Katie Curtis
Encyclopedia
Catherine Rachel "Katie" Curtis (born 1 November 1988, Cardiff
) is a Welsh
road
and track cyclist and a member of the Vision1 Racing
squad.
Curtis began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax. Curtis set the record for the 5 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track along with Alex Greenfield
, with a time of 7 minutes 4.424 seconds. The record was set in Newport Velodrome
on 10 June 2004. They also hold the 10 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track, with a time of 13 minutes 10.421 seconds. The record was set in Newport Velodrome
on 16 May 2006. In 2008 Katie rode with Team Halfords Bikehut
before moving to Vision1 Racing in 2009.
2005
2006
2007
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
) is a Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
road
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
and track cyclist and a member of the Vision1 Racing
Vision1 Racing
Vision1 Racing is a professional British cycling team based in Belgium. It is provisionally ranked 11th for the 2009 season, meaning it will be invited to all World Cup races.-External links:*...
squad.
Curtis began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax. Curtis set the record for the 5 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track along with Alex Greenfield
Alex Greenfield
Alexandra Greenfield is a Welsh road and track cyclist from Barry. She began competing at a young age with the Maindy Flyers children's cycle club before joining Cardiff Ajax. Greenfield holds the record for the 5 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track along with Katie Curtis, with a...
, with a time of 7 minutes 4.424 seconds. The record was set in Newport Velodrome
Newport Velodrome
The Wales National Velodrome in Newport, South Wales, is an indoor arena located in the Newport International Sports Village, Liswerry. The Velodrome's facilities including a covered 250-metre Siberian pine track, a function room/dance studio, free weights room, fitness suite, a drug-testing room...
on 10 June 2004. They also hold the 10 km Tandem Standing Start event on the track, with a time of 13 minutes 10.421 seconds. The record was set in Newport Velodrome
Newport Velodrome
The Wales National Velodrome in Newport, South Wales, is an indoor arena located in the Newport International Sports Village, Liswerry. The Velodrome's facilities including a covered 250-metre Siberian pine track, a function room/dance studio, free weights room, fitness suite, a drug-testing room...
on 16 May 2006. In 2008 Katie rode with Team Halfords Bikehut
Team Halfords Bikehut
Team Halfords Bikehut was formed in January 2008 with Dave Brailsford, performance director of British Cycling, the general manager. It had been a pro/national team mooted as the first full British professional women's team but there were men such as Rob Hayles in the group...
before moving to Vision1 Racing in 2009.
Track
2004- 4th 500m, TT Youth Commonwealth Games
- 7th Points Race, Youth Commonwealth Games
2005
- 1st
Scratch Race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(Junior) - 2nd Points Race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(Junior) - 3rd Sprint, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(Junior)
2006
- 1st Points Race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(Junior) - 2nd Scratch Race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(Junior) - 2nd Scratch Race, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
(Senior)
2007
- 1st WCRA 'Derny Paced' Championships
- 3rd British National Derny Paced Championships
- 8th Scratch Race, UCI Track World Championships2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's ScratchThe Women's Scratch is one of the 7 women's events at the 2007 UCI Track World Championship, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.20 Cyclists from 20 countries participated in the contest. Because of the number of entries, there were no qualification rounds for this discipline...
Road
2007- 1st
Welsh National Road Race ChampionshipsWelsh National Road Race ChampionshipsThe Welsh National Road Race Championships are held annually, and include several categories of rider.-Senior:-Veteran:-Junior:-Women:... - 3rd British National Circuit Race ChampionshipsBritish National Circuit Race ChampionshipsThe British National Circuit Race Championships cover several different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The first championships were held in 1979 for professional cyclists only. Amateur championships were introduced in 1993 but only 3 of these were held as...