Janet Birkmyre

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Janet Birkmyre


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fullname = Janet Susan Birkmyre
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dateofbirth = birth date|1966|8|10|df=yes
country = ENG
GBR
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discipline = Track
role = Rider
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proyears = 2005
2006–2007
2008–
proteams = Twickenham CC/Natures Kiss
Planet X
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majorwins = flagiconUCI Multiple World Masters Champion
Flagicon|GBR British Champion
flagicon|EUR Multiple European Masters Champion
updated = 4 June 2008

Janet Susan Birkmyre (born 10 August 1966 in the Worcester area) is an English track racing cyclist. She took up cycling in 2003, and has since won several World Masters Championship races. In September 2006 she broke the World Masters Record (40-49 category) in the 500m TT in Manchester, with a time of 37.239. Birkmyre also broke the National Tandem Record for 5km on the 16 May 2006 in a new time of 6:45:848.cite web |url=http://www.planet-x-bikes.com/track/index.php?module=announce&ANN_id=17&ANN_user_op=view |title=Meet the Team - Janet Birkmyre - Track and Road Champion| publisher=Planet-X]

Palmarés

;2005:1st flagiconUCI 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingmasters.com/2005.results/tues.html |title=European Masters Track Championships, 2005 results] :1st flagiconUCI Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships [cite web |url=http://www.cyclingmasters.com/2005.results/sat.html |title=European Masters Track Championships, 2005 results] :2nd Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships [cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/eve/eventspast.asp?evt_cp=1&evt_mode=2&evt_id=%7B0FD4BB20-79FA-4D1A-BF8F-0E69BEA7B88C%7D&evt_seriesid=&evt_myevents=No&RefID=&RefType=&evt_year=2005&evt_month=Any&evt_kw=masters&evt_regions=All+Regions&evt_disc=&evt_class=&evt_cat=&evt_series= |title=World Masters Track Championships, 2005 results] :National Championships:3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships:3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships:1st flagicon|GBR Overall National Women's Omnium Series:1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships:2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships

;2006:1st flagiconUCI Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships:1st flagiconUCI 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships:1st flagiconUCI Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships:2nd Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships:National Championships:6th British National Derny Championships:4th British National Circuit Race Championships:3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships:6th Scratch Race, British National Track Championships:6th Keirin British National Track Championships:1st flagicon|GBR Overall National Women's Omnium Series:1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships:3rd Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships:2nd Essex Giro, National Women's Road Race Series

;2007:2nd Scratch race, British National Track Championships:4th 500m TT, British National Track Championships:5th Keirin British National Track Championships:6th British National Derny Championships:1st flagicon|GBR Overall National Women's Omnium Series:2nd Road Race UCI World Masters Championships, Austria:1st Tour of Britain Support Race, Women's Grand Prix, Crystal Palace:1st Tour de France Support Race, Hyde Park:1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships

;2008:1st flagicon|GBR British National Derny Championships:1st flagicon|EUR 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships:1st flagicon|EUR Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships:1st flagicon|EUR Points, European Masters Track Championships:1st flagicon|EUR Sprint, European Masters Track Championships:1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships:1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships

References

External links

* [http://www.shecycles.com/news/article/mps/uan/95 Janet Birkmyre Interview, Rebecca Charlton, She Cycles, 13 October 2005]