Rebecca Rimmington (born 14 January 1983 in

Grantham, England Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...

) is an English sportsperson, a competitive

cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...

and former tandem pilot for blind and

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riders.

Early life

Beckie Rimmington attended the National School, and briefly at KGGS. At Melton she attended

John Ferneley College John Ferneley College is a mixed college located in Melton Mowbray in the English county of Leicestershire. The college is part of the Mowbray Education Trust, a multi-academy trust that includes JFC and several primary schools in the local a ...

and Melton Upper School, gaining nine GCSEs.

Career

At the 2009 UCI World

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Road Cup in Bogogno,

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, Rimmington piloted Lora Turnham to a bronze medal in the Tandem Road Race. , Rimmington is a member of the

Zwift Academy Zwift is a massively multiplayer online cycling and running physical training program that enables users to interact, train, and compete in a virtual world. Zwift was developed by Zwift Inc., which was co-founded by Jon Mayfield, Eric Min, Scott ...

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team and is set to compete in the 2018

Ironman World Championships The Ironman World Championship is a triathlon held annually in Hawaii, United States from 1978 to 2022, with no race in 2020 and an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culminat ...

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Clubs and sponsors

:2018

: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 – , 3rd, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - MaillotReinoUnido

British Paracycling Road Race Champion - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - World Paracycling Road Ranking Number 1

Paracycling World Cup

:2010 – , Gold, Paracycling World Cup Road Race, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - , Silver, Paracycling World Cup Time Trial, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham

Paracycling Europa-Cup

:2007 – , Bronze, Paracycling Europa-Cup Gippengen - Tandem with Melanie Easter :2009 – , Silver, Paracycling Europa-Cup Piacenza Stage Race- Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 – , Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bayonne Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - , Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bilbao Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham

Other Paracycling achievements

: 2020 - Married Si Wilson.

References

External links

* * * 1983 births Living people English female cyclists British female cyclists Sportspeople from Grantham English female triathletes People educated at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School 21st-century English sportswomen {{England-cycling-bio-stub