Rebecca Quinn (cyclist)

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Rebecca Quinn
Personal information
Full nameRebecca Quinn
NicknameQuinny
Born (1971-05-24) May 24, 1971 (age 52)
Quakertown, Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight122 lb (55 kg)
Team information
Current teamSouth Bay Wheelmen
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeTrack Endurance
Amateur team
1994-2002-
Professional team
2002-2009Spike, South Bay Wheelmen
Major wins
Three National Championships, Five National Collegiate Championships, Five World Cup medals, Two fourth-place finishes at World Championships, Holder of UCI Points Leader Jersey (2008).

Rebecca Quinn (born May 24, 1971) is an American professional racing cyclist from Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

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Quinn finished third in the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's scratch but was relegated as she had made contact with another rider during the sprint finish. [1]

Quinn took USA Cycling to arbitration in a Colorado Springs courtroom on July 9, 2008, after she was not selected as part of the squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She claimed that Sarah Hammer was selected in her place due to favoritism as Hammer is engaged to be married to the team coach, Andy Sparks. Although the court did not find in her favor, they did order USA Cycling to pay the costs as the actions of their coaches had caused legitimate doubt over the fairness of any rider being selected. [2]

Palmarès

2004
3rdScratch, 2004 Track World Cup, Sydney
2005
1st Flag of the United States.svg Scratch, US National Track Championships
2nd Keirin, US National Track Championships
2nd Scratch, 2004–2005 Track World Cup, Manchester
2006
2nd Points race, US National Track Championships
2nd Scratch, US National Track Championships
2nd Scratch, 2004–2005 Track World Cup, Carson
2nd Points race, 2005–2006 Track World Cup, Carson
2007
1st Flag of the United States.svg Points race, US National Track Championships
2nd Scratch, US National Track Championships
2nd Team Pursuit, US National Track Championships
2nd Scratch, 2006–2007 Track World Cup, Los Angeles
2008
5th Scratch, UCI Track World Championships

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References

  1. Andrew Hood (March 31, 2007). "Quinn relegated at world's scratch race". Velo News.
  2. Fred Dreier (August 17, 2008). "Becky Quinn v. USA Cycling". Velo News.