Anna Christian

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Anna Christian
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Personal information
Full nameAnna Elizabeth Christian
Born (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 27)
Douglas, Isle of Man
Team information
Current team Lifeplus Wahoo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2013–2014Scott Contessa Epic [1] [2]
Professional teams
2015–2016 Wiggle–Honda
2017– Drops [3] [4]

Anna Elizabeth Christian (born 6 August 1995) [5] is a Manx racing cyclist, who currently rides for More Stories Tomorrow. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships.

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Christian became British Junior Road Race Champion in 2013. In October 2014 it was announced that she would join the Wiggle–Honda team in 2015. [1] She is the sister of fellow racing cyclist Mark Christian. [6] At the 2017 Tour of Wolds, which was part of the National Women's road series, Christian finished second. [7] In 2017 she won the inaugural women's under-23 British National Time Trial Championships on home soil on the Isle of Man. [8]

Major results

2013
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Road race, National Under–18 Road Championships
2017
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2nd Tour of the Wolds

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