Loren Rowney

Loren Rowney
Rowney in 2016
Personal information
Born (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36)
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad[2]
Role
  • Rider
  • Directeur sportif
Rider typeSprinter[2]
Professional teams
2012–2015Team Specialized–lululemon[1]
2016–2017Orica–AIS
Managerial teams
2017Roxsolt
2018Trek–Drops

Loren Rowney (born 14 October 1988) is an Australian former racing cyclist.[3] She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In October 2015 it was announced that Rowney would join Orica–AIS for the 2016 season after her previous team Velocio–SRAM disbanded.[4] After five years as a professional, Rowney announced that she was retiring from competition in January of 2017 after struggling with mental health problems for the previous year.[5]

Major results

2011
1st red jersey Overall Honda Hybrid Women's Tour
1st Sprints classification
1st Young rider classification[6]
1st Stage 2[7]
2012
1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series[8]
1st Stage 2 Women's Tour of New Zealand[9]
1st Stage 1 Redlands Bicycle Classic[10]
1st Stage 6 La Route de France
2013
1st Stage 5 Gracia-Orlová
1st Stage 3 Tour Languedoc Roussillon[11]
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Belgium Tour
2014
1st Stage 3 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
2015
1st Stage 4 La Route de France
1st Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Mountains classification Women's Tour Down Under
7th Acht van Westerveld
2016
1st Stage 2 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska[12]
9th Road race, Oceania Road Championships

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Loren Rowney". Velocio-SRAM Pro Cycling. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "HPU > Rider Profiles > Female > Loren Rowney". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Loren Rowney". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Loren Rowney announces retirement – Women's News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Rowney reigns supreme". cyclingnews.com. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Rowney reigns supreme in Geelong". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ Aubrey, Jane (2 January 2012). "Ewan blasts onto the big stage with Bay Classic victory". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Rowney takes sprint win in crash-marred run to Palmerston". cyclingnews.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  10. ^ Malach, Pat (23 March 2012). "Rowney gets maiden US win with Redlands success". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Rowney takes stage three of Tour Languedoc Roussillon". Cycling Australia. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Tour de Feminin – Stage 2: Jiríkov to Jiríkov". Orica–AIS. Retrieved 3 September 2016.