Caroline Alexander
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Caroline Alexander |
Date of birth | August 10, 1964 |
Country | Scotland United Kingdom |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road & MTB XC |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1996 1998 1999 2001 |
Raleigh Louis Garneau BMW-Klein Team Ritchey American Eagle Specialized MTB |
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20 May 2008 |
Caroline Alexander (born 3 March 1968)[1] is a Scottish cross country mountain biker and road cyclist who has represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] She was selected as a reserve for the British Cycling team at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships[2] Alexander also represented Britain at the UCI Women's Road World Cup events in 2002.[3] Alexander represented Scotland in the Mountain Biking event the first time it was ever introduced to the Commonwealth Games in 2002.[4] Alexander retired from cycling in 2004.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1993
- 1st British National Mountain Biking Championships XC
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships
- 2nd European Cross Country Championships
- 1995
- 1st British National Mountain Biking Championships XC
- 1st European Cross Country Championships
- 1996
- 1st Mountain Bike Tour of Britain & six stage wins
- 2nd UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 5 - Bromont, Quebec
- 3rd UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 4 - Helen, GA
- 4th UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 3 - St. Wendel, Germany
- 4th UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 2 - Houffalize, Belgium
- 5th UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 1 - Lisbon, Portugal
- 1997
- 1st British National Mountain Biking Championships XC
- 4th UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
- 1st UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round ?
- 1998
- 1st British National Cyclo-cross Championships
- 1999
- 5th UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
- 2000
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Sea Otter TT, Australia
- 5th UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 5 - Sarentino, Italy
- 2001
- 2nd UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
- 3rd UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round 5 - Durango, Colorado, USA
- 6th UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
- 2002
- 1st British National Mountain Biking Championships XC
- 5th MTB XC 2002 Commonwealth Games
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
[edit] References
- ^ a b Olympic Record: Caroline Alexander. British Olympic Association.
- ^ Rob Burgess (19 September 2001). British Cycling names World Road team. UK Sport.
- ^ GREAT BRITAIN CYCLING TEAM 2002 RESULTS. British Cycling.
- ^ Scotland's cyclists selected for Commonwealth Games. Sport Scotland (19 June 2002).