Elinor Barker

Elinor Barker
MBE
Personal information
Full name Elinor Jane Barker
Born (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994
Cardiff, Wales
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 team(s)
2005–2007 Maindy Flyers
2008 Kidney Wales For Escentual
2009–2011 Cardiff Ajax
2012 Scott Contessa Epic RT[2]
Professional team(s)
2013–2014 Wiggle-Honda
2015–2017 Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
2018– Wiggle High5

Elinor Barker, MBE (born 7 September 1994) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who currently rides on the track for Welsh Cycling and Great Britain, and on the road for Wiggle High5. Barker is an Olympic, two-time world and four-time European champion in the team pursuit, as well as a world champion in the points race. Barker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[3][4]

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]

Winning gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gold in the madison at the Europeans with Eleanor Dickinson

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
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Scratch race
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
2nd Omnium
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Team pursuit
1st Stage 4
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
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
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 Points race, Apeldoorn
2nd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
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
1st Queen of the Hills classification[28]
1st Stages 3[29] & 4[30]
National Track Championships
2nd Omnium
3rd Scratch race
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

  1. 1 2 "Elinor Barker: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N15.
  4. ↑ "New Year's Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. Government Digital Service. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Simon Gaskell (18 September 2012). "Cycling gold for Elinor Barker at World Road Championships in Holland". Wales Online.
  6. 1 2 Chris Sidwells (22 November 2012). "Ride: Elinor Barker in South Wales". Cycling Weekly.
  7. ↑ Alasdair Fotheringham (19 September 2012). "Cycling: Elinor Barker shows next generation is in very safe hands". The Independent.
  8. ↑ Robin Scott-Elliot (31 October 2013). "Elinor Barker prepares to complete her education on the track". The Independent.
  9. ↑ Rebecca Ransom (11 December 2012). "Elinor Barker named Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year". British Cycling.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ BBC Sport – Glasgow 2014, "Glasgow 2014 day four: Elinor Barker denied gold by Laura Trott", 27 July 2014. Accessed 27 July 2014
  12. ↑ "Elinor Barker signs to Matrix Fitness-Vulpine for 2015". Cycling Weekly. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "GB women's team pursuit squad salvage bronze at Track Worlds". Cycling Weekly. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  14. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Laura Trott makes history as GB's women win team pursuit - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  15. ↑ Jody Cundy (2016-10-20). "Medal magic from Great Britain Cycling Team in Paris". Britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  16. ↑ "Olympic champion Elinor Barker wins gold at World Cup in Apeldoorn".
  17. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  20. ↑ Jody Cundy (2017-02-27). "World cup scratch bronze for Barker". Britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  21. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  22. ↑ "Track Cycling World Championships: Elinor Barker pipped for gold - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  23. ↑ "Track Cycling Worlds: Elinor Barker & Emily Nelson win madison silver - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  24. ↑ "World Track Cycling Championships: Elinor Barker wins world points race gold - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  25. ↑ "Katie Archibald: World omnium champion to join road racing team in 2018 - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  26. ↑ "Laura Trott leads Wiggle-Honda to National Track team title - BBC Sport". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  27. ↑ "Track World Cup Final day: Larsen wins men's omnium". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Elinor Barker wins Rás na mBan". rte.ie. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  29. ↑ "Barker Reigns Supreme on Mount Leinster". Cycling Ireland. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "Elinor Barker bursts to second An Post Rás na mBan stage win". rte.ie. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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