Caroline Ryan (born 10 October 1979) is an Irish former rower,[2] and racing cyclist.[3]
 Ryan at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 October 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Endurance | ||||||||||||||
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| - | Garda/Richies Bikestore/Ethos Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editIn 2008, Ryan won the Princess Royal Challenge Cup (the premier women's singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Garda Siochana Boat Club.[4]
Ryan won the bronze medal in the women's points race at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships,[5][6] Ireland's first medal at a senior track cycling world championship since Harry Reynolds took gold in 1896 and bronze in 1897.[2] Ryan won the time trial at the Irish National Cycling Championships three times (2011, 2013 & 2014).
Major results
editSource: [7]
- 2010
- 1st Combes Conor Memorial
- 2011
- National Road Championships
- National Track Championships
- 1st 500m time trial
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Stage 5 Rás na mBan
- 7th Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships (with Ciara Horne & Sinéad Jennings)
- 9th Individual pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2012
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 3rd Points race
- 9th Individual pursuit
- 2013
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
- 1st Dunsany GP
- 1st Sorrento CC I.T.T.
- 2nd Individual pursuit, 3 Jours d'Aigle
- 3rd Individual pursuit, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Aguascalientes
- 3rd Individual pursuit, International Belgian Open
- 2014
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Omnium, Irish International Track GP
- 2015
- 1st Individual pursuit, Irish International Track GP
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Points race, Belgian Xmas Meetings
References
edit- ^ "Caroline Ryan". cungabikes.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, William (5 April 2012). "Caroline Ryan wins Ireland's first track medal in more than 100 years". The Guardian.
- ^ McHugh, Conor (15 December 2016). "Kildare cyclist Caroline Ryan retires". Leinster Leader.
- ^ "Diamond Challenge Sculls, List of past winners". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Points Race Final Results" (PDF). Tissot Timing. 5 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ransom, Ian (5 April 2012). "World records tumble as Britain edges ahead". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ Profile at Cycling Quotient
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Caroline Ryan.
- Official website
- "Garda CC Website". Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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- Caroline Ryan at Cycling Archives
- Caroline Ryan at ProCyclingStats
- Caroline Ryan at World Rowing