Dellys Starr (née Franke) (born 2 October 1976 in Melbourne) is a retired Australian amateur mountain biker.[1] She has won two Australian national championship titles in the women's cross-country race (2006 and 2008), and later represented her nation Australia, as a 31-year-old veteran, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in her home turf and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] Starr currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she shares with her husband and American cyclist Ryan Starr.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dellys Franke-Starr |
| Born | 2 October 1976 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Cross-country |
Competing for the Australian cycling team since 1997, Starr soared higher on the international mountain biking scene, as she took home her first ever Australian national championship title in 2006.[4] Strong results landed her a spot on the nation's official roster at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where she finished fifth in the women's cross-country race.[5]
Starr qualified for the Australian squad, as a lone female rider, in the women's cross-country race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by finishing first from the Australian Championships and by receiving an invitational berth from the Union Cycliste Internationale based on her best performance at the UCI World Championships.[6] With only two laps left to go before crossing the finish line, Starr suffered a heat-related fatigue and instead pulled off directly from a 4.8-km sturdy, treacherous cross-country course, finishing only in twenty-sixth place.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dellys Starr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ Weber, Jackson (2 February 2008). "Australian champions back up wins at Beauty". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (24 August 2008). "Starr finishes with pride". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Controversy at road cycling championships". ABC News Australia. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Chong, Jordan (23 March 2006). "Canadian star takes gold". The Age. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Australia's Olympic shadow team rule at Oceania Champs". Mountain Bike Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Cross-Country Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Spitz wins scorcher in Beijing". Velo News. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (23 August 2008). "Starr fails to finish mountain bike course". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
External links edit
- Australian Olympic Team Profile
- NBC Olympics Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 October 2013)
- Dellys Starr at Cycling Archives
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