Sally Boyden (cyclist)

Sally Boyden (born 7 April 1967[1] in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a female former British track and road racing cyclist.

Sally Boyden
Personal information
Full nameSally Boyden
Born (1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 57)[1]
North Ferriby, England[2]
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1994Swaledale CC
1999Velo Club Lannion
2000Clarkes Contracts
2002Classic Walls CRT
Major wins
World Masters Champion
United Kingdom British Champion x10

Cycling career

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She was British National Champion of the points race five times in a row from 1995 to 1999 and a British champion on road and track 10 times. She competed and was a medalist at the World Masters Championships on several occasions and held the British record for the flying kilometre and standing kilometre time trial on the track.[3] The kilometre record of 1:14.18 was set in 1995 and broken in 2005 by Victoria Pendleton with 1:10.854.[4] Boyden was also the European Masters Track Champion in the individual pursuit event for riders aged 35–39, in 2002.[5]

She represented England in the road race and track points race, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6][7]

Palmarès

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1993
1st British National Individual Sprint Championships
2nd British National Individual Time Trial Championships
1994
2nd British National Individual Sprint Championships
3rd British National Road Race Championships
1995
1st British National Points Championships
2nd British National Individual Sprint Championships
3rd British National Individual Time Trial Championships
1996
1st British National Points Championships
1st British National Scratch Championships
1997
3rd Elite European Track Championships
1st British National Points Championships
3rd British National Individual Sprint Championships
3rd British National Individual Time Trial Championships
3rd British National Scratch Championships
1998
1st British National Points Championships
3rd British National Road Race Championships
3rd British National Circuit Race Championships
4th Points Race, Track World Cup[8]
1999
1st British National Points Championships
1st British National Circuit Race Championships
2nd British National Scratch Championships
3rd British National Individual Pursuit Championships
2000
2nd British National Scratch Championships
3rd British National Points Championships
2001
3rd pursuit, World Masters Track Championships (30-34)[9]
2002
1st Pursuit, World Masters Track Championships (35-39)[10]
1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships (35-39)
2nd British National Points Championships
2nd British National Scratch Championships
3rd British National Circuit Race Championships
3rd sprint, World Masters Track Championship (35-39)[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "SALLY BOYDEN". cyclebase.nl.
  2. ^ "Sally Boyden". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Sally Boyden, East Yorkshire". cyclingmasters.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006.
  4. ^ "Victoria breaks British women's 1 km track record". Mildenhall CC.
  5. ^ "European Masters - 2002 Champions". cyclingmasters.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  6. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "UCI Track World Cup/UCI - Coupe du Monde - Piste - 1998". UCI.
  9. ^ "Masters: Track Piste: World Championships 2001 Championnats du Monde". UCI.
  10. ^ "World Masters Track Championships - Pursuit". cyclingnews.com. 15–21 September 2002.
  11. ^ "World Masters Track Championships - Sprint". cyclingnews.com. 15–21 September 2002.