Kristin Armstrong
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Kristin Armstrong |
Date of birth | August 11, 1973 |
Country | United States |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Team information | |
Current team | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team |
Discipline | Road |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Professional team(s) | |
2001-2005 2006-2007 |
T-Mobile Women Team Lipton |
Major wins | |
World Time Trial Champion (2006) Pan American Continental Time Trial Champion (2005) US National Cycling Champion (2004) US National Time Trial Champion (2005, 2006, 2007) Nature Valley Grand Prix (2006, 2007) Sea Otter Classic (2005) |
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June 25, 2007 |
Kristin Armstrong (born August 11, 1973) is a professional road bicycle racer. She rides for Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and UCI Women's World Cup. Armstrong lives in Boise, Idaho, USA, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in sports physiology from the University of Idaho. She is often confused with Lance Armstrong's ex-wife who is also named Kristin (Kik).
The three-time national champion finished 8th (top U.S. finisher) in the women's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Prior to professional cycling (pre-2001), Armstrong was a triathlete and spent many hours perfecting her strokes in the pool at the Boise Family YMCA, where she also served as Director of Aquatics managing more than 50 lifeguards, swim instructors and others.
[edit] Major achievements
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Silver | 2007 Stuttgart | Elite Women's Time Trial |
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Gold | 2006 Salzburg | Elite Women's Time Trial |
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Bronze | 2005 Madrid | Elite Women's Time Trial |
- 2002 – USA National-T Mobile
- 7th overall – HP Women's Challenge
- 2003 – T-Mobile Professional Women's Team
- 3rd (Bronze) – Women's Time Trial, Pan American Games
- 5th – Geelong World Cup
- 13th – World Time Trial Championships
- 2004 – T-Mobile Professional Women's Team
- United States National Women's Road Race Champion
- 8th – Women's Road Race, Athens Summer Olympics
- 1st, Stage 3, Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st, Prologue, Sea Otter Classic, Laguna Seca
- 2nd, General Classification, Sea Otter Classic
- 2005 – T-Mobile Professional Women's Team
- 3rd (Bronze) – UCI Road World Championships Time Trial
- 1st, Pan American Continental Women's Time Trial
- United States National Women's Time Trial Champion
- 3rd, National Championship, Track, Pursuit
- 1st overall and 2 stages (Prologue and Stage 2) win – Sea Otter Classic
- 2nd (Silver) – Women's 3km Individual Pursuit, Pan American Road and Track Championships
- 3rd overall – Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin
- 3rd, Stage 1 – Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 1st, Stage 1, Valley of the Sun Stage Race
- 1st, General Classification, Valley of the Sun Stage Race
- 1st, Stage 1, San Dimas Stage Race
- 2nd, General Classification, San Dimas Stage Race
- 1st, Stage 1, Tour de Toona
- 2nd, General Classification, Tour de l'Ardèche
- 2006 – Team Lipton
- 1st (Gold) – UCI Road World Championship Women's Time Trial
- United States National Championship Women's Time Trial
- United States National Championship Women's Road Race
- 1st overall – Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st, Stage 1 – Saint Paul Waterfront Time Trial
- 1st, Stage 4 – Mankato Road Race
- Cascade Cycling Classic
- 1st, Stage 2 – Cascade Lakes Road Race
- 1st, Stage 3 – Arnold Market Time Trial
- 3rd overall – La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
- 1st, General Classification, Tour de Toona
- 1st, Stage 3, Tour de Toona, Altoona
- 3rd, World Cup, Track, Pursuit, Sydney
- 1st, Stage 2, Tour of the Gila, Mogollon
- 1st, Stage 1, ppEuregio Ladies Tour]], Leende
- 1st, General Classification, Euregio Ladies Tour
- 2007 – Team Lipton
- United States National Championship Women's Time Trial
- 2nd, National Championship Women's Road Race
- 1st overall and 3 stage wins – Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st overall, mountains and 1 stage win (ITT) – Holland Ladies Tour
- 2nd (Silver) – UCI Road World Championships Time Trial
- 1st, Souvenir Magali Pache
- 1st, Stage 6, Tour de Toona
- 1st, General Classification, Tour de Toona
- 2008 – Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
- 1st, General Classification, NZCT Women's Tour of New Zealand
- 3rd, World Cup, Track, Team Pursuit, Los Angeles
[edit] External links
- Kristin Armstrong profile at the Cycling Website
- Kristin Armstrong Website
- TEAm Lipton Rider's bio
- Kristin's U.S. Olympic Team bio
- Cyclingnews.com The other Armstrong: More than a water-carrier now An interview with T-Mobile's Kristin Armstrong, October 29, 2003