Elinor Barker

Elinor Barker
MBE
Barker in 2020
Personal information
Full nameElinor Jane Barker
Born (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 30)
Cardiff, Wales
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamUno-X Mobility
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Road: Time trialist
  • Track: Pursuitist
Amateur teams
2005–2007Maindy Flyers
2008Kidney Wales For Escentual
2009–2011Cardiff Ajax
2012Scott Contessa Epic RT[2]
2020Tekkerz[3]
Professional teams
2012–2014Team USN (track)
2013–2014Wiggle–Honda (road)
2015–2017Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
2018Wiggle High5
2019Drops[4]
2022–Uno-X Pro Cycling Team[5]
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hong Kong Points race
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pruszków Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2020 Berlin Points race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Madison
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Madison
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pruszków Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Berlin Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guadeloupe Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2015 Grenchen Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Berlin Madison
Gold medal – first place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Elimination
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Madison
Gold medal – first place 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yvelines Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Invercargill Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2012 Invercargill Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Invercargill Team pursuit
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Anadia Junior Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Anadia Junior Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2011 Anadia Junior Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2013 Anadia U23 Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2013 Anadia U23 Points race
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Points race
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Scratch
Women's road cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Valkenburg Junior Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2011 Copenhagen Junior Time trial

Elinor Jane Barker MBE (born 7 September 1994) is a Welsh road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team Uno-X Mobility. Representing Great Britain in international competitions, Barker is an Olympic champion, a three-time World champion and seven-time European champion in the team pursuit, as well as a three-time World champion in the points and scratch races, a World champion in the madison, a two-time European madison champion and one time European elimination race champion. Representing Wales, Barker was also the points race champion at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

  1. ^ a b "Elinor Barker: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ Pitt, Vern (21 June 2020). "Meet Tekkerz: Britain's coolest team". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Megan Barker rounds out 10-rider squad for Drops". Cyclingnews.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Uno-X Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 August 2023.