Ellen Hunter

Ellen Hunter

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Ellen Hunter


fullname = Ellen Hunter
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|2|12
country = WAL
GBR
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Tandem
role = Pilot for visually impaired
ridertype = Sprint
amateuryears =
amateurteams = Johnstone Wheelers
proyears =
proteams =
majorwins =
updated = 19 May 2008

Ellen Hunter (born 12 February 1968, Wrexham [cite web| url=http://www.cyngor-chwaraeon-cymru.org/16237| title=CUNDY AIMS TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE AHEAD OF BEIJING| publisher=Sports Council Wales] ) is a competitive cyclist and tandem pilot for Aileen McGlynn at Paralympic events.cite web|url=http://www.disabilitysportwales.org/performance/ellen-hunter| title=Athlete: Ellen Hunter| publisher=Disability Sport Wales| date=2007]

Hunter and McGlynn broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.

At the 2006 IPC Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland, Ellen Hunter piloted Aileen McGlynn to win gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a Rainbow Jersey for Wales, they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.

She broke her back in a cycling accident at the Women's Omnium at Herne Hill Velodrome, and was told she may never cycle again, she spent six weeks in hospital.

Hunter met her husband Paul through cycling, and both were selected to ride as pilots for visually impaired cyclists at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, as part of the British Cycling team.

Hunter and McGlynn, coached by Barney Storey, [cite web| url=http://www.paralympics.org.uk/show_news.asp?itemid=1708&itemTitle=Medals+galore+for+GB+cyclists+at+Visa+Paralympic+World+Cup&section=000100010006&sectionTitle=News| title=Medals galore for GB cyclists at Visa Paralympic World Cup| date=May 2007| publisher=Paralympics GB] once again broke the World Record at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7317831.stm| title= Storey claims record-breaking win| publisher=BBC Sport| date=27 March 2008]

Palmarès

;2004:1st Women's Tandem Kilo (B 1-3), 2004 Summer Paralympics:2nd Women's Tandem Sprint (B 1-3), 2004 Summer Paralympics

;2006:1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female):4th British National Tandem Sprint Championships (with Joby Ingram-Dodd)

;2007:1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female) [cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/11052007/8/photo/great-britain-s-aileen-mcglynn-ellen-hunter-win-tandem-sprint.html| title=Great Britain's Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter win the tandem sprint final, B/VI female - Photo| publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport| date=11 May 2007]

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