Penny Rowson | |
Birth Date: | 3 May 1992 |
Amateuryears1: | 2010-2012 |
Amateuryears2: | 2013 |
Amateurteam2: | Breast Cancer Care |
Proyears1: | 2015- |
Penelope "Penny" Rowson[1] (born 3 May 1992) is a British former professional racing cyclist.[2]
After finishing 3rd in the 2009 Cheshire Classic Road Race,[3] Rowson joined, in 2010, the Matrix Fitness professional team.[4]
In 2012, she became the first female winner of the Newport Nocturne cycling race.[5] She left Matrix in 2013[4] and joined the cycling pro team run by the Breast Cancer Care charity.[6]
In 2014, she returned to the Matrix team but in August 2015 she announced her retirement from the sport.[7]