# Janet Birkmyre

Janet Susan Birkmyre (born 10 August 1966 in the Worcester area) is an English track racing cyclist. She took up cycling in 2003 and raced for the first time in 2004. Since then she has been an elite British National Champion three times, winning the National Scratch race in 2012 as well as the National Derny Championships in 2015 and 2008, she has also won the National Omnium Series eight times. In addition, she has taken 49 World Masters Championship titles, plus 28 European Masters titles and 73 National Masters titles.
Janet has set a number of World Masters Records. Most recently, in 2019 she set a new record for the 500m TT (50-54) with a time of 37.026. She was part of the World Masters Team Pursuit team that set a new World Masters record in 2014 and 2015, in October 2012 she set a new world record for the 500m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 37.419. The previous year she set a new world record for the 200m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 12.229, bettering the previous record which had stood since 2002, she also set a new record for the 500m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 37.429. Previous to this, in October 2006, she broke the World Masters Record (40–49 category) in the 500m TT in Manchester, with a time of 37.239, she also holds a number of European Masters Records. Birkmyre broke the National Tandem Record for 5 km on 16 May 2006 in a new time of 6:45:848. Janet also currently holds nine National Masters track records. British cycling
Janet was featured in the Telegraph Weekend "Over 40 and fitter than ever: a grown up guide"
Janet's father is Nicholas John Birkmyre a former rower who represented Great Britain with George Justicz in double sculls.

## Palmarès
### 2024

    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Individual Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st BMCR Criterium Championships

### 2023

    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st BMCR Criterium Championships
    1st BMCR Road Race Championships

### 2022

    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st BMCR Track Championship x5: keirin, scratch, points, IP, 500m
    1st BMCR Criterium Championships
    1st BMCR Road Race Championships
    1st BMCR Mountain Bike Championships

### 2021

    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st BMCR Track Championship x4: scratch, points, IP, 500m
    1st BMCR Criterium Championships

### 2020

    1st BMCR Track Omnium Championships

### 2019

    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships (new World Masters Record)
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2018

    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st LVRC Omnium Championship
    1st LVRC Track Champion winning points, scratch and IP

### 2017

    1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    3rd National Team Time Trial Championships
    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2016

    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd National Team Time Trial Championships

### 2015

    1st British National Derny Championships
    1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion

### 2014

    1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    3rd British National Derny Championships

### 2013

    1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    2nd British National Derny Championships

### 2012

    1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    3rd 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2011

    3rd British National Team Sprint Championships
    1st Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    3rd Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    3rd Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2010

    2nd British National Team Pursuit Championships
    3rd British National Derny Championships
    1st Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2009

    3rd British National Team Sprint Championships
    1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    3rd Points, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2008

    1st British National Derny Championships
    1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2007

    2nd Scratch race, British National Track Championships
    4th 500m TT, British National Track Championships
    5th Keirin British National Track Championships
    6th British National Derny Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    2nd Road Race UCI World Masters Championships, Austria
    1st Tour of Britain Support Race, Women's Grand Prix, Crystal Palace
    1st Tour de France Support Race, Hyde Park
    1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships

### 2006

    1st Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    Elite National Championships
    6th British National Derny Championships
    4th British National Circuit Race Championships
    3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships
    6th Scratch Race, British National Track Championships
    6th Keirin British National Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    3rd Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd Essex Giro, National Women's Road Race Series

### 2005

    1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    2nd Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships
    Elite National Championships
    3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships
    3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships
    1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion
    1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships
    1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships
    2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships