Anna Louise Henderson (born 14 November 1998) is a British professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team . She took a silver medal in the time trial at the

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Early life and career

Henderson was born in

Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead () is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England. It is located north-west of London; nearby towns and cities include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted. The population at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 cens ...

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in 1998 and grew up in

Edlesborough Edlesborough is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. Edlesborough is also next to the village of Eaton Bray just over the county boundary in Bedfordshire, about west-south-west of Dunstab ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...

. She attended

Aylesbury High School Aylesbury High School (AHS) was founded in 1959, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, when the previously co-educational Aylesbury Grammar School (founded 1598) split to become two single-sex grammar schools. The two institutions remain on adjacent s ...

. Growing up, her ambition was to win an Olympic medal in the Winter Olympics. She was a competitive international ski racer, however in 2015, a major crash in the National Championships in Tignes forced Henderson to step back from Skiing and used cycling as a rehab method, she then changed her interest to cycling. She made the decision when she was fifteen. She had broken her leg and cycling was prescribed as helpful to her recovery. As a result, cycling became her focus. In 2021, Henderson graduated from the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

, completing a Sports Science degree. She rode in the women's road race event at the

2018 UCI Road World Championships The 2018 UCI Road World Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 91st UCI Road World Championships and the third to be held in Austria. The World Championships consisted of a total of twelve competitions, one road race, one t ...

. In 2018, Henderson won the

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 ...

, and the under-23

British National Time Trial Championships The British National Time Trial Championships for cycling are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in ...

in 2019. In 2022, Henderson secured a silver medal in the Time Trial at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

where Grace Brown of Australia took the gold medal. This was Henderson's first major medal representing her country. In September 2023 she was in the Netherlands at the

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. She was second in the Women's Time Trial and she was eighth in the Road race. She had come home in the time trial in first position, but Switzerland's

Marlen Reusser Marlen Reusser (born 20 September 1991) is a Swiss racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career She took up competitive cycling whilst at university, riding in the cycling legs of mixed relay triathlons as an amateur. ...

finished after her with a better time. Henderson qualified for the time trial at the 2024 Olympics and she was identified in the British press as a potential medalist. They cited her British titles and her success in gaining a silver at the previous year’s European championships, and fourth place in Glasgow at the world championships. She took a silver medal in the

time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

at the

behind Grace Brown of Australia on very wet Parisian roads.

Major results

;2018 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

National Criterium Championships :

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::1st Aberystwyth ::1st Stevenage ;2019 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

::1st Durham ::1st Brooklands : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Bronze medal uci

Team relay,

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;2021 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

, National Road Championships : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Derny A Derny is a motorized bicycle for motor-paced cycling events such as during six-day and Keirin racing and motor-paced road races. Some riders train behind a derny on the road. The Derny is so-called as it was originally produced by the Fren ...

, National Track Championships : 1st Jersey white

Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 7th Dwars door het Hageland WE : 8th

Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In ...

: 10th Overall Healthy Ageing Tour : 10th

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;2022 : 1st Prologue Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs :

RideLondon Classique RideLondon Classique is a women's cycle stage race held in Essex and London as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. Part of the RideLondon cycling festival, the race was originally held as a one-day race in central London, and became a stage race ...

::1st

Mountains classification ::1st Jersey red

British rider classification : 2nd Silver medal blank

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...

: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 7th

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant pre ...

;2023 :

La Vuelta Femenina La Vuelta Femenina (; "The Female Tour") is an elite List of women's road bicycle races, women's professional bicycle race held in Spain. The race is organised by Unipublic and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Vuel ...

::1st Stage 1 ( TTT) ::Held Jersey red

after Stage 1 :

::2nd

::8th Road race : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall Simac Ladies Tour : 3rd Overall Baloise Ladies Tour : 4th

: 8th

Nokere Koerse Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the ''Grand Prix Jules Lowie'' in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who ...

: 9th

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

: 9th

Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races: * Tour of Flanders (men's race) The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...

: 10th

Ronde van Drenthe Ronde van Drenthe () was an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professiona ...

;2024 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

::2nd Road race : 2nd Silver medal olympic

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: 2nd Overall

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...

;2025 : 8th

Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to: * Amstel Gold Race (men's race) The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...

References

External links

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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Anna 1998 births Living people English female cyclists British female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) European Games competitors for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2019 European Games Sportspeople from Hemel Hempstead 21st-century British sportswomen Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in cycling People educated at Aylesbury High School 21st-century English sportswomen