Caroline Alexander

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Caroline Alexander
Caroline Alexander Budapest 1995 GWC.jpg
Personal information
Full nameCaroline Alexander
Born (1968-03-03) 3 March 1968 (age 55)
Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineRoad & MTB XC
RoleRider
Professional teams
1991Kona
1992Raleigh
1993Louis Garneau
1996BMW-Klein
1998Team Ritchey
1999American Eagle
2001Specialized MTB
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995 ŠpindlerůvCross country
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1991 La BourbouleCross country
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2000 RhenenCross country

Caroline Sarah J. Alexander (born 3 March 1968) [1] is a cross-country mountain biker and road cyclist born in Barrow-in-Furness. She was a swimmer as a child and did not cycle until she was 20. She first rode a bike in competition in a triathlon: she came second in the swimming and was fastest on the bike. She entered her first mountain bike race, which she won. Within a year she was one of the top three mountain-bike racers in the UK. She left her job as a draughtswoman in Barrow shipyards and became a full-time cyclist. [2]

She represented Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. [1] She was a reserve for the British Cycling team at the 2001 UCI road world championships [3] Alexander also represented Britain at the UCI Women's Road World Cup events in 2002. [4] Alexander represented Scotland in the first mountain-bike event in the Commonwealth Games in 2002. [5]

She was the first British female mountain biker to win a UCI World Cup stage in 1997. [6]

Alexander retired from cycling in 2004. In 2009, she was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame. [7]

Major results

Alexander at the European Mountain Bike Championships in Spindleruv Mlyn in 1995. Caroline Alexander GB CC MTB European Championship Spindleruv Mlyn 1995.jpg
Alexander at the European Mountain Bike Championships in Špindlerův Mlýn in 1995.
1993
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National XC Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg UEC European XC Championships
1994
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National XC Championships
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
1995
1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg UEC European XC Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National XC Championships
1996
1st Overall Mountain Bike Tour of Britain
1st 6 Stages
UCI XC World Cup
2nd Bromont
3rd Helen
1997
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National XC Championships
UCI XC World Cup
1st Sankt Wendel
2nd Špindlerův Mlýn
1998
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National CX Championships
2000
1st Stage 3 Redlands Bicycle Classic
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Sea Otter TT
2001
1st Overall Sea Otter Classic
2nd Overall UCI XC World Cup
2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
3rd Durango
6th UCI World XC Championships
2002
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National XC Championships
UCI XC World Cup
2nd Houffalize
5th Cross-country, Commonwealth Games
7th La Flèche Wallonne

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