Rushlee Buchanan

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Rushlee Buchanan
Rushlee Buchanan 2015.jpg
Personal information
Born (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2010 Colavita/Baci
Professional teams
2008–2009 Team Tibco
2011 Colavita–Forno d'Asolo
2013 Team TIBCO–To The Top
2014–2018 UnitedHealthcare
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Ballerup Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Apeldoorn Omnium
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team pursuit

Rushlee Buchanan (born 20 January 1988) is a New Zealand track and road cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's madison, and Women's team pursuit. [1]

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Career

She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit.

She competed in the scratch, points and road races at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. [2]

She has won the women's New Zealand road race championships a record four times, in 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. She won the New Zealand time trial championships in 2016. [3]

Personal life

Buchanan is married to American cyclist Adrian Hegyvary. [4]

Major results

Source: [5]

Track

2005
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Points race, UCI Juniors World Championships
2006
2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2010
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali
National Track Championships
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Scratch
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2011
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing
2013
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Scratch
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
Madison Cup
1st Points race
3rd Keirin
Challenge International sur piste
1st Scratch
3rd Individual pursuit
Invercargill
1st Points race
3rd Scratch
National Track Championships
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Points race
2016
2nd Points race, Festival of Speed
2017
Oceania Track Championships
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Omnium
National Track Championships
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Points race
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Scratch
3rd Omnium
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2018
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Omnium, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2019
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Road

2006
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2007
1st Mount Maunganui
3rd Overall Tour de Delta
1st Stage 2
2009
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Criterium, National Road Championships
2010
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
2011
National Road Championships
2nd Criterium
3rd Road race
2014
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
2015
9th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
2016
National Road Championships
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Time trial
2017
National Road Championships
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Road race
1st MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG Criterium
3rd Time trial
2018
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
5th Chrono Gatineau
8th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
10th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
2019
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

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References

  1. "Cycling Track - BUCHANAN Rushlee". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 6 October 2021.[ dead link ]
  2. "Rushlee Buchanan". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.[ dead link ]
  3. "Rushlee Buchanan". ProCyclingStats.com.
  4. Leggat, David (28 February 2019). "Buchanan keeps bouncing back for more on the track". Newsroom.co.nz .
  5. "Rushlee Buchanan". CyclingArchives.com.