Rebecca Womersley

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Rebecca Womersley
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Womersley in 2017
Personal information
Full nameRebecca Womersley
Born (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 30)
Mirfield, England, England [1]
Team information
Current team Lifeplus Wahoo
DisciplineRoad and cyclo-cross [1]
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2014WyndyMilla–Reynolds [2]
2015Corley Cycles–Drops RT [1]
2018Bianchi Dama [3]
Professional team
2016–2017 Drops

Rebecca Womersley (born 6 March 1993) is an English former professional racing cyclist who last rode for Lifeplus Wahoo. [4] She is the granddaughter of racing cyclist Brian Robinson and sister of cyclist Jake Womersley. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet Rebecca Womersley". Drops . Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. "WyndyMilla-Reynolds launches men's, women's and youth teams". Cycling Weekly . 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. "Team News: Bianchi Dama 2018". velouk.net. 11 November 2017.
  4. "Rebecca Womersley". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. Himelfield, Dave (9 July 2015). "Huddersfield Criterium 2015: Top riders and teams praise race organisers for thrilling competition". Huddersfield Daily Examiner . Retrieved 26 November 2016.