Jupha Somnet Explained

Birth Date:	26 April 1993
Birth Place:	Perlis, Malaysia
Role:	Rider
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Jupha Somnet (Thai: ยุพา สมเนตร, ; born 26 April 1993) is a Malaysian road and track cyclist. She won the silver medal in the points race and the bronze medal in the scratch at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.^[1] ^[2]

Early life

Jupha is the fourth of five siblings growing up in Chuping, Perlis. Jupha was surrounded by people who were into sports. Her aunt was the assistant to coach Muhammad Affendy who coached the Perlis Cycling Team. When she was 14 years old, Jupha moved to Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar where she took the sport seriously. Jupha finished her studies at Bukit Jalil Sports School.^[3]

Major results

2010

Asian Junior Track Championships

2nd 500m time trial

2nd Team sprint

3rd Scratch

3rd Sprint

2011

1st Team sprint, Southeast Asian Games

Asian Junior Track Championships

2nd 500m time trial

2nd Scratch

2nd Team pursuit

2nd Team sprint

3rd Keirin

2012

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2013

1st Scratch, ACC Track Asia Cup, Thailand

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Points race, Asian Track Championships

2014

2nd Omnium, Japan Track Cup 2

2nd Omnium, South East Asian GP Track (1)

2nd Points race, South East Asian GP Track (2)

Track Clubs ACC Cup

2nd Omnium

3rd Keirin

3rd Points race

3rd Points race, Asian Track Championships

3rd Omnium, South East Asian GP Track (3)

2015

1st Omnium, South East Asian GP Track (1)

1st Omnium, South East Asian GP Track (2)

3rd Criterium, Southeast Asian Games

2016

Asian Track Championships

2nd Points race

3rd Scratch

3rd Omnium, Taiwan Hsin-Chu Track International Classic

2017

1st Scratch, Taiwan Cup Track International Classic II

Southeast Asian Games

2nd Criterium

2nd Road race

3rd Omnium

2018

1st Points race, Asian Track Championships

2019

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2nd China Scenic Avenue I

4th Road race, Southeast Asian Games

2021

2nd Team road race, Southeast Asian Games

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

Notes and References

Web site: 2016 Asia Cycling Championships: Entries list track cycling women . cycling-championships.asi . 1 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629075546/http://cycling-championships.asia/wp/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/01/7085841e31399cb25462e4c344a1e643.pdf . 29 June 2016 . dead.
Web site: Jupha Somnet . cyclingarchives.com . 1 February 2016 . 26 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126051122/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=86061 . live.
News: Burning desire fires Jupha Somnet to the top . 8 September 2016 . jcm.my . Junior Cycling Malaysia . 30 August 2017 . 31 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170831011115/https://www.jcm.my/burning-desire-fires-jupha-somnet-to-the-top/ . dead.