Janie Eickhoff
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| Full name | Janie Quigley-Eickhoff[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 15, 1970 Long Beach, California[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rider type | Endurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Janie Quigley-Eickhoff (born June 15, 1970) is an American former professional racing cyclist. She is a seven time medalist at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, four times in the points race and three times in the individual pursuit.[3] She also won the national points race championships five times, and the individual pursuit four times in addition to five wins at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup.
As a junior rider, Eickhoff also won the sprint and individual pursuit at the 1987 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships.[3][2]
She was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2015.[4] She was also awarded the title of "Woman Amateur Cyclist of the Year" by the American Cycling Association in 1989.[3]
References
- ^ "Janie Quigley-Eickhoff". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b Norwood, Robyn (19 October 1989). "Janie Eickhoff Likes Setting All of Her Wheels Spinning : Cycling: Cal State Dominguez Hills freshman Janie Eickhoff holds the unofficial world kilometer record on a bike. What's more, she might get to be just as good at speed skating". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Janie Eickhoff, 1987 Junior World Champion". hortoncollection.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Janie Eickhoff". usbhof.org. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
External links
- Janie Eickhoff at Cycling Archives