Manon Carpenter

Manon Carpenter
Personal information
Full name Manon Rose Carpenter
Born 11 March 1993
 Wales
 United Kingdom
Team information
Current team Madison Saracen
Discipline MTB
Role Rider
Rider type DH,4X, Dual Slalom, Gravity Enduro
Professional team(s)
2011
Major wins
United Kingdom GBR DH National Champion
UCI DH World Champion Junior
UCI DH World Cup Champion Junior
UCI DH World Champion
UCI DH World Cup Champion
Infobox last updated on
20 September 2014

Manon Rose Carpenter (born 11 March 1993)[1] is a professional racing cyclist specialising in downhill mountain bike racing, riding for the Madison Saracen Downhill team.

Biography

Carpenter is from Caerphilly, South Wales.[2] She was inspired to take up the sport by her father, Jason, a BMX track builder who is also her coach. Carpenter attended St. Martin's Comprehensive School, Caerphilly and is taking a gap year to concentrate on her sport before studying a science and Spanish degree in Manchester.[3]

In 2011, Manon Carpenter won the Junior UCI Downhill World Championship and the Junior UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall. In 2013, Manon came third in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall. In 2014 Manon took the world cup overall title and completed the season with the world championship at Hafjell earning the rainbow colour jersey.

She became a double world champion in 2014, winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship and the UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Downhill Series. She was also named Elite Cyclist of the Year at the USN Welsh Cycling Awards.[2]

Palmarès

References

  1. "Manon Carpenter Rider Profile". Madison. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Caerphilly’s world champion rider named Elite Cyclist of the Year at Welsh Cycling Awards". Caerphilly Observer. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. Gavin Thomas (24 October 2011). "Downhill bike world champion Manon Carpenter's dilemma". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

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