Anna Blyth

Anna Blyth
Personal information

Full name	Anna Elizabeth Blyth
Born	(1988-05-15) May 15, 1988 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Keirin
Amateur team(s)
2008	VC St Raphael
Major wins
Junior Keirin World Champion
Infobox last updated on 15 June 2008

Anna Blyth (born 15 May 1988)^[1] is an English racing cyclist from Leeds. She began racing at 15, having been spotted by British Cycling at Benton Park. She joined the World Class Start Programme, becoming a member of the Olympic Development Plan and the Olympic Academy.^[2]

Palmarès

2005: 2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championship, Austria - Junior; 3rd Keirin, UCI World Track Championship, Austria - Junior; 1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Junior; 1st Sprint, British National Track Championships - Junior

2006: 3rd 500m TT, European Track Championships, Germany - Under 23; 1st Keirin, UCI World Track Championships, Belgium - Junior; 2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Belgium - Junior; 2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Senior; 2nd Sprint, British National Track Championships - Senior; 2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships - Senior; 1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships - Junior; 1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Junior; 1st Sprint, British National Track Championships - Junior

2007: 1st Keirin, European Track Championships, Germany - Under 23; 2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships; 2nd Sprint, British National Track Championships; 2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships; 3rd 500m TT, UCI Track World Cup, Round 4, Manchester; 2nd Team sprint, UCI Track World Cup, Round 4, Manchester; 4th Keirin, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

2008: 1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships; 1st Team Sprint (with Victoria Pendleton), British National Track Championships

2009: 1st Scratch race, European Track Championships, Under 23

2010: 3rd Scratch, Commonwealth Games New Delhi

References

↑ "Anna Blyth Bio". British Cycling.
↑ "Cycling in schools - for and against". Cycling Weekly. 17 January 2008.

External links

Anna Blyth profile at Cycling Archives
Anna Blyth profile at The National Lottery

Sporting positions
Preceded by (GER)	European Track Champion U23 (keirin) 2007	Succeeded by Miriam Welte (GER)
Preceded by Ellen van Dijk (NED) & Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR)	European Track Champion U23 (scratch race) 2009	Succeeded by Renata Dabrowska

European Track Champions – Women's scratch (U23)

2002: Mathilde Doutreluingne 2003: Yulia Aroustamova 2004: Eleonora Soldo 2005: Pascale Schnider 2006: Monia Baccaille 2007: Lizzie Armitstead 2008: Ellen van Dijk & Lizzie Armitstead 2009: Anna Blyth 2010: Renata Dąbrowska 2011: Emma Trott 2012: Natalia Rutkowska 2013: Maria Giulia Confalonieri 2014: Tamara Balabolina 2015: Soline Lamboley

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