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English cyclist

Anna Blyth
Personal information
Full nameAnna Elizabeth Blyth
Born (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36)
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeKeirin
Amateur team
2008VC St Raphael
Major wins
Junior Keirin World Champion

Anna Blyth (born 15 May 1988) 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.

Palmarès

2005
2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championship, Austria – Junior
3rd Keirin, UCI World Track Championship, Austria – Junior
1st United Kingdom 500m TT, British National Track Championships – Junior
1st United Kingdom Sprint, British National Track Championships – Junior
2006
3rd 500m Time trial, European Track Championships, Germany – Under 23
1st Keirin, UCI World Track Championships, Belgium – Junior
2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Belgium – Junior
National Track Championships
2nd 500m time trial
2nd Sprint
2nd Keirin
1st United Kingdom Scratch race, British National Track Championships – Junior
1st United Kingdom 500m TT, British National Track Championships – Junior
1st United Kingdom Sprint, British National Track Championships – Junior
2007
1st Keirin, European Track Championships, Germany – Under 23
British National Track Championships
2nd 500m time trial
2nd Sprint
2nd Keirin
3rd 500m time trial, 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
British National Track Championships
1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships
1st Team Sprint (with Victoria Pendleton)
UEC European U23 Track Championships
3rd Sprint
3rd 500m Time Trial
2009
1st Scratch race, UEC European U23 Track Championships
2010
3rd Scratch race, Commonwealth Games

References

  1. "Anna Blyth Bio". British Cycling.
  2. "Cycling in schools – for and against". Cycling Weekly. 17 January 2008.

External links

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 byRenata Dąbrowska
European Track Champions – Women's scratch race (U23)


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