WINDER Ruth

9 Jul 1993
28
Female
1.63/5'4''
KEIGHLEY
 
Great Britain
BOULDER, CO
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Women's Road Race 45

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING ROAD

UCI Road World Championships
YearLocationRoad RaceTeam Time Trial
2020Imola, ITADNF-
2019Harrogate, GBR67-
2018Innsbruck, AUT10-
2017Bergen, NOR70-
2015Richmond, VA, USA-6
2014Ponferrada, ESP-6

Ten best performances in major races in career
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12019Team Time TrialVargarda TTTVargarda, SWE
12018Team Time TrialLadies Tour of Norway TTTHalden, NOR
22017Road RaceGreat Ocean Road RaceGeelong, VIC, AUS
52017Women's IndividualTour of CaliforniaSacramento, CA, USA
72021Road RaceFleche WallonneHuy, BEL
82020Road RaceGreat Ocean Road RaceGeelong, VIC, AUS
82019Road RaceVargarda RRVargarda, SWE
92019Road RaceGP de PlouayPlouay, FRA
92019Road RaceGreat Ocean Road RaceGeelong, VIC, AUS
112019Road RaceStrade BiancheSiena, ITA


Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified, OTL - Outside the Time Limit

CYCLING TRACK

World Championships
YearLocation3km IP4km TP
2016London, GBR4-
2015Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA-5
2014Cali, COL105


Legend
IP - Individual Pursuit, TP - Team Pursuit, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Rambo (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019)
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Baking. (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019)
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Athlete, Coach
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English
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Trek-Segafredo [United States of America] since 2019
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She represented the United States of America in track cycling at the world championships in 2014, 2015, and 2016. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Mar 2020)
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Turned professional in 2014
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She began racing age 15 in California, United States of America. (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019)
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She followed her father into the sport. "My dad took me to junior nationals in Bend, Oregon. At the time, I was living in northern California, so it was an easy trip up there. I ended up winning and got completely hooked on the sport." (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019; splunk.com, 01 Jan 2019)
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Her three sisters. (racing.trekbikes.com, 26 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Type of rider
Sprinter (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019)

General
STARTING OUT
She began competing in Europe in 2010 and immediately noticed the step up in the level of the riders she was racing against. "I came over for the spring, from 2010 to 2013 or 2014 coming with the national team to races in Europe, just consistently getting my teeth kicked in. Fleche Wallonne [in Belgium] was one of the first races I did. I think I finished; I think I might have been close to last place. But USA Cycling must have seen my potential because they kept bringing me back, year after year. When you're that young, you don't know any different. I don't remember feeling demoralised. I remember feeling like I wanted to get better." (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019)

NOT RIDING AT RIO
She was selected to represent the US team in track cycling as the alternate in women's team pursuit at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "The team pursuit is hard. Four people ride, but you take five, so one is an alternate. I went to the Olympics and didn't ride. It's still hard to think about to this day. It's easy if you look at the numbers and can say that you are not good enough, and I don't necessarily believe that happened. I still have a hard time talking about it. You train every day for three or more years, and it feels a little bit back-stabby. The Olympic Games come and go and it's a day, and then the day happens and it's gone. It's a really cool experience and one I'm glad I had, but I think it taught me that the process is a lot more important than the day." (ProCycling, 05 Nov 2019)

MEDICAL ISSUES
In 2019 she began working with Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist and nutritionist, after experiencing low energy levels and menstrual dysfunction while trying to lose weight. "Stacy [Sims] is very much of the mindset that if you train hard and eat the right things, then your body will find the weight it wants to be at, so we focused on when, how, and what I was eating, rather than on how much I was eating and what my weight was. I've learned that it's okay to let yourself feel something. That it doesn't mean you're weak. It doesn't mean you're not tough. I've been feeling super strong. I'm less irritable, I have fewer meltdowns, I have less stress, and I think those things add up to make me faster. Things are happening. Happy things are happening in my body." (bicycling.com, 06 Nov 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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