Manon Carpenter

Manon Rose Carpenter (born 11 March 1993)^[1] is a Welsh, professional racing cyclist formerly specialising in downhill mountain bike racing.

Manon Carpenter

Personal information
Full name	Manon Rose Carpenter
Born	(1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 29)  Wales  United Kingdom
Team information
Current team	Radon Factory DH
Discipline	MTB
Role	Rider
Rider type	DH
Professional team
2011–2016	Madison Saracen
Major wins
GBR DH National Champion UCI DH World Champion Junior UCI DH World Cup Champion Junior UCI DH World Champion UCI DH World Cup Champion
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Women's Mountain Bike World Championships 2011 Champerey Junior downhill 2014 Hafjell Downhill 2015 Vallnord Downhill 2012 Leogang Downhill

Carpenter is from Caerphilly, South Wales.^[2] She was inspired to take up the sport by her father, Jason, a BMX track builder who also ran a DH race series in South Wales. Carpenter attended St. Martin's Comprehensive School, Caerphilly and is taking a gap year to concentrate on her sport before studying a science and Spanish degree in Manchester.^[3]

In 2011, Manon Carpenter won the Junior UCI Downhill World Championship and the Junior UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall. In 2013, Manon came third in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall. In 2014 Manon took the world cup overall title and completed the season with the world championship at Hafjell earning the rainbow colour jersey.

She became a double world champion in 2014, winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship and the UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Downhill Series. She was also named Elite Cyclist of the Year at the USN Welsh Cycling Awards.^[2]

In November 2016 she announced that she was leaving Madison Saracen.

In August 2017 Carpenter announced her retirement from Downhill racing with immediate effect.^[4]

Results

2011

1st   DH, Junior British National Mountain Biking Championships

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Junior, Champéry, France

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall Junior

2012

1st   DH, British National Mountain Biking Championships

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Elite, Leogang, Austria

2013

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Fort William, Scotland

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall

2014

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Leogang, Austria

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall

1st DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Hafjell, Norway

2015

4th DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Lourdes, France

4th DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Fort William, Scotland

DSQ* DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, Leogang, Austria

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Lenzerheide, Switzerland

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 5, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada

2nd DH UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6, Windham, New York, United States

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 7, Val di Sole, Italy

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Series Overall

2nd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, Vallnord, Andorra

* Disqualified for leaving track & rejoining further down the track

1st DH, British Downhill Series, Round 1, Ae Forest, Scotland

3rd DH, British Downhill Series, Round 2, Fort William, Scotland

1st DH, British Downhill Series, Round 3, Llangollen, Wales

2nd DH, British Downhill Series, Round 4, Bala, Wales

1st DH, British Downhill Series, Round 5, Moelfre, Wales

1st DH, British Downhill Series, Round 6, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales

1st DH, British Downhill Series, Series Overall

2016 - British Downhill Series

1st DH, British Downhill Series, Round 1, Ae Forest, Scotland

2016 - UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 1, Lourdes, France

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 2, Cairns, Australia

3rd DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 3, Fort William, Scotland

5th DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 4, Leogang, Austria

4th DH, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Round 6, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada^[5]

References

1. "Manon Carpenter Rider Profile". Madison. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
2. "Caerphilly's world champion rider named Elite Cyclist of the Year at Welsh Cycling Awards". Caerphilly Observer. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
3. Gavin Thomas (24 October 2011). "Downhill bike world champion Manon Carpenter's dilemma". BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
4. "Manon Carpenter Retires from DH Racing". 17 August 2017.
5. "Atherton wins World Cup in Mont Sainte Anne". cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

External links

• Official website