Rebecca Quinn

This article is about the American cyclist. For the Canadian soccer player, see Rebecca Quinn (soccer).
Rebecca Quinn (cyclist)
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Quinn
Nickname Quinny
Born (1971-05-24) May 24, 1971
Quakertown, Pennsylvania  United States
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight 122 lb (55 kg)
Team information
Current team South Bay Wheelmen
Discipline Track
Role Rider
Rider type Track Endurance
Amateur team(s)
1994-2002 -
Professional team(s)
2002-2009 Spike, South Bay Wheelmen
Major wins
Three National Championships, Five National Collegiate Championships, Five World Cup medals, Two fourth-place finishes at World Championships, Holder of UCI Points Leader Jersey (2008).
Infobox last updated on
06 January 2014

Rebecca Quinn (born May 24, 1971) is an American professional racing cyclist from Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

Quinn finished third in the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Women's Scratch but was relegated as she had made contact with another rider during the sprint finish.[1]

Quinn took USA Cycling to arbitration in a Colorado Springs courtroom on July 9, 2008, after she was not selected as part of the squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She claimed that Sarah Hammer was selected in her place due to favoritism as Hammer is engaged to be married to the team coach, Andy Sparks. Although the court did not find in her favor, they did order USA Cycling to pay the costs as the actions of their coaches had caused legitimate doubt over the fairness of any rider being selected.[2]

Palmarès

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Hood (March 31, 2007). "Quinn relegated at world's scratch race". Velo News.
  2. ↑ Fred Dreier (August 17, 2008). "Becky Quinn v. USA Cycling". Velo News.


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