Rushlee Buchanan
 Buchanan at the 2015 La Course by Le Tour de France | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1988 Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2010 | Colavita/Baci |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008–2009 | Team Tibco |
| 2011 | Colavita–Forno d'Asolo |
| 2013 | Team TIBCO–To The Top |
| 2014–2018 | UnitedHealthcare |
Medal record | |
Rushlee Buchanan (born 20 January 1988) is a New Zealand track and road cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's madison, and Women's team pursuit.[1]
Career
She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit.
She competed in the scratch, points and road races at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the team pursuit.[2]
She has won the women's New Zealand road race championships a record four times, in 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. She won the New Zealand time trial championships in 2016.[3]
Personal life
Buchanan is married to American cyclist Adrian Hegyvary.[4]
Major results
Source:[5]
Track
- 2005
- 2nd
Points race, UCI Juniors World Championships - 2006
- 2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
- 2010
- 1st
Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali - National Track Championships
- 1st
Scratch - 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- 3rd
Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships - 2011
- 1st Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing
- 2013
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st
Scratch - 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- Madison Cup
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Keirin
- Challenge International sur piste
- 1st Scratch
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- Invercargill
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Scratch
- National Track Championships
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 2016
- 2nd Points race, Festival of Speed
- 2017
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Omnium
- 1st
- National Track Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Scratch
- 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2018
- 1st Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
- 3rd Omnium, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2019
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Road
- 2006
- 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2007
- 1st Mount Maunganui
- 3rd Overall Tour de Delta
- 1st Stage 2
- 2009
- 1st Criterium, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2011
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Criterium
- 3rd Road race
- 2014
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2015
- 9th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 2016
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Criterium
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 2018
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
- 5th Chrono Gatineau
- 8th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
- 10th Overall Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska
- 10th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
- 2019
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
References
- ^ "Cycling Track - BUCHANAN Rushlee". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Rushlee Buchanan". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Rushlee Buchanan". ProCyclingStats.com.
- ^ Leggat, David (28 February 2019). "Buchanan keeps bouncing back for more on the track". Newsroom.co.nz.
- ^ "Rushlee Buchanan". CyclingArchives.com.
External links
- Rushlee Buchanan at UCI
- Rushlee Buchanan at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Rushlee Buchanan at ProCyclingStats
- Rushlee Buchanan at Cycling Quotient
- Rushlee Buchanan at CycleBase
