Kirstie James Explained
| Kirstie Klingenberg |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Currentteam: | The Meteor / Intelligentsia |
| Discipline: | Track cycling |
| Ridertype: | Endurance |
| Amateurteam1: | Endura Lady Force |
| Amateurteam2: | Autoglas Wetteren Cycling Team |
| Proteam1: | Velo Classic / Stan's No Tubes |
| Proteam2: | The Meteor / Intelligentsia |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Kirstie Klingenberg (née James, born 25 May 1989) is a New Zealand track cyclist and former rower.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's sprint, and Women's team pursuit.[2]
She was a competitor in the women's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, where she won a bronze medal. Kirstie competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won silver in the team pursuit.[3]
Klingenberg started in rowing but switched to cycling in 2012.[4] She was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2016, and is an ambassador for Endometriosis New Zealand.[5]
Major results
- 2015
Oceania Track Championships, Invercargill, New Zealand
1st Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Alysha Keith, Elizabeth Steel and Philippa Sutton)
2nd Omnium
- 2016
Oceania Track Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
2nd Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha, Alysha Keith and Nina Wollaston)
3rd Individual Pursuit
- 2017
2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
3rd Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Jaime Nielsen and Michaela Drummond)
Elmhurst Cycling Classic Criterium, Chicago, IL, USA
1st Place
Track Cycling National Championships, Invercargill, New Zealand
1st Scratch Race
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Milton, Canada
2nd Team Pursuit
Uci Track Cycling World Cup Santiago, Chile
1st Team Pursuit
- 2018
Oceania Cycling Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Bryony Botha, Rushlee Buchanan and Michaela Drummond)
1st Individual Pursuit
1st Points Race
2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Apdeldoorn, Netherlands
6th Team Pursuit (with Racquel Sheath, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Michaela Drummond)
6th Individual Pursuit
2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia
2nd Team Pursuit (with Bryony Botha, Racquel Sheath and Rushlee Buchanan)
5th Individual Pursuit
5th Scratch Race 2019
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Paris, France
2nd Team Pursuit UCI Track Cycling World Cup Milton, Canada
3rd Team Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Cambridge, New Zealand
1st Team Pursuit Track Cycling National Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st Individual Pursuit
1st Scratch Race
1st Points Race
2nd Team Pursuit
- 2019
Oceania Cycling Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st Team Pursuit (with Jessie Hodges, Nicole Sheilds and Emily Shearman)
1st Individual Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Cambridge, New Zealand
1st Team Pursuit Track Cycling National Championships, Cambridge, New Zealand
1st Individual Pursuit
2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Pruskow, Poland
3rd Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Michaela Drummond)
4th Individual Pursuit
- 2020
2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Berlin, Germany
6th Team Pursuit (with Holly Edmondston, Rushlee Buchanan, Bryony Botha and Jaime Nielsen)External links
Notes and References
- News: Kirstie James New Zealand Olympic Team. 17 February 2018. New Zealand Olympic Team. 2 June 2018. en.
- Web site: Cycling Track JAMES Kirstie - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-10-06. olympics.com. en-us.
- News: More medals for New Zealand cyclists. Radio New Zealand. 14 April 2017. 18 April 2017.
- Web site: 2017-01-31. NZ cyclist Kirstie James grateful to Southland for rowing transition as track cycling nationals come to Invercargill. 2021-04-26. Stuff. en.
- Web site: 2020-09-08. 'I thought I was crazy': cyclist's painful endo battle. 2021-04-26. Newsroom. en-AU.
