Loren Rowney Explained

Loren Rowney
Birth Date:14 October 1988
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road[2]
Ridertype:Sprinter
Proyears1:2012–2015
Proyears2:2016–2017
Manageyears1:2017
Manageyears2:2018

Loren Rowney (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist.[3] She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In October 2015 it was announced that Rowney would join for the 2016 season after her previous team disbanded.[4] After five years as a professional, Rowney announced that she was retiring from competition in January of 2017 after struggling with mental health problems for the previous year.[5]

Major results

2011
  • 1st Overall Honda Hybrid Women's Tour
  • 1st Sprints classification
  • 1st Young rider classification[6]
  • 1st Stage 2[7]
    2012
  • 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series[8]
  • 1st Stage 2 Women's Tour of New Zealand[9]
  • 1st Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic[10]
  • 1st Stage 6 La Route de France
    2013
  • 1st Stage 5 Gracia-Orlová
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour Languedoc Roussillon[11]
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Belgium Tour
    2014
  • 1st Stage 3 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
    2015
  • 1st Stage 4 La Route de France
  • 1st Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin
  • 1st Mountains classification Women's Tour Down Under
  • 7th Acht van Westerveld
    2016
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska[12]
  • 9th Road race, Oceania Road Championships

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Loren Rowney. . 20 January 2015.
    2. Web site: HPU > Rider Profiles > Female > Loren Rowney. . 20 January 2015.
    3. Web site: Loren Rowney . 28 September 2014 . ProCyclingStats.
    4. Web site: Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS . 6 October 2015. cyclingnews.com. 8 October 2015.
    5. Web site: Loren Rowney announces retirement – Women's News Shorts. 30 January 2017 . . 14 February 2017.
    6. Web site: Rowney reigns supreme . 16 October 2011 . . 14 February 2017.
    7. Web site: Rowney reigns supreme in Geelong. 13 October 2011 . . 14 February 2017.
    8. Web site: Ewan blasts onto the big stage with Bay Classic victory . Aubrey . Jane . 2 January 2012 . . 14 February 2017.
    9. Web site: Rowney takes sprint win in crash-marred run to Palmerston. 23 February 2012 . cyclingnews.com. 14 February 2017.
    10. Web site: Rowney gets maiden US win with Redlands success . Malach . Pat . 23 March 2012 . . 14 February 2017.
    11. Web site: Rowney takes stage three of Tour Languedoc Roussillon. 21 May 2013 . Cycling Australia. 14 February 2017.
    12. Web site: Tour de Feminin – Stage 2: Jiríkov to Jiríkov. . 3 September 2016.

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