Anna Blyth

Anna Blyth

Personal information
Full name	Anna Elizabeth Blyth
Born	(1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 37) Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Keirin
Amateur team
2008	VC St Raphael
Major wins
Junior Keirin World Champion

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 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 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

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

• Anna Blyth at Cycling Archives ( archive )
• 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 Dąbrowska