Abbie Taylor

Abbie Taylor (born 3 September 1993)[1] is a professional BMX racer from Sheffield, United Kingdom.[2] Taylor was born in Chesterfield,[3] and came from a family with a background in BMX[2] and began riding aged six years old.[4] In 2011, she won the silver medal in the Junior World Championships.[5] She was a reserve for the Great Britain side at the 2012 Summer Olympics[6] having won a bronze medal in the Elite women’s final at the UCI Supercross in Abbotsford Canada.[7] In 2014, she was selected in the Great Britain side for the 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: TAYLOR Abbie". bmx-results.com. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Sheffield BMX Olympic hopeful Abbie Taylor". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ MacMichael, Simon (2015). "David Millar named in Great Britain London 2012 preliminary squad, final MTB, track and BMX teams confirmed | road.cc". road.cc. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Sellwood, Danielle (2015). "Head to head: BMX stars Abbie Taylor and Shanaze Reade | Sportsister". sportsister.com. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Reade set for Birmingham, Sky Sports, 17 May 2012, accessed 9 January 2015
  6. ↑ Big names in town as city club hosts latest rounds of BMX national series, Derby Telegraph, 31 July 2012
  7. ↑ "Great Britain rider Abbie Taylor takes bronze in the UCI Supercross Abbotsford". britishcycling.org.uk. 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  8. ↑ BMX Supercross World Cup: Liam Phillips heads GB elite squad, BBC News, 31 March 2014


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