Rikki Belder Explained

Rikki Belder (born 2 July 1993) is a former Australian track sprint cyclist.^{[1] [2]} She was the 2017 Oceania Champion in the 500m Team Sprint (with Holly Takos and Courtney Field),^[3] and has won six Australian Titles in the same event with fellow South Australian team members Anna Meares OAM and Stephanie Morton OAM.^{[4] [5]} Belder holds the Australian Championship Record in the 500m Team Sprint (with Stephanie Morton).^[6] She represented Australia at the 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale – UCI Track Cycling World Cup III in Cali, Colombia, and at the 2017 Oceania Track Cycling Championships.^{[7] [8]}

Biography

Rikki Belder was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 2 July 1993. She was a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) from 2011 - 2017.^[9] Belder studied Biomedical Engineering at Flinders University.

She is the daughter of Lyn and Gary Belder. Sister Donna Belder, held a PhD research scholarship in ornithology at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University (ANU).^[10]

In 2014, Rikki Belder was listed as one of South Australia's Fastest-Rising Stars Under 30^[11] . Belder has completed some art work for charity.^[12]

Palmares - Cycling

2018

• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Morton and Takos) Australian National Championships QLD
• 3rd Keirin Australian National Championships QLD

2017

• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Takos and Field) Oceania Championships VIC
• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Morton and Takos) Australian National Championships QLD
• 2nd 500m Time Trial Australian National Championships QLD
• 4th Keirin Australian National Championships QLD
• 6th Sprint Oceania Championships VIC
• 6th Sprint Australian National Championships QLD
• 10th Keirin Oceania Championships VIC

2016

• 2nd 500m Team Sprint (With Hargrave) Australian National Championships SA
• 3rd Keirin Australian National Championships SA
• 3rd Keirin, ITS Melbourne Grand Prix

2015

• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Meares and Morton) Australian National Championships VIC
• 1st 500m Time Trial Australian National Championships VIC
• 3rd Keirin Oceania Championships SA

3rd Keirin, Austral Wheelrace Carnival

2014

• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Morton) Australian National Championships SA

Austral Wheelrace Carnival

1st Keirin

2nd Sprint

• 3rd Keirin Oceania Track Championships

• 3rd 500m Time Trial Oceania Track Championships

2013

• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Morton) Australian National Championships NSW
• 2nd 500m Team Sprint (With Morton) Oceania Championships NSW
• 3rd 500m Time Trial Australian National Championships NSW

2012

• 1st 500m Team Sprint (With Meares) Australian National Championships SA^[13]
• 2nd 500m Time Trial Australian National Championships SA
• 2nd 500m Time Trial Oceania Championships NZL
• 2nd Team Sprint (With Falappi) Oceania Championships NZL

Sponsorship

Belder was a GKA Sports Distribution (http://www.gkasports.com.au)^[14] supported athlete.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cycling Australia > High Performance > Rider Profiles > Female > Rikki Belder. www.cycling.org.au. en-AU. 2017-02-04.
2. News: 2020 Development Camp: Developing next generation of sprinters. Cycling Australia. en-AU. 2017-02-05.
3. Web site: Rikki Belder. Archives. Cycling. www.cyclingarchives.com. en. 2017-02-04.
4. Web site: 2015 Australian Track Championships Results - Peloton Watch. www.pelotonwatch.com. 2017-02-05.
5. Web site: National Track Cycling Championships - DPTI - Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia. dpti.sa.gov.au. en. 2017-02-05.
6. Web site: Cycling Australia. 2021-06-08. cycling.org.au.
7. News: Youthful 14-rider team named for UCI Track World Cup finale in Cali. Cycling Australia. en-AU. 2017-02-04.
8. Web site: Rikki Belder a star on the rise after Austral keirin win and World Cup selection Peloton Watch. www.pelotonwatch.com. 2017-02-05.
9. Web site: SASI Cycling - Athletes. 4 Feb 2017. sasi.sa.gov.au. en. 2017-02-04.
10. News: ANU Spaces - Donna Jean Belder. 2015-11-27. ANU. en. 2017-02-04.
11. News: SA’s fastest-rising stars under 30. 2017-02-04.
12. Web site: Club Bid & Charity Bid Australia - One off Anna Meares Painting. www.charitybid.com.au. en. 2017-02-14.
13. Web site: Meares/Belder Win on Australia Day. www.trackcyclingnews.com. 2017-02-05.
14. Web site: Rikki Belder. twitter.com. en. 2017-02-04.