Anna Turvey

{{short description|Irish cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

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| name = Anna Turvey

| image = Anna Turvey European Track Cycling Championships 2016.jpg

| caption = Anna Turvey European Track Cycling Championships 2016

| fullname = Anna Catherine Turvey

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

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| currentteam = Tyneside Vagabonds CC

| discipline = Road and track

| role = Rider

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| amateurteam1 = Tyneside Vagabonds CC

| amateuryears2 = 2014–2015

| amateurteam2 = Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International

| amateuryears3 = 2016–present

| amateurteam3 = Tyneside Vagabonds CC

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{{MedalSport | Women's track cycling}}

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Anna Turvey (born 5 February 1980) is a racing cyclist competing for Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Anna_Turvey |title=Anna Turvey |access-date=12 October 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} She holds the Irish National records for the 10 miles, 25 miles and 50 miles individual time trials.

Career

In 2013, while competing as an amateur triathlete, Turvey finished second in RTTC National 25-mile time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/2778|title=Cycling Time Trials: RTTC National Championship 25 (Women) - Participation List|access-date=30 January 2017}} and top 10 in The British Elite time trial.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/92488/2013-British-Cycling-National-Road-Race-and-Time-Trial-Championships|title=Events|access-date=30 January 2017}} Turvey joined the Scottish Cycling Performance Program in November 2013 with a view to competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Turvey qualified to represent Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Road Time Trial and the Individual Pursuit on the track, finishing 9th in the road time trial{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-individual-time-trial|title=Results - Womens Individual Time Trial - Cycling - Glasgow 2014 - Commonwealth Games|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232814/http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-individual-time-trial|url-status=dead}} and 12th in the individual pursuit.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-3000m-individual-pursuit|title=Results - Womens 3000m Individual Pursuit - Cycling - Glasgow 2014 - Commonwealth Games|access-date=30 January 2017|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232800/http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-3000m-individual-pursuit|url-status=dead}}

Turvey declared for Ireland in December 2015, qualifying through her Mother. Turvey won the individual time trial at the Irish National Cycling Championships in June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/National_Championships_Ireland_WE_-_ITT_2016 |title=2016 National Championships Ireland WE - ITT|access-date=12 October 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}} In 2016, she rode for Ireland at the 2016 European Road Championships and in the women's time trial event at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0207020601FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Individual Time Trial / Contre-la-montre individuel Femmes Elite|work=Sport Result|publisher=Tissot Timing|date=11 October 2016|access-date=11 October 2016}}

Turvey answered a last minute call to ride for Ireland in the team pursuit in the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Paris. While there she also competed in the Individual pursuit, finishing 8th [https://web.archive.org/web/20170202054446/http://uec.ch/results/2016/saintquentin/wtp6.pdf] in the team pursuit, with Lydia Boylan, Lydia Gurley and Eileen Burns, and 3rd in the Individual pursuit [https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053939/http://uec.ch/results/2016/saintquentin/wip4.pdf]

Away from cycling, Turvey works as an Optometrist.{{cite web|url=http://www.goscotland.org/meet-the-glasgow-2014-team/cycling/anna-turvey.aspx|title=Anna Turvey|work=Go Scotland|publisher=Commonwealth Games Scotland|access-date=12 October 2016|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001248/http://www.goscotland.org/meet-the-glasgow-2014-team/cycling/anna-turvey.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Ayling|url=https://www.opticianonline.net/features/remarkable-roles-international-cyclist-anna-turvey|title=Remarkable roles: How international cyclist Anna Turvey keeps her career on track|work=Optician|publisher=Mark Allen Group|date=22 June 2015|access-date=12 October 2016}} She is the cousin of British Professional Racing driver Oliver Turvey.

Major results

;2019

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Time Trial [http://www.cyclingireland.ie/downloads/national%20time%20trail%20results%20-%20senior%20women.pdf]

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg RTTC National 10-mile Championships [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/18236]

:12th UEC Road European Championships Elite Women Individual Time Trial [http://www.uec.ch/resources/2019%20Events/2019%20road/list/results/UEC%20ROAD%20EUROPEAN%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%20-%20ELITE%20WOMEN%20TIME%20TRIAL%20-%20General%20ranking.pdf]

:34th UCI Road World Championships Elite Women Individual Time trial [https://www.tissottiming.com/2019/crdwch/en-us/default/Stage/5/results]

;2018

:3rd File: Bronze medal blank.svg RTTC National 25 Mile Road Time Trial Championships [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/17663#anchor]

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg RTTC National 10 Miles Road Time Trial Championships [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/16562#anchor]

:7th Chrono Champenois Trophee Europeen (1.1) (Betheny, France)([https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/chrono-champenois-trophee-europeen/2018]

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg RTTC National 50 Mile Road Time Trial Championships [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/16236#anchor]

:9th Chrono des Nations Elite Women Individual Time trial WE (1.1) (Les Herbiers, France) [https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/chrono-des-nations-we/2018]

: Beryl Burton Trophy (Champions of Champions) [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/articles/view/157]

;2017

:19th European Road cycling Championships individual time trial (Herning, Denmark) [http://www.uci.ch/road/results/]

:3rd File: Bronze medal blank.svg RTTC National 25-mile Individual Time Trial Championships [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/15697]

: 17th Individual Pursuit UCI Track World Championships (Hong Kong) [http://www.uci.ch/track/results/]

: 10th Individual Pursuit UCI Track cycling World Cup IV (Los Angeles) [http://www.uci.ch/track/results/]

;2016

:1st 20px Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Time Trial, Irish National Cycling Championships

:10th Irish National Road Championships Elite Women Road Race, Irish National Cycling Championships

: 2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg RCTT National 25 Miles Championship [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/12363#anchor]

: 2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg RCTT National 10 Miles Championship [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/12448#anchor]

:24th European Elite Road cycling Championships (Plumelec, France)[https://web.archive.org/web/20160917163831/http://uec.ch/documents/road/2016/plumelec/results/res_tt_welite.pdf]

: 28th UCI Road World Championships (Doha, Qatar)[http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030D0207020601FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02]

:3rd File: Bronze medal blank.svg European Track Championships 2016 Elite Women 3 km Individual Pursuit 2016 UEC European Track Championships

:8th European Track Championships 2016 Elite Women Team Pursuit [https://web.archive.org/web/20170202054446/http://uec.ch/results/2016/saintquentin/wtp6.pdf] with Lydia Boylan, Lydia Gurley and Eileen Burns

;2015

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg RTTC National Team Time Trial Championship with Katie Archibald and Ciara Horne

;2014

:9th Commonwealth Games Individual Time Trial [https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-individual-time-trial] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232814/http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-individual-time-trial |date=3 February 2017 }}

:12th Commonwealth Games 3 km Individual Pursuit [https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-3000m-individual-pursuit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203232800/http://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/results/sports/cycling/womens-3000m-individual-pursuit |date=3 February 2017 }}

: 1st {{flagicon|SCO}} Individual Pursuit, Scottish National Championships Scottish National Track Championships

:1st {{flagicon|SCO}} Scottish Cycling National 25 Mile Time Trial Championships [https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/road/article/20150601-sc-road-PREVIEW--Scottish-Cycling-National-25-Mile-Time-Trial-Championships-0]

;2013

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg British National Duathlon Championships (Age Group)[https://archive.tri247.com/results_12819.html]

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg British National Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships (Age Group)[https://archive.tri247.com/results_12924.html]

:8th British Elite Road cycling Time Trial [https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/92488/2013-British-Cycling-National-Road-Race-and-Time-Trial-Championships]

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg RTTC National 50 Miles Road Time Trial Championship [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/2704]

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg RTTC National 25 miles Road Time Trial Championships [https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/race-results/2778]

:4th ITU World Triathlon Final (Age Group) (London) [http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2013_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_london/259906]

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Individual Pursuit, Scottish National Track Championships [https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/20131027-2013-SCOTTISH-CYCLING-NATIONAL-TRACK-CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY-FOUR-RESULTS-ROUND-UP-0]

: 13th Chrono des Nations Elite Women Individual Time trial [http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/chrono-des-nations-2013/results/]

;2012

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg British National Duathlon Championships (Age Group) [http://dload.pse.s3.amazonaws.com/results/dambusterduathlon2012results.pdf]

:3rd File:Bronze medal blank.svg ITU World Triathlon Final (Age Group) (Auckland) [http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2012_itu_world_triathlon_grand_final_auckland/7923]

;2011

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg ETU Duathlon European Championships (Limerick, Ireland) [http://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2011_limerick_etu_duathlon_european_championships/6496]

:1st File:Gold medal blank.svg ETU Triathlon European (sprint distance) Championships (Age Group) (Pontevedra, Spain) [http://www.triathlon.org/results/result/2011_pontevedra_etu_triathlon_european_championships/7062]

:2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg ITU World Triathlon Final Sprint Distance (Age Group) (Beijing, China) [http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2011_dextro_energy_triathlon_-_itu_world_championship_grand_final_beijing/6806]

See also

References

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