CREWE RIDER ACHIEVES GOLD FOR GREAT BRITAIN RIDE-OFF

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28 March 2008

Day 2 of the 2008 World Track Cycling Championships held in Manchester during 26-30 March 2008, saw  Shanaze Reade, a local Crewe rider and her team partner Victoria Pendleton take Gold in the Women Team Sprint ride-off at 33.661 seconds, which has resulted in yet another new world best for the event and the athletes themselves.

Shanaze was awarded ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ at the 2008 Mayor’s Oscars award ceremony held at the Civic Hall in Nantwich on 22 February 2008.   Her contribution to competitive sport has been outstanding winning the 2007 BMX Elite Women’s world title and 3 World titles as a junior.  She also competed in the World Championships held in Majorca during early 2007 along with her team partner, Victoria and achieved 3 world records in the Team Sprint event.

Shanaze will be heading to Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 to compete in the BMX event which makes its Olympic debut.  It is comforting to know that all this started off using the Tipkinder BMX track in Crewe.  The Worshipful, the Mayor, Councillor Maurice Jones on behalf of the Borough Council would like to congratulate Shanaze on her achievement and wish her every success this summer.

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