- Heather Albert
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ridername = Heather Albert
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fullname = Heather Albert-Hall
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|5|27
country = USA
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discipline = Road & Track
role = Rider
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proyears = 2000
2002
2004
2007–
proteams = Charles Schwab
Goldy's
Basis - Aude
Team America's Dairlyland
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updated =August 29 ,2008 Heather Albert (born May 27, 1968) is an American professional bicycle racer. She is also the author of a book titled "The Genisoy Diet".
Born in
Sandy, Utah , Albert attended Brigham Young University,Utah , and has a PhD inMicrobiology . A cross country runner in high school, she tried duathlon at college before her brother suggested she try cycling.cite web| url=http://www.teamamericasdairyland.com/Team/bios/heather.htm| title=Heather Albert| publisher=Team America's Dairlyland] She began racing in 1994 and became a full time cyclist in 1995.Albert broke her right clavicle and dislocated her thumb in March 2004, when she was brought down in an incident involving
Rebecca Quinn during a track race at the Alkek Velodrome,Houston . [cite web| url=http://www.uhlalbert.com/couple/2004/03/crashi_mean_scr.html#more| title=Heather's Horrific Crash in Houston |date=March 28, 2004]Albert is now an accomplished track and road racer, winning the silver medal at the
United States National Track Championships points race and bronze in the team pursuit. She currently lives inEagle, Idaho with her husband Uhl.Palmarès
;1996:2nd
United States National Road Race Championships ;2001:1st Eureka Road Race:2nd RMCC Rhodes Criterium:1st Chums Classic Stage Race
;2002:1st
International Tour de Toona ::1st Stage 3, Johnstown to Altoona::1st Stage 6, Altoona Blair County Road Race:4thUnited States National Road Race Championships :1st Stage 9, Twin Falls to Glenn's Ferry,Women's Challenge (2.9.1);2005:2nd Garden Creek Gap Road Race:1st Gate City Grind State Race
;2007:2nd Points race,
United States National Track Championships :3rd Team pursuit,United States National Track Championships References
External links
* [http://www.ford-basiscycling.com/albert/ Terse biography on Ford-Basis website]
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