Rushlee Buchanan Explained

Rushlee Buchanan
Birth Date:1988 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
Height:1.70 m
Weight:63 kg
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2010
Proyears1:2008–2009
Proyears2:2011
Proyears3:2013
Proyears4:2014–2018
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Rushlee Buchanan (born 20 January 1988) is a New Zealand track and road cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's madison, and Women's team pursuit.[1]

Career

She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit.

She competed in the scratch, points and road races at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the team pursuit.[2]

She has won the women's New Zealand road race championships a record four times, in 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. She won the New Zealand time trial championships in 2016.[3]

Personal life

Buchanan is married to American cyclist Adrian Hegyvary.[4]

Major results

Source:[5]

Track

2005
  • 2nd Points race, UCI Juniors World Championships
    2006
  • 2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
    2010
  • 1st Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 3rd Omnium
  • 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    2011
  • 1st Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing
    2013
  • Oceania Track Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • Madison Cup
  • 1st Points race
  • 3rd Keirin
  • Challenge International sur piste
  • 1st Scratch
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
  • Invercargill
  • 1st Points race
  • 3rd Scratch
  • National Track Championships
  • 3rd Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Points race
    2016
  • 2nd Points race, Festival of Speed
    2017
  • Oceania Track Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Omnium
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Points race
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • 2nd Scratch
  • 3rd Omnium
  • 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    2018
  • 1st Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
  • 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
  • 3rd Omnium, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
    2019
  • 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

    Road

    2006
  • 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
    2007
  • 1st Mount Maunganui
  • 3rd Overall Tour de Delta
  • 1st Stage 2
    2009
  • 1st Criterium, National Road Championships
    2010
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2011
  • National Road Championships
  • 2nd Criterium
  • 3rd Road race
    2014
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2015
  • 9th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
    2016
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
    2017
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Criterium
  • 3rd Time trial
    2018
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 5th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
  • 5th Chrono Gatineau
  • 8th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
  • 10th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
  • 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
    2019
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Cycling Track - BUCHANAN Rushlee. Tokyo 2020 Olympics . 2024-09-07. en-us.
    2. Web site: Rushlee Buchanan . Olympic.org.nz . New Zealand Olympic Committee.
    3. Web site: Rushlee Buchanan . ProCyclingStats.com.
    4. Web site: Buchanan keeps bouncing back for more on the track. 28 February 2019. Newsroom.co.nz. David. Leggat.
    5. Web site: Rushlee Buchanan . CyclingArchives.com.

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