Wendy Houvenaghel
At the world championships, 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wendy Louise Houvenaghel |
| Born | 27 November 1974 Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Pursuit / Time-trialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| -2004 | Camel Valley Cycling |
| 2010- | Bike Chain Ricci |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2007 | Science in Sport.com |
| 2008–2009 | Team Halfords Bikehut |
| Major wins | |
| National 3 km Pursuit Champion (2005, 2006, 2010) UCI World Cup 3 km Individual Pursuit Champion (2005/6, 2006/7, 2009/10) National Time Trial Circuit Champion (2003, 2007, 2011, 2012) European Champion Team Pursuit (2010/11) UCI World Track Champion, Team Pursuit (2008, 2009, 2011) | |
Medal record | |
Wendy Louise Houvenaghel (née McLean; born 27 November 1974) is a Northern Irish former racing cyclist from Upperlands, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, riding on both the road and track, but specialising in the latter. She has represented Great Britain in various World Cycling Championships and in the 2008 Olympic Games, most notably winning the silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games, and gold in the team pursuit at the 2008, 2009 and 2011 Track World Championships. She has also won many British national titles and represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Houvenaghel is based in Cornwall, England.