Rebecca Rimmington

Rebecca Rimmington
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Elizabeth Rimmington
Nickname Bex
Born (1983-01-14) 14 January 1983
Grantham  United Kingdom
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Team information
Current team Nottingham Rowing Club
Major wins

2009 British Paracycling Road Race Champion World Paracyling Bronze Medallist

2010 World Road Paracyling Ranked No. 1

Rebecca Rimmington (born 14 January 1983 in Grantham, England) is an English sportsperson, a former competitive cyclist and tandem pilot for blind and visually impaired riders.

At the 2009 UCI World Para-cycling Road Cup in Bogogno, Italy, Rimmington piloted Lora Turnham to a bronze medal in the Tandem Road Race.[1]

Clubs and Sponsors

2009-Present Melton Olympic
2007-2009 VC St Raphael
2006-2007 Melton Olympic

Cycling Palmares

World Paracycling Championships
2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Melanie Easter
2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships Time Trial - Tandem with Melanie Easter
2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships 3km Pursuit - Tandem with Melanie Easter
2007 - 10th Paracycling World Championships Kilo - Tandem with Melanie Easter
2009 –  Bronze, 3rd, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham
2010 - British Paracycling Road Race Champion - Tandem with Lora Turnham
2010 - World Paracycling Road Ranking Number 1

World Cups

2010 –  Gold, Gold, Paracycling World Cup Road Race, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham
2010 -  Silver, Silver, Paracycling World Cup Time Trial, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham

European Cups

2007 –  Bronze, Bronze, Paracycling Europa-Cup Gippengen - Tandem with Melanie Easter
2009 –  Silver, Silver, Paracycling Europa-Cup Piacenza Stage Race- Tandem with Lora Turnham
2010 –  Gold, Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bayonne Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham
2010 -  Gold, Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bilbao Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham

Other

2007 Melton Times Sports Woman of the Year
2008 Melton Times Sports Woman of the Year
2011 Melton Times Sports Personality of the Year

References

  1. ↑ "GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Lora Turnham", britishcycling.org, retrieved 6 August 2016


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