Laura Bissell
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Elizabeth Bissell |
| Nickname | Lulu |
| Date of birth | June 19, 1983 |
| Country |  England United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | scientific-coaching.com |
| Discipline | Road, time trail and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1997–2004 | Team Welwyn/Welwyn Wheelers |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005 2006–2007 2008 |
Fat Birds UK (FBUK) GS Strada scientific-coaching.com |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| 2 January 2008 | |
Laura Elizabeth Bissell (born 19 June 1983 Hitchin Hospital, lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is an accomplished English road and track racing cyclist.[1] Bissell has represented her country at international events on several occasions,[2] she was a member of the a British Cycling Development Plan squad alongside Nicole Cooke, competing at the 2000 & 2001 Junior Road World Championships and the 2001 Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Trexlertown, US.[3] Bissell was involved in an accident in December 2004 when a car out in front of her on a roundabout, luckily she suffered only minor injuries.[4]
Laura's brother, Peter Bissell was also a successful cyclist.
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[edit] Palmarès
- 1999
- 3rd Points race, British National Track Championships - U16
- 3rd Scratch race, British National Track Championships - U16
- 3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships - U16
- 3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships - U16
- 2000
- 1st British National 25mile Time Trial Championships
- 2001
- 3rd Points race, British National Track Championships
- 4th Pursuit, British National Track Championships
- 2003
- 4th Scratch race, British National Track Championships
- 4th Points race, British National Track Championships
- 6th Pursuit, British National Track Championships
- 1st Pursuit, Women’s Cycle Racing Association Track Championships
- 2004
- 3rd 800m, National Grass Track Championships
- 1st Pursuit, Women’s Cycle Racing Association Track Championships
- 3rd Scratch race, Women’s Cycle Racing Association Track Championships
- 5th National Women’s Team Series - Round 1, Astwood
- 5th National Women’s Team Series - Round 7, Towcester
- 8th British National Circuit Race Championships
- 11th British National Time Trial Championships
- 2005
- 3rd Scratch race, Women’s Cycle Racing Association Track Championships
- 1st British National Derny Championships
- 2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships
- 2006
- 1st National Women’s Team Series Race - Sid Standard RR
- 2nd British National Derny Championships
- 2nd WCRA Circuit Race Championships
- 8th British National 10 mile Time Trial Championships
- 1st Part of winning team at British National 10 mile Time Trial Championships
- 10th British National 10 mile Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Scratch race, British National Track Championships
- 5th Pursuit, [[British National Track Championships] (In personal best time: 3.52.075)
- 2007
- 3rd Overall Rudy Project National TT series
- 2nd Rudy Project National TT series - Event 1 of 8, 13 miles - 34.08
- 3rd Rudy Project National TT series - Event 3 of 8, 26 miles - 1.10.18
- 2nd Rudy Project National TT series - Event 6 of 8, 26 miles - 50.19
- 4th Rudy Project National TT series - Event 7 of 8, 20 miles
- 2nd Rudy Project National TT series - Event 8 of 8, 21 miles - 56.46
- 15th (out of 52) British National 25mile Time Trial Championships
[edit] Personal Bests
- To Date
- 10 miles: 23.21 in 2002 - 24.36 in 2008
- 25 miles: 57.46 in 2004
- 50 miles: 2.7.02 in 2006
- 3000 metres: 3.52.075 in 2006
[edit] References
- ^ Team Fat Birds UK Women's 2 Day. roadcyclinguk.com (13 June 2005).
- ^ Profiles of Local Sports People. Stevenage Sport.
- ^ "British Cycling Names World Road Team", UK Sport, 19 September 2001.
- ^ UCI team cyclist concludes personal injury claim. British Cycling (20 March 2006).
