Valerie Rushworth is a British road

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

 and track

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 racing cyclist.

Biography

Rushworth's first sport was running, she was a member of the Wakefield Harriers. She started cycling with Monckton CC.

She was national road race champion

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

 in 1964 and held several records on the track including motor-paced records set in 1964: quarter-mile flying start in 23.5 seconds, half-mile flying start in 46.0 seconds and the mile flying start in 1 minute 34.0 seconds.

She won 11 British Championships between 1959 and 1966, and went on to represent Great Britain internationally, as a rider and later as coach and team manager.

In 1970 she moved to Featherstone RC.

She coached Lisa Brambani, who became a national road race champion four consecutive years between 1986 and 1989.

Rushworth was the European masters champion in the 500m TT for women aged 50 plus for four consecutive years between 1997 and 2000.

She joined Bob Jackson's team in 2001.

Rushworth, who lives in Stanley

Stanley, West Yorkshire

Stanley is an area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is about north-east of Wakefield city centre.Stanley was an Urban District in the West Riding of Yorkshire prior to 1974, being made up the four electoral wards of Lake Lock, Outwood, Stanley and Wrenthorpe...

 near Wakefield

Wakefield

Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....

, is coaching advisor for the Women's Cycle Racing Association. She works as a Customer Services Manager for Waddingtons Games.

Palmarès

1964

1st   British National Road Race Championships

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

1973

3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships

British National Track Championships

The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

1997

1st   500m TT, European Masters Track Championships (50+)

1998

1st   500m TT, European Masters Track Championships (50+)

1999

1st   500m TT, European Masters Track Championships (50+)

2000

1st   500m TT, European Masters Track Championships (50+)

2004

3rd 500m TT, European Masters Track Championships (50+)