Val Rushworth

Val Rushworth
Personal information
Full name	Valerie M. Rushworth
Born	Valerie M. Rainbow; 1939; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died	March 2023 (aged 83)
Team information
Discipline	Road & Track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
1964	Monckton CC
1970–	Fallowfield
2001–	Featherstone RC
?	Bob Jacksons

Valerie M. Rushworth (née Rainbow; 1939 – March 2023) was a British road and track racing cyclist.[1]

Biography

Rushworth's first sport was running, she was a member of the Wakefield Harriers. She started cycling with Monckton CC.[2]

Rushworth was national road race champion 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.[3]

Rushworth 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.[2]

In 1970 she moved to Featherstone RC.[2]

Rushworth coached Lisa Brambani, who became a national road race champion four consecutive years between 1986 and 1989.[4]

Rushworth was the European masters champion in the 500m TT for women aged 50 plus for four consecutive years between 1997 and 2000.[5]

Rushworth joined Bob Jackson's team in 2001.[2]

Rushworth, who lived in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire near Wakefield, was coaching advisor for the Women's Cycle Racing Association.[6] She worked as a customer services manager for Waddingtons Games.[2]

Rushworth died in March 2023, at the age of 83.[7]

Palmarès

1964: 1st British National Road Race Championships

1973: 3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships

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+)

References

"Obituary: Valerie Rushworth". British Cycling. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
"Val Rushworth. Womens 60+". European Masters Track Championships. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
"British Stayer & Derny History". 18 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
Susan Weaver (1998). A Woman's Guide to Cycling. Ten Speed Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-89815-982-0. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
"Past Champions: 2000". European Masters Track Championships. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
"Contacts". Women's Cycle Racing Association. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
"Obituary: Valerie Rushworth". British Cycling. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

External links

Val Rushworth at cyclingarchives.com

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[1] "Obituary: Valerie Rushworth". British Cycling. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[EuropeanProfile-2] "Val Rushworth. Womens 60+". European Masters Track Championships. Archived from the original on 12 October 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2010.

[3] "British Stayer & Derny History". 18 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

[4] Susan Weaver (1998). A Woman's Guide to Cycling. Ten Speed Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-89815-982-0. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

[5] "Past Champions: 2000". European Masters Track Championships. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

[6] "Contacts". Women's Cycle Racing Association. Retrieved 12 September 2008.

[7] "Obituary: Valerie Rushworth". British Cycling. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.