Eileen Roe
{{Short description|Scottish racing cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Eileen Roe
| image = Eileen Roe - 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland (stage 3).jpg
| caption = Roe at the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland
| fullname = Eileen Roe
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|9|24}}
| birth_place = Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom
| height = {{height|m=1.65|precision=0}}{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/20130314-scottish-static-Rider-Profile---Eileen-Roe-0| title=Rider Profile| publisher=British Cycling| date=14 March 2013}}
| weight = {{convert|58|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = Retired
| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track|Cyclo-cross|Mountain biking}}
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Sprinter
| amateuryears1 = 2009
| amateurteam1 = Ladies Cycling Team Tubanters
| amateuryears2 = 2011
| amateurteam2 = Moving Ladies
| amateuryears3 = 2013
| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|PAC|2013}}
| amateuryears4 = 2014
| amateurteam4 = Starley–Primal
| amateuryears5 = 2015
| amateurteam5 = WV Breda–Manieu.nl Ladies Team (guest)
| amateuryears6 = 2016
| amateurteam6 = {{UCI team code|WNT|2016}} (guest)
| amateuryears7 = 2018
| amateurteam7 = Cairn Velo
| amateuryears8 = 2018–2019
| amateurteam8 = Dooleys Cycles
| proyears1 = 2012
| proteam1 = Team Ibis Cycles
| proyears2 = 2014–2015
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|WHT|2014}}
| proyears3 = 2016
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|LWW|2016}}
| proyears4 = 2017–2018
| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|WNT|2017}}
| majorwins =
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Eileen Roe (born 24 September 1989) is a Scottish former racing cyclist,{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=75384 |title=Eileen Roe |publisher=Cycling Website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727001514/http://www.cyclingwebsite.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=75384 |archivedate=27 July 2014 }} who competed between 2008 and 2019, including for UCI Women's Teams {{UCI team code|WHT|2015}}, {{UCI team code|LWW|2016}} and {{UCI team code|WNT|2018}}. Roe was the winner of the 2014 and 2016 British National Circuit Race Championships.{{cite web| url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/british-racing/adam-blythe-eileen-roe-take-national-circuit-race-titles-hull-129821| title=Adam Blythe and Eileen Roe take national circuit race titles in Hull| date=10 July 2014| publisher=Cycling Weekly}}{{cite web|title=Roe and Lawless crowned champions at British Cycling National Circuit Race Championships|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalcircuitchampionships/article/20160728-nationalcircuitchamps-Roe-crowned-champion-at-British-Cycling-National-Circuit-Race-Championships-0|website=British Cycling|accessdate=30 July 2016}}
Biography
Born in Dunfermline, Roe began competitive cycling at the age of 10. She has been employed at the Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative on a part-time basis for several years, which allowed her the time to dedicate to her cycling career.{{cite web| url=http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/2012/11/winter-training/| title=Our Cycling pro, Eileen Roe| publisher=Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative| date=7 November 2012}} In October 2014 the {{UCI team code|WHT|2014}} team announced that Roe would join them with immediate effect to ride in the Australian criterium season and the subsequent 2015 season.{{cite web |url=http://wigglehonda.com/eileen-roe-joins-wiggle-honda-pro-cycling-in-time-for-the-australian-criterium-season/ |title=Eileen Roe joins Wiggle Honda in time for the Australian Criterium Season |date=26 October 2014 |website=Wiggle Honda |accessdate=11 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104022219/http://wigglehonda.com/eileen-roe-joins-wiggle-honda-pro-cycling-in-time-for-the-australian-criterium-season/ |archivedate=4 November 2014 |df=dmy-all }} Roe joined Belgian team {{UCI team code|LWW|2016}} for the 2016 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-prudhomme-keen-on-2017-tour-de-france-start-in-germany/ | title=News shorts: Prudhomme keen on 2017 Tour de France start in Germany | date=22 October 2015 | accessdate=9 January 2016 | publisher=Cyclingnews.com}} At the start of 2017, Roe became a member of the {{UCI team code|WNT|2017}} squad.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Eileen_Roe/ |title=Rider stats – Eileen Roe | date=1 January 2017 | website=Procyclingstats.com | accessdate=27 February 2017}}
Major results
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;2008
: 1st 20px 800m, National Grass Track Championships
;2012
: 1st Round 3, Johnson Health Tech Grand Prix Series, Colchester{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20120608-road-Eileen-Roe-wins-wet-Colchester-race-in-the-Johnson-Health-Tech-Grand-Prix-Series-0 |title=Eileen Roe wins wet Colchester race in the Johnson Health Tech Grand Prix Series|date=7 June 2012 |website=British Cycling|accessdate=11 December 2014}}
: 2nd Criterium, National Road Championships
: National Track Championships
::3rd Madison
::3rd Team pursuit
;2013
: 2nd Overall Surf & Turf Weekend
::1st Stage 3{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20130616-road-Road--Roberts-leads-after-Day-One-of-the-Surf-n-Turf-Weekend-0 |title=Road: Roberts wins overall at the Surf n Turf Weekend |last1=Whitehouse |first1=Andrew |date=16 June 2013 |website=British Cycling |access-date=4 August 2015}}
: 2nd Points race, Revolution – Round 2, Glasgow
: 3rd Road race, Scottish Road Championships{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/scotland/article/20130529-scottish-cycling-news-Scottish-Road-Race-Championships-0 |title=Scottish Road Race Championships |last1=Hazlett |first1=Janette |date=29 May 2013 |website=British Cycling |access-date=30 July 2015}}
;2014
: 1st 20px Criterium, National Road Championships
: 1st Overall Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series
::1st Round 2, Peterborough{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/british-racing/rapha-condor-jlt-extend-tour-series-lead-matt-gibson-wins-peterborough-123934 |title=Rapha Condor-JLT extend Tour Series lead as Gibson and Roe win in Peterborough |last1=Bull |first1=Nick|date=21 May 2014 |website=Cycling Weekly |accessdate=11 December 2014}}
::1st Round 5, Woking{{cite web |url=http://www.tourseries.co.uk/news/9875.php |title=Eileen Roe wins 2014 Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series in Woking |date=10 June 2014 |website=Tour Series |accessdate=11 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614062916/http://www.tourseries.co.uk/news/9875.php |archive-date=14 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}
: 3rd Stan Siejka Launceston Cycling Classic{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/stan-siejka-classic-2014/results |title=Neil van der Ploeg wins as Porte and Froome abandon |last1=Pender |first1=Kieran|date=7 December 2014 |website=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=19 December 2014}}
;2015
: 2nd Criterium, National Road Championships{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/road/2015_NCRC_-_womens_results.pdf |title=BC National Circuit Race Championships: Womens Championships|date=29 July 2015 |website=British Cycling|access-date=30 July 2015}}
: 2nd Overall Rás na mBan
::1st Stage 6{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/138246/Ras-na-mBan-Womens-Stage-Race-2015 |title=Ras na mBan Womens Stage Race 2015|date=9 September 2015 |website=British Cycling |access-date=27 September 2015}}
: 2nd Women's Tour de Yorkshire{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/british-racing/louise-mahe-wins-tour-de-yorkshire-womens-race-169499 |title=Louise Mahé wins Tour de Yorkshire women’s race |last1=Abraham |first1=Richard |date=2 May 2015 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=2 May 2015}}
: 2nd London Nocturne
: 10th Marianne Vos Classic
;2016
: 1st 20px Criterium, National Road Championships
: 1st Round 1, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series, Motherwell{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/jon-mould-wins-motherwell-tour-series-extend-jlt-condors-overall-lead-225813 |title=Jon Mould wins Motherwell Tour Series to extend JLT Condor’s overall lead |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart |date=18 May 2016 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=2 June 2016}}
::1st 20px Points classification
::1st Stage 6
: 3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen{{cite news|title=Despite bombings, racing continued in Belgium|url=http://cyclingtips.com/2016/03/despite-bombings-racing-continued-in-belgium/|work=Ella CyclingTips|date=24 March 2016}}
: 9th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
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References
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External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230601/http://www.braveheartfund.co.uk/Diary.asp?id=181 |date=28 July 2014 |title=Profile and diaries at the Braveheart Cycling Fund}}
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- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|cycling-road/athlete-profile-n6025008-eileen-roe}}
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