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Caroline Alexander

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Caroline Alexander
Personal information
Full nameCaroline Alexander
Born (1968-03-03) 3 March 1968 (age 56)
Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineRoad & MTB XC
RoleRider
Professional teams
1991Kona
1992Raleigh
1993Louis Garneau
1996BMW-Klein
1998Team Ritchey
1999American Eagle
2001Specialized MTB
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Špindlerův Cross country
Silver medal – second place 1991 La Bourboule Cross country
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Rhenen Cross country

Caroline Sarah J. Alexander (born 3 March 1968)[1] is a cross-country mountain biker and road cyclist born in Barrow-in-Furness. She was a swimmer as a child and did not cycle until she was 20. She first rode a bike in competition in a triathlon: she came second in the swimming and was fastest on the bike. She entered her first mountain bike race, which she won. Within a year she was one of the top three mountain-bike racers in the UK. She left her job as a draughtswoman in Barrow shipyards and became a full-time cyclist.[2]

She represented Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] She was a reserve for the British Cycling team at the 2001 UCI road world championships[3] Alexander also represented Britain at the UCI Women's Road World Cup events in 2002.[4] Alexander represented Scotland in the first mountain-bike event in the Commonwealth Games in 2002.[5]

She was the first British female mountain biker to win a UCI World Cup stage in 1997.[6]

Alexander retired from cycling in 2004. In 2009, she was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[7]

Major results

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Alexander at the European Mountain Bike Championships in Špindlerův Mlýn in 1995.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Olympic Record: Caroline Alexander". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Simon (6 July 1997). "Golden visions out of the blue". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. ^ Rob Burgess (19 September 2001). "British Cycling names World Road team". UK Sport.
  4. ^ "GREAT BRITAIN CYCLING TEAM 2002 RESULTS". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004.
  5. ^ "Scotland's cyclists selected for Commonwealth Games". Sport Scotland. 19 June 2002.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "50 YEARS OF BRITISH CYCLING - THE NINETIES". Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ "50 Cycling Heroes Named in British Cycling's Hall of Fame". British Cycling. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.