Rushworth's first sport was running, she was a member of the Wakefield Harriers. She started cycling with Monckton CC.[1]
She was national road race champion in 1964 and held several records on the track including motor-paced records set in 1964: quarter-mile flying start in 23.5 seconds, half-mile flying start in 46.0 seconds and the mile flying start in 1 minute 34.0 seconds.[2]
She won 11 British Championships between 1959 and 1966, and went on to represent Great Britain internationally, as a rider and later as coach and team manager.[1]
rushworth, valerie, rushworth, british, road, track, racing, cyclist, personal, informationfull, namevalerie, rushworthbornglasgow, scotland, united, kingdomteam, informationdisciplineroad, trackrolerideramateur, teams1964monckton, cc1970, fallowfield2001, fea. Valerie Rushworth is a British road and track racing cyclist Val RushworthPersonal informationFull nameValerie RushworthBornGlasgow Scotland United KingdomTeam informationDisciplineRoad amp TrackRoleRiderAmateur teams1964Monckton CC1970 Fallowfield2001 Featherstone RC Bob Jacksons Contents 1 Biography 2 Palmares 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditRushworth s first sport was running she was a member of the Wakefield Harriers She started cycling with Monckton CC 1 She was national road race champion in 1964 and held several records on the track including motor paced records set in 1964 quarter mile flying start in 23 5 seconds half mile flying start in 46 0 seconds and the mile flying start in 1 minute 34 0 seconds 2 She won 11 British Championships between 1959 and 1966 and went on to represent Great Britain internationally as a rider and later as coach and team manager 1 In 1970 she moved to Featherstone RC 1 She coached Lisa Brambani who became a national road race champion four consecutive years between 1986 and 1989 3 Rushworth was the European masters champion in the 500m TT for women aged 50 plus for four consecutive years between 1997 and 2000 4 She joined Bob Jackson s team in 2001 1 Rushworth who lives in Allerton Bywater Yorkshire near Wakefield is coaching advisor for the Women s Cycle Racing Association 5 She works as a Customer Services Manager for Waddingtons Games 1 Palmares Edit1964 1st British National Road Race Championships1973 3rd Sprint British National Track Championships1997 1st 500m TT European Masters Track Championships 50 1998 1st 500m TT European Masters Track Championships 50 1999 1st 500m TT European Masters Track Championships 50 2000 1st 500m TT European Masters Track Championships 50 2004 3rd 500m TT European Masters Track Championships 50 References Edit a b c d e Val Rushworth Womens 60 European Masters Track Championships Archived from the original on 12 October 2004 Retrieved 10 January 2010 British Stayer amp Derny History 18 October 2006 Archived from the original on 4 October 2011 Retrieved 12 September 2008 Susan Weaver 1998 A Woman s Guide to Cycling Ten Speed Press p 196 ISBN 978 0 89815 982 0 Retrieved 12 September 2008 Past Champions 2000 European Masters Track Championships Archived from the original on 4 July 2008 Retrieved 12 September 2008 Contacts Women s Cycle Racing Association Retrieved 12 September 2008 External links EditVal Rushworth at cyclingarchives com This biographical article related to English cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Val Rushworth amp oldid 994771717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
