McGregor, Yvonne (1961–)
McGregor, Yvonne (1961–)
English cyclist. Born April 9, 1961, in Wibsey, Bradford, England.
Began career as a fell runner; took up riding at age 30 (1990); won Commonwealth Games championship for 25-kilometer points race (1994); placed 4th in pursuit at Atlanta Olympics (1996); won a bronze medal for indiv. pursuit at Sydney Olympics (2000); won the World championship for pursuit (2000); retired from international racing (2001); set a women's European hour record of 43.689km at Manchester (April 2002). Awarded an MBE (2001).
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