Anna Turvey Explained

Anna Turvey
Fullname:Anna Catherine Turvey
Birth Date:5 February 1980
Birth Place:Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height:5feet
Currentteam:Tyneside Vagabonds CC
Discipline:Road and track
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2013
Amateurteam1:Tyneside Vagabonds CC
Amateuryears2:2014–2015
Amateurteam2:Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
Amateuryears3:2016–present
Amateurteam3:Tyneside Vagabonds CC
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Anna Turvey (born 5 February 1980) is a racing cyclist competing for Ireland.[1] She holds the Irish National records for the 10 miles, 25 miles and 50 miles individual time trials.

Career

In 2013, while competing as an amateur triathlete, Turvey finished second in RTTC National 25-mile time trial[2] and top 10 in The British Elite time trial.[3] Turvey joined the Scottish Cycling Performance Program in November 2013 with a view to competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Turvey qualified to represent Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Road Time Trial and the Individual Pursuit on the track, finishing 9th in the road time trial[4] and 12th in the individual pursuit.[5]

Turvey declared for Ireland in December 2015, qualifying through her Mother. Turvey won the individual time trial at the Irish National Cycling Championships in June 2016.[6] In 2016, she rode for Ireland at the 2016 European Road Championships and in the women's time trial event at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.[7]

Turvey answered a last minute call to ride for Ireland in the team pursuit in the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Paris. While there she also competed in the Individual pursuit, finishing 8th https://web.archive.org/web/20170202054446/http://uec.ch/results/2016/saintquentin/wtp6.pdf in the team pursuit, with Lydia Boylan, Lydia Gurley and Eileen Burns, and 3rd in the Individual pursuit https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053939/http://uec.ch/results/2016/saintquentin/wip4.pdf

Away from cycling, Turvey works as an Optometrist.[8] [9] She is the cousin of British Professional Racing driver Oliver Turvey.

Major results

2019
  • 2nd Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Time Trial http://www.cyclingireland.ie/downloads/national%20time%20trail%20results%20-%20senior%20women.pdf
  • 2nd RTTC National 10-mile Championships https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/18236
  • 12th UEC Road European Championships Elite Women Individual Time Trial http://www.uec.ch/resources/2019%20Events/2019%20road/list/results/UEC%20ROAD%20EUROPEAN%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20-%20ELITE%20WOMEN%20TIME%20TRIAL%20-%20General%20ranking.pdf
  • 34th UCI Road World Championships Elite Women Individual Time trial https://www.tissottiming.com/2019/crdwch/en-us/default/Stage/5/results
    2018
  • 3rd RTTC National 25 Mile Road Time Trial Championships https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/17663#anchor
  • 1st RTTC National 10 Miles Road Time Trial Championships https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/16562#anchor
  • 7th Chrono Champenois Trophee Europeen (1.1) (Betheny, France)(https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/chrono-champenois-trophee-europeen/2018
  • 1st RTTC National 50 Mile Road Time Trial Championships https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/16236#anchor
  • 9th Chrono des Nations Elite Women Individual Time trial WE (1.1) (Les Herbiers, France) https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/chrono-des-nations-we/2018
  • Beryl Burton Trophy (Champions of Champions) https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/articles/view/157
    2017
  • 19th European Road cycling Championships individual time trial (Herning, Denmark) http://www.uci.ch/road/results/
  • 3rd RTTC National 25-mile Individual Time Trial Championships https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/15697
  • 17th Individual Pursuit UCI Track World Championships (Hong Kong) http://www.uci.ch/track/results/
  • 10th Individual Pursuit UCI Track cycling World Cup IV (Los Angeles) http://www.uci.ch/track/results/
    2016
  • 1st Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Time Trial, Irish National Cycling Championships
  • 10th Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Road Race, Irish National Cycling Championships 2nd RCTT National 25 Miles Championship https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/12363#anchor
  • 2nd RCTT National 10 Miles Championship https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/12448#anchor
  • 24th European Elite Road cycling Championships (Plumelec, France)https://web.archive.org/web/20160917163831/http://uec.ch/documents/road/2016/plumelec/results/res_tt_welite.pdf
  • 28th UCI Road World Championships (Doha, Qatar)http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0207020601FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02
  • 3rd European Track Championships 2016 Elite Women 3 km Individual Pursuit 2016 UEC European Track Championships
  • 8th European Track Championships 2016 Elite Women Team Pursuit https://web.archive.org/web/20170202054446/http://uec.ch/results/2016/saintquentin/wtp6.pdf with Lydia Boylan, Lydia Gurley and Eileen Burns
    2015
  • 1st RTTC National Team Time Trial Championship with Katie Archibald and Ciara Horne
    2014
  • 9th Commonwealth Games Individual Time Trial https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-individual-time-trial
  • 12th Commonwealth Games 3 km Individual Pursuit https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-3000m-individual-pursuit
  • 1st Individual Pursuit, Scottish National Championships Scottish National Track Championships
  • 1st Scottish Cycling National 25 Mile Time Trial Championships https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/road/article/20150601-sc-road-PREVIEW--Scottish-Cycling-National-25-Mile-Time-Trial-Championships-0
    2013
  • 1st British National Duathlon Championships (Age Group)https://archive.tri247.com/results_12819.html
  • 1st British National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships (Age Group)https://archive.tri247.com/results_12924.html
  • 8th British Elite Road cycling Time Trial https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/92488/2013-British-Cycling-National-Road-Race-and-Time-Trial-Championships
  • 2nd RTTC National 50 Miles Road Time Trial Championship https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/2704
  • 2nd RTTC National 25 miles Road Time Trial Championships https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/2778
  • 4th ITU World Triathlon Final (Age Group) (London) http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2013_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_london/259906
  • 2nd Individual Pursuit, Scottish National Track Championships https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/20131027-2013-SCOTTISH-CYCLING-NATIONAL-TRACK-CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY-FOUR-RESULTS-ROUND-UP-0
  • 13th Chrono des Nations Elite Women Individual Time trial http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chrono-des-nations-2013/results/
    2012
  • 1st British National Duathlon Championships (Age Group) http://dload.pse.s3.amazonaws.com/results/dambusterduathlon2012results.pdf
  • 3rd ITU World Triathlon Final (Age Group) (Auckland) http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2012_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_auckland/7923
    2011

    2nd ETU Duathlon European Championships (Limerick, Ireland) http://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2011_limerick_etu_duathlon_european_championships/6496

    1st ETU Triathlon European (sprint distance) Championships (Age Group) (Pontevedra, Spain) http://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2011_pontevedra_etu_triathlon_european_championships/7062

    2nd ITU World Triathlon Final Sprint Distance (Age Group) (Beijing, China) http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2011_dextro_energy_triathlon_-_itu_world_championship_grand_final_beijing/6806

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Anna Turvey . 12 October 2016 . Pro Cycling Stats.
    2. Web site: Cycling Time Trials: RTTC National Championship 25 (Women) - Participation List. 30 January 2017.
    3. Web site: Events. 30 January 2017.
    4. Web site: Results - Womens Individual Time Trial - Cycling - Glasgow 2014 - Commonwealth Games. 30 January 2017. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232814/http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-individual-time-trial. dead.
    5. Web site: Results - Womens 3000m Individual Pursuit - Cycling - Glasgow 2014 - Commonwealth Games. 30 January 2017. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232800/http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-3000m-individual-pursuit. dead.
    6. Web site: 2016 National Championships Ireland WE - ITT. 12 October 2016 . Pro Cycling Stats.
    7. Web site: Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite. Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 11 October 2016. 11 October 2016.
    8. Web site: Anna Turvey. Go Scotland. Commonwealth Games Scotland. 12 October 2016. 5 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001248/http://www.goscotland.org/meet-the-glasgow-2014-team/cycling/anna-turvey.aspx. dead.
    9. News: Joe. Ayling. Remarkable roles: How international cyclist Anna Turvey keeps her career on track. Optician. Mark Allen Group. 22 June 2015. 12 October 2016.

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