Dannielle Khan
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Full name | Dannielle Jade Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Danni | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Solihull, West Midlands, England | 1 September 1995||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Saint Piran WRT | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Endurance (track) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2009–2016 | Solihull CC[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Team Breeze | ||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | ILLI Bikes | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Bianchi Hunt Morvelo | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Saint Piran WRT | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Dannielle Jade Khan (born 1 September 1995) is an English racing cyclist,[3][failed verification] who currently rides for British amateur team Saint Piran WRT.[4] She won the sprint and 500m TT events at the Juniors world championships in 2013, as well as the silver medal in the Keirin.
Career
[edit]Born in Solihull, Khan started her sporting life as a short track speed skater, and was encouraged to try cycling as part of her off season conditioning. She quickly found success on the velodrome and became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme in 2012.[3]
In August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Khan represented Britain at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships.[5] She was featured in the documentary film Bicycle with her family.[6]
In January 2016 Khan was announced as a member of Team Breeze, British Cycling's women's development squad.[7]
In October 2016 Khan traveled to Paris to race in her first U23 European Track Championships where her and the other team pursuit girls got a bronze medal.
Personal life
[edit]Khan's younger sister Daisy, is also a cyclist.
Major results
[edit]- 2012
- National Junior Track Championships
- 2nd Team sprint, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with Lucy Garner)
- 3rd 500m time trial, National Track Championships
- 2013
- UCI Juniors Track World Championships
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Team sprint, Ghent International Junior Track Meeting (with Hannah Blount)[8]
- Revolution Series
- 1st Keirin – Round 1, Manchester
- 2nd Sprint – Round 2, Glasgow
- 3rd Sprint – Round 1, Manchester
- 3rd 500m time trial, National Track Championships
- 2014
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team sprint (with Jessica Varnish)[9]
- 2nd Keirin[10]
- Revolution Series
- 1st Keirin – Round 3, Manchester
- 2nd Sprint – Round 3, Manchester
- 3rd Keirin – Round 4, Manchester
- 2nd Sprint, Dudenhofen
- Oberhausen
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd Team sprint, 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Guadalajara (with Victoria Williamson)[11]
- 2015
- 2nd Keirin, Fastest Man on Wheels
- Revolution Series – Round 1, Derby
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd 500m time trial
- 2016
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
- UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Glasgow
- 3rd Scratch, Revolution – Round 1, Manchester
References
[edit]- ^ "Individual/Points – Dannielle Khan". British Cycling. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Dannielle Khan Bio" (PDF). British Cycling. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Points: Dannielle Khan". British Cycling. British Cycling Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Bicycle The Film". www.bicyclethefilm.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
- ^ Griffiths, Gareth (22 January 2016). "Welsh trio named in Great Britain's new cycling venture 'Team Breeze'". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Gent International Junior Track Meeting". British Cycling. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ "National Track Championships: Varnish & Trott among winners". bbc.co.uk. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "National Track Championships: Four golds for Varnish & Skinner". bbc.co.uk. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Track World Cup: Britain win two bronze medals in Mexico". bbc.co.uk. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links
[edit]- Dannielle Khan at Cycling Archives
- Dannielle Khan on X