![]() Rowson during a break in a 2014 race | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 3 May 1992 |
Amateur teams | |
2010-2012 | Matrix Fitness–Prendas |
2013 | Breast Cancer Care |
Professional team | |
2015- | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling [1] |
Penelope "Penny" Rowson [2] (born 3 May 1992) is a British former professional racing cyclist. [3]
After finishing 3rd in the 2009 Cheshire Classic Road Race, [4] Rowson joined, in 2010, the Matrix Fitness professional team. [5]
In 2012, she became the first female winner of the Newport Nocturne cycling race. [6] She left Matrix in 2013 [5] and joined the cycling pro team run by the Breast Cancer Care charity. [7]
In 2014, she returned to the Matrix team but in August 2015 she announced her retirement from the sport. [8]