Erin Rowell (née Normoyle) (born 19 January 1983)[1] is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She won a bronze medal at her first Para-cycling Track World Championships. Prior to transferring to cycling, she was an international motocross rider.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C4 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal edit
In 2010, she was involved in a serious head-on motor vehicle accident near Red Bud, Illinois. She suffered multiple fractures to her leg, as well as chest and rib injuries.[2] Rowell with her husband Ryan operate in the TORQ F1T fitness centre in Torquay, Victoria.[3]
Sport edit
In 2004, she moved to the United States to pursue a career in motocross riding and further her modelling career.
In 2022, Rowell became first AusCycling’s Fast Track program to be selected to a national team after her earning selection for the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.[4] In 2024, She is classified as C4 rider.
At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C5 and finished 11th in the Women's Individual Pursuit C5.[1]
At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, she finished fourth in the Women's Time Trial C4 and ninth in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4. [5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Results - UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships". UCI. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Erin Normoyle Update". Racer X Online. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Nicol, Jessica (1 August 2018). "Talking fitness with TORQ F1T". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "From Fast Track to Para-cycling Track Worlds podium: Meet Erin Rowell". AusCycling. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "2024 UCI Paracycling Track World Championships". paraworlds2024.veloresults.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.