Megan Barker

Megan Barker
Barker in 2024
Personal information
Full nameMegan Elizabeth Barker
Born (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27)
Team information
Current teamTeam Inspired
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Ice
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2005–2010Maindy Flyerers CC
2011–2013Cardiff Ajax CC
2014–2015MnD Fusion RT
2016–2018Team Breeze
2023–Team Inspired
Professional teams
2019Drops[1]
2020–2022CAMS–Tifosi[2]
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ballerup Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Madison
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Team pursuit
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit

Megan Elizabeth Barker (born 15 August 1997) is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Inspired. She is the current National Circuit Race Champion.[3] She represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4][5] She was part of the Great Britain squad which won gold in the team pursuit at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.[6][7] Her elder sister, Elinor Barker, is also a professional cyclist.[8]

  1. ^ "Megan Barker rounds out 10-rider squad for Drops". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ Hickmott, Larry (17 January 2020). "News: 2020 CAMS Tifosi Team". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ British Conti and Joe Hudson (23 June 2023). "2023 National Circuit Race Championships: report and results". The British Continental.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Megan Barker joins sister Elinor in Wales cycling team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Welsh Sister Act Gearing Up For Britain". Dai Sport. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  6. ^ "GB win women's team pursuit gold at World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ "'We came out swinging' - Great Britain make sensational catch to win team pursuit gold at World Championships". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  8. ^ Chris Sidwells (22 November 2012). "Ride: Elinor Barker in South Wales". Cycling Weekly.