Joanna Rowsell

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Joanna Rowsell


fullname = Joanna Rowsell
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|12|5
country = ENG
GBR
height =
weight =
currentteam = Team Halfords Bikehut
discipline = Road and track
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateuryears = 2005–2006
amateurteams = VC Londres
proyears = 2007
2008–
proteams = Global Racing
Team Halfords Bikehut
majorwins = 2008 Team Pursuit World Championships
updated = 29 March 2008

Joanna Rowsell (born December 5 1988 in Sutton) is a British cyclist who competes on track and road. She rides with Team Halfords Bikehut, Cyclingwebsite|30154 Accessed 29-03-08] having ridden with VC Londres as an amateur. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/other_sports/cycling/5115052.stm Cooke wins seventh national title] BBC Sport; 2006-06-25; Accessed 2008-03-29] She first came to national prominence as a winner of amateur and junior national competitions in 2005/2006, while her biggest success to date is a gold medal won in the women's team pursuit at the 2008 World Championships.

Career

Rowsell's first major wins came in 2005 and 2006. As a junior, she won the British National Track Championships pursuit in both these years, whilst in senior competition on the road she won the 2006 British National Women's Series competition. She represented the UK at the European and World Junior Track and Road Championships in these years. [ [http://www.londoncyclesport.com/news/article/mps/uan/816 Women's National Team RR] Jack, David; London Cycle Sport; 08-09-06; Accesed 29-03-08] In 2006 she also finished third in the British National Championship and subsequently signed for the professional team Global Racing for the 2007 season. In her first year as a professional, she finished third in the 3km pursuit and the points race at the National Track Championships. On the road, she finished second in the British National Circuit Race Championships.

2008 saw Rowsell join the new Nicole Cooke-led Team Halfords Bikehut. She also continued to compete on the track, winning a gold medal at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester as part of the women's pursuit team. [http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/britains-womens-pursuit-team-takes-gold-15377 Britain's women's pursuit team takes gold] Davis, Justin; Bikeradar.com; 29-03-08; Accessed 29-03-08]

Palmares

;2005:1st 3km Pursuit Junior British National Track Championships;2006 - VC Londres:1st 3km Pursuit Junior British National Track Championships:1st British National Women's Road Race Series:3rd British National Road Race Championship;2007 - Global Racing:2nd British National Circuit Race Championships:3rd 3km Pursuit British National Track Championships:3rd 25km Points Race British National Track Championships;2008 - Team Halford Bikehut:1st Team Pursuit UCI World Track Championships:3rd British National Road Race Championships::1st U23 British National Road Race Championships

Personal life

Rowsell is a sufferer of Alopecia areata, a condition resulting in balding. She also has plans to undertake a charity bike ride from Land's End to London for the National Society for Epilepsy in June 2008.She attended Cuddington croft primary school from 1993-2000 and Nonsuch High School for Girls from the year 2000 to 2007. [ [http://www.justgiving.com/joannarowsell Joanna Rowsell's Fundraising Page] Justgiving; Accessed 29-03-08]

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