursuit, Pan American Track Championships (with Amber Gaffney, Elizabeth Newell and Jennifer Valente) :1st Points Race, Festival of Speed :2nd Scratch Race, Keirin Revenge :3rd Scratch Race, US Sprint GP :3rd Points Race, Fastest Man on Wheels ;2015 :1st Scratch Race, US Sprint GP :1st Points Race, Festival of Speed :1st Individual Pursuit, Grand Prix of Colorado Springs :2nd Points Race, Pan American Track Championships ;2017 :1st Madison, Öschelbronn (with Kimberly Zubris) :3rd Madison, Oberhausen (with Kimberly Zubris Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Gaffney
Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In Maxine N. Lurie and Marc Mappen (eds.) ''Encyclopedia of New Jersey'', Rutgers University Press, . Amber is used in jewelry and has been used as a healing agent in folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes contains animal and plant material as inclusions. Amber occurring in coal seams is also called resinite, and the term ''ambrite'' is applied to that found specifically within New Zealand coal seams. Etymology The English word ''amber'' derives from Arabic (ultimately from Middle Persian ''ambar'') via Middle Latin ''ambar'' and Middle French ''ambre''. The word was adopted in Middle English in the 14th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Wilcoxson
Jade Wilcoxson (born April 17, 1978) is an American racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Major results ;2013 :1st National Road Race Championships :5th National Time Trial Championships :3rd Team Pursuit, Los Angeles Grand Prix (with Cari Higgins, Elizabeth Newell Elizabeth Newell Hernandez (born ) is an American female road and track cyclist. She competed in the points race event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She is part of the UCI women's team named Colavita/Bianchi. Major results ; ... and Lauren Tamayo) ;2014 :5th National Time Trial Championships References External links * USA Cycling News 1978 births Living people American female cyclists Sportspeople from Visalia, California Cyclists from California 21st-century American women {{US-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Tamayo
Lauren Tamayo (formerly Lauren Franges, born October 26, 1983, in Barto) is an American professional racing cyclist. Career highlights ;2001 :3rd, National U19 Time Trial Championship, Redding, California ;2004 :2nd, National U23 Road Race Championship, Park City ;2005 : U23 Road Race Champion, Park City :2nd, National Points race Championship, Los Angeles :3rd, National U23 Time Trial Championship, Park City ;2006 :2nd, Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium, Rochester, New York ;2007 :1st, Stage 5, Tour de Toona ;2008 :3rd, World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Los Angeles (with Kristin Armstrong & Christen King) ;2013 :3rd Team Pursuit, Los Angeles Grand Prix (with Cari Higgins, Elizabeth Newell and Jade Wilcoxson) ;2015 :2nd Team Pursuit, Pan American Games (with Kelly Catlin, Sarah Hammer, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente Jennifer Marie Valente (born December 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist who is the gold medal winner of the women's omnium at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Valente
Jennifer Marie Valente (born December 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist who is the gold medal winner of the women's omnium at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Valente has ridden for UCI Women's Team . She has won multiple gold medals in team pursuit championships, and won an Olympic silver medal in the team pursuit in 2016. Career She enjoyed a successful junior career, winning 12 national titles and one world junior title. At the 2011 and 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships she won three medals, a gold medal in the scratch race and two bronze medals in the keirin. In the individual pursuit she won a silver medal at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. In the team pursuit she has won three gold medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She took the gold medal in the women's omnium, beating reigning W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
