Jessica Varnish

Jessica Varnish

Personal information
Full name	Jessica Varnish
Nickname	Jess
Born	19 November 1990 (1990-11-19) (age 21)  England  United Kingdom
Height	5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)[1]
Weight	67 kilograms (10.6 st; 148 lb)[1]
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprint & Track Endurance
Amateur team(s)
2006	Halesowen AC&C
Medal record Competitor for  Great Britain Track cycling World Championships Silver 2011 Apeldoorn Team sprint European Track Championships Gold 2011 Apeldoorn Team sprint Silver 2010 Pruszków Team sprint
Infobox last updated on 26 March 2011

Jessica "Jess" Varnish (born 19 November 1990) is an English track racing cyclist.

Biography

Jessica Varnish was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire on 19 November 1990, the daughter of James "Jim" Varnish, a keen cyclist.^[2]

At the age of 14, Varnish competed unofficially at the 2006 Junior World Championships in Belgium. She took a second off the British 500m standing start record, setting a new time of 37.1 seconds.^[3]

She made her first appearance in GB kit at the Austrian Junior International in January 2006. She became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme whilst still a junior.^[4] Being just 17 at the time, Varnish was selected for the programme a year ahead of the rest of her age group, demonstrating British Cycling's belief in her potential.

Her first performance at senior level was in the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester.^[5]

In March 2009, Varnish was awarded the "junior female sports personality of the year" trophy at the Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire Sports Awards.^[6]

Virgin Trains Pendolino 390027 was named after her on 29 June 2011.^[7]

Palmarès

Track

2005

1st sprint, British National Track Championships - U16

2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships - U16

2nd scratch race, British National Track Championships - U16

2006

1st sprint, British National Track Championships - U16

2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships - U16

2nd scratch race, British National Track Championships - U16

2007

1st keirin, 2007 European Track Championships - Junior

2nd 500m TT, 2007 European Track Championships - Junior

2nd sprint, UCI Junior Track World Championships

1st sprint, British National Track Championships - Junior

2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Junior

3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Senior

3rd sprint, British National Track Championships - Senior

2008

1st keirin, 2008 European Track Championships - Junior

1st 500m TT, 2008 European Track Championships - Junior

3rd sprint, 2008 European Track Championships - Junior

1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Junior

1st sprint, British National Track Championships - Junior

2nd British National Team Sprint Championships (with Helen Scott)

3rd keirin, British National Track Championships - Senior

1st team sprint, round 1, 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Manchester (with Anna Blyth)

2011

1st team sprint, 2011 European Track Championships (with Victoria Pendleton)

1st 500m TT, 2011 European Track Championships - U23

1st team sprint, 2011 European Track Championships - U23 (with Rebecca James)

3rd sprint, 2011 European Track Championships - U23

1st 500m TT, 2011 British National Track Championships - Senior

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Jess Varnish". You Go 4 It. Nottingham City Council. 2011. http://www.yougo4it.co.uk/nottingham/go_for_it/athlete_blog_podcast/detail_Jess_Varnish_Cyclist.asp. Retrieved 2011-03-26. 
2. ^ "Jess Varnish : Focused on a Golden Future". Velodrome.org.uk. 2006/2007. http://www.velodrome.org.uk/jessvarnishinterview.html. 
3. ^ "Varnish shows her extra class". Worcester News. 2006-06-28. http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/6/28/416895.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
4. ^ "Jessica Varnish Bio". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Varnish_Jessica_Bio.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-10. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ Andrew Canning (2009-01-06). "Jessica Varnish: Rider Profile". Cycling Weekly. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Jessica_Varnish_Rider_Profile_article_274741.html. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
6. ^ "Jess shines once more at awards". Droitwich Spa Advertiser. 2009-03-12. http://www.droitwichadvertiser.co.uk/sport/4193403.Jess_shines_once_more_at_awards/. Retrieved 2009-06-04. 
7. ^ cyclist is latest athlete to name a virgin pendolino train

External links

• Jessica Varnish profile at Cycling Archives

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Name	Varnish, Jessica
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