Rushlee Buchanan

Rushlee Buchanan (born 20 January 1988) is a New Zealand track and road cyclist.

Rushlee Buchanan
Personal information
Born (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current teamUnitedHealthcare Women’s Team
DisciplineTrack, Road
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010Colavita/Baci Women's Cycling Team
2011Forno d'Asolo - Colavita
2013Team Tibco – To The Top
2014–UnitedHealthcare Women’s Team

She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit.

She competed in the scratch, points and road races at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]

She has won the women's New Zealand road race championships a record four times, in 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. She won the New Zealand time trial championships in 2016.[2]

Palmares

Source:[3]

2005
2nd World Junior Track Championships (Points race)
2006
1st National Junior Road Race Championships
2nd National Junior Track Championships (Pursuit)
2007
1st Mount Maunganui
3rd Overall Tour de Delta
1st Stage 2
2009
1st National Criterium Championships
2010
1st National Road Race Championships
National Track Championships
1st Scratch Race
1st Team Pursuit
3rd Omnium
1st UCI Track World Cup – Colombia (Team Pursuit)
3rd World Track Championships (Team Pursuit)
2011
1st UCI Track World Cup – China (Team Pursuit)
2nd National Criterium Championship
3rd National Road Race Championship
2013
Oceania Track Championships
1st Team Pursuit
1st Scratch Race
1st Madison Cup (Points race)
1st Challenge International sur piste (Scratch)
1st Invercargill (Points race)
National Track Championship
3rd Individual Pursuit
3rd Points Race
3rd Madison Cup (Keirin)
3rd Challenge International sur piste (3 km pursuit)
3rd Invercargill (Scratch)
2014
1st National Road Race Championships
2016
1st National Road Race Championships
1st National Time Trial Championships
2nd Points Race, Festival of Speed
2017
Oceania Track Championships
1st Team Pursuit
2nd Omnium
1st National Road Race Championships
1st National Criterium Championships
National Track Championships
1st Team Pursuit
1st Points Race
2nd Individual Pursuit
2nd Scratch Race
3rd Omnium
2018
Oceania Track Championships
1st Team Pursuit
2nd Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games

Personal life

Buchanan is married to US cyclist Adrian Hegyvary.[4]

References

  1. Rushlee Buchanan olympic.org.nz
  2. Rushlee Buchanan Pro Cycling Stats.com
  3. Rushlee Buchanan Cycling Archives.com
  4. Leggat, David (28 February 2019). "Buchanan keeps bouncing back for more on the track". newsroom.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.