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Dani Rowe

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Dani Rowe
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Danielle 'Dani' Rowe (née King; born 21 November 1990) is a British former road and track cyclist. As a track cyclist, she is an Olympic gold medallist, three-time world champion, and two-time European champion in the team pursuit.

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A team pursuit gold medallist from the London Olympics in 2012, Rowe also won three consecutive world titles in the women's team pursuit, winning in 2011, 2012, and 2013. She retired from cycling in December 2018.

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Early life

Rowe went to school at Hamble Community Sports College before attending Barton Peveril Sixth Form College. Her father, Trevor King, is a former biathlete who competed in two Winter Olympics.[2] She has a younger sister. Initially a competitive swimmer for her school, in 2005 she was tested by British Cycling at her school. Rowe was then selected to join the Talent Team, which was at that time part of British Cycling's Rider Route. Later that year she joined i-Team.cc cycling club where she trained and raced regularly in Portsmouth. In 2010, she came down with glandular fever whilst training to become an elite cyclist.[3]

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In October 2010, Rowe began training with the national team after successfully progressing through a selection process run by head coach Shane Sutton. Three months later, she made her World Cup debut in Manchester. Rowe, Laura Kenny and Katie Colclough finished fifth in the team pursuit.[3] The following month, she became senior world champion in the team pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn. Riding alongside Wendy Houvenaghel and Kenny, the trio overcame the United States in the final.[4] She also won a bronze medal in the scratch race during the championships.[5]

In October, she became European champion, triumphing over Germany in the team pursuit final alongside teammates Joanna Rowsell and Kenny.[6] The following month, Rowe won a silver medal in the omnium at the 2011-12 Track Cycling World Cup meeting in Astana. She won two of the events that comprised the Omnium — the individual pursuit and flying lap.[7]

In February 2012, Rowe, Kenny and Rowsell were victorious in the team pursuit at a subsequent leg of the Track Cycling World Cup in London. They also set a new world record time of 3:18.148 in the final. Houvenaghel rode in qualifying with Rowe replacing her for the final against Canada.[8] Rowe, Kenny and Rowsell defended Great Britain's world team pursuit title at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne. They overcame Australia in the final with a world record time of 3:15.720.[9] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Rowe won a gold medal in the team pursuit alongside Kenny and Rowsell.[10] The trio also set a new world record time of 3:14.051 in the final versus the United States.[11] In November, at the 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup meeting in Glasgow, Rowe, Kenny and Elinor Barker rode to victory against Australia in the final of the team pursuit.[12]

In February 2013, Rowe helped Great Britain defend their world title in the team pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Minsk. Rowe, Kenny and Barker secured victory against Australia in the final.[13] On the road, Rowe finished in third position in the British National Road Race Championships in June.[14] Returning to the track in November, she was a member of the British team that won team pursuit gold at the 2013 UEC European Track Championships in Apeldoorn. Great Britain also recorded a new world record time of 4:26.556 during the competition.[15] Rowe also claimed a silver medal in the points race.[16]

In November, Great Britain twice broke the world record for the team pursuit at the 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup meeting in Manchester. With the women's team pursuit having been increased to four riders riding 4 km, Rowe, Kenny, Barker and Rowsell won the event with victory over Canada in the final with a time of 4:19.604.[17] The following month in Aguascalientes, at the next leg of the Track Cycling World Cup, Great Britain broke their own record twice more as they again triumphed over Canada in the final. The team of Rowe, Rowsell, Barker and Katie Archibald beat their own world record set in Manchester by three seconds, posting a time of 4:16.552, assisted by the high altitude conditions in Mexico.[18][19]

After being involved in crashes on consecutive days, Rowe was unable to train fully and consequently missed out on selection for the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[3] She then represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She finished eleventh in the road race, and on the track, she came fourth in the scratch race, seventh in the points race, and eighth in the individual pursuit.[20] In late June, at the British National Road Race Championships, Rowe finished runner-up behind Kenny.[21]

In November 2014, Rowe was involved a serious crash after hitting a pothole while training on roads near Merthyr Tydfil. She suffered a snapped rib cage and a collapsed lung and spent 10 days in hospital.[22]

In 2016, Rowe finished third in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, fourth in the Women's Tour Down Under, and seventh in the Philadelphia Cycling Classic. She was overlooked by Great Britain for selection for the road race at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[23] In September 2016, Rowe signed for Cylance Pro Cycling for the 2017 season.[24] After one year, in October 2017 she announced that she would join WaowDeals Pro Cycling for 2018.[25]

In December 2017, Rowe announced that she was switching allegiance to Wales at the Commonwealth Games ahead of the forthcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. Explaining her decision, she stated that she has a "strong affinity and love" for Wales where she had lived throughout her professional career.[20] At the Games, she won a bronze medal in the road race.[26] In June, Rowe finished third overall at the 2018 Women's Tour. She suffered injuries in a crash on the penultimate day but was able to finish the race. Afterwards, Rowe stated that it was her "best result" on the road.[27] The following month, Rowe finished runner-up for a second time in the British National Road Race Championships after she was beaten by Jessica Roberts.[28] In December 2018, Rowe announced her retirement from the sport.[29]

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Personal life

Rowe is married to fellow cyclist Matthew Rowe.[30] They married on Saturday 30 September 2017 at Llandaff Cathedral. The couple live in Cardiff, Wales. In 2020, Rowe gave birth to a son.[31]

Honours and awards

The Royal Mail painted a postbox gold in her hometown of Hamble to honour her gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[32] Rowe was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling.[33][34] She was given the Freedom of the Borough of Eastleigh in 2013,[35] where a cycle route in Hamble is also named after her.[36]

Major results

Track

2006
National Youth Track Championships
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Scratch
2008
2nd Scratch, National Junior Track Championships
2009
National Track Championships
1st Derny
1st Madison (with Alex Greenfield)
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Points race
3rd Scratch
2010
National Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Derny
2nd Madison
2nd Points race
3rd Scratch
2011
UCI Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Scratch
UEC European Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Scratch race
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Omnium
National Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Scratch
2nd Omnium, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Astana
2012
1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit, 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, London
1st Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
2013
1st Team pursuit (with Laura Kenny and Elinor Barker, UCI Track World Championships
Team pursuit, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Manchester
1st Aguascalientes
UEC European Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Points race
National Track Championships
1st Madison (with Laura Trott)
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
3rd Scratch
2014
National Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Scratch

Road

2009
1st Criterium, National Road Championships
2011
2nd Criterium, National Road Championships
2013
1st Milk Race
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Surf & Turf 2-Day Women's Stage Race[37]
2015
1st Overall Tour of the Reservoir
1st Stage 1
1st Bath, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series[38]
10th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
2016
1st Red Hook Crit
3rd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
4th Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
1st Mountains classification
5th Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
7th Philadelphia Cycling Classic
9th Overall La Route de France
2017
9th Overall The Women's Tour
9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
9th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
10th Women's Tour de Yorkshire
2018
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire
3rd Road race, Commonwealth Games
3rd Overall The Women's Tour
1st British rider classification
10th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
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