Elinor Barker

About Elinor Barker

Elinor Jane Barker (born 7 September 1994) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Cardiff, Wales, who currently rides on the track for Great Britain and the Welsh Cycling backed Team USN, and on the road for Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling. Barker is a two time world champion in women's team pursuit, having won the three rider version of the event in 2013 for Great Britain with Laura Trott and Dani King, and the extended four rider version in 2014, again with Trott, Katie Archibald and Joanna Rowsell. She is also a reigning European champion in the same event.On the road, Barker was the 2012 junior world time trial champion.

Career Highlights:

• Barker took up cycling with the Maindy Flyers at the age of 10, as a way of getting out of swimming classes.She was recruited into British Cycling's Olympic Development Academy, but remained based in Wales until she completed her A-levels in 2013, after which she moved to Manchester to train full time at Manchester Velodrome.
  
• She became the Junior Time Trial world champion in 2012, completing the 15.6 km course in Valkenburg, Netherlands in 22 minutes and 26.29 seconds, beating Cecille Ludvig of Denmark by 35.87 seconds. Subsequently Barker was named Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2012.
  
• In 2013, she became a senior world champion for the first time as a member of the team pursuit squad at the UCI Track World Championships.
  
• Barker represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014, winning silver and bronze medals.
  
• In September 2014 it was announced that Barker would follow in the footsteps of team-mate Laura Trott and join the Matrix Fitness-Vulpine team for 2015.
  

Elinor Barker Achievements

Prize List:

2008

• 3rd Omnium British National Track Championships – Under 14
  

2010

• 2nd Individual pursuit British National Track Championships – Under 16
  
• 3rd points race British National Track Championships – Junior
  
• 3rd points race British National Track Championships – Under 16
  
• 3rd Scratch race British National Track Championships – Under 16
  

2011

• 1st Individual pursuit British National Track Championships – Junior
  
• 1st Stratford-upon-Avon Team Series
  
• 1st stage 1 Essex Giro
  
• 2nd Individual pursuit European Track Championships – Junior
  
• 2nd Time trial UCI Road World Championships – Junior
  
• 2nd Scratch race British National Track Championships – Junior
  
• 3rd Points race British National Track Championships – Junior
  

2012

• 1st Time trial UCI Road World Championships – Junior
  
• 1st Individual pursuit European Track Championships – Junior
  
• 1st Team pursuit European Track Championships – Junior with Amy Roberts & Lucy Garner
  
• 1st Jubilee Road Race
  
• 1st Duncan Murray Wines Road Race
  
• 2nd Hillingdon Grand Prix
  
• 2nd overall 2 Days of Bedford
  
• 1st stage 4
  
• 2nd Omnium UCI Track World Championships – Junior
  
• 2nd Individual pursuit UCI Track World Championships – Junior
  
• 3rd Team pursuit UCI Track World Championships – Junior with Hayley Jones & Amy Roberts
• 2nd Team pursuit 2012–2013 Track World Cup, Cali with Ciara Horne & Amy Roberts

2013

• 1st Team pursuit UCI Track World Championships with Dani King & Laura Trott
  
• 1st Team pursuit European Track Championships
  
• 1st Otley Grand Prix
  
• 2nd Individual pursuit UCI Track World Championships – Under-23
  
• 2nd Points race UCI Track World Championships – Under-23
  
• 3rd Team pursuit 2012–2013 Track World Cup, Aguascalientes with Ciara Horne & Amy Roberts

2014

• UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
• 1st Team pursuit
  
• 2014 Commonwealth Games
  
• Silver medal blank.svg Points race
  
• Bronze medal blank.svg Scratch race
  
• 7th Individual pursuit
  
• 7th Road time trial
  

2015

• UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  
• 2nd Team pursuit