Rushlee Buchanan


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Rushlee Buchanan (born 20 January 1988) is a New Zealand track and road cyclist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's madison, and Women's team pursuit.[1]

Rushlee Buchanan
Personal information
Born20 January 1988 (age 36)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2010Colavita/Baci
Professional teams
2008–2009Team Tibco
2011Colavita–Forno d'Asolo
2013Team TIBCO–To The Top
2014–2018UnitedHealthcare

She won bronze at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the Team Pursuit.

She competed in the scratch, points and road races at both the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games she won a silver medal in the team pursuit.[2]

She has won the women's New Zealand road race championships a record four times, in 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. She won the New Zealand time trial championships in 2016.[3]

Buchanan is married to American cyclist Adrian Hegyvary.[4]

Source:[5]

2005
2nd   Points race, UCI Juniors World Championships
2006
2nd Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2010
1st   Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Cali
National Track Championships
1st   Scratch
1st   Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
3rd   Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2011
1st   Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Beijing
2013
Oceania Track Championships
1st   Scratch
1st   Team pursuit
Madison Cup
1st Points race
3rd Keirin
Challenge International sur piste
1st Scratch
3rd Individual pursuit
Invercargill
1st Points race
3rd Scratch
National Track Championships
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Points race
2016
2nd Points race, Festival of Speed
2017
Oceania Track Championships
1st   Team pursuit
2nd   Omnium
National Track Championships
1st   Points race
1st   Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
2nd Scratch
3rd Omnium
3rd   Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2018
1st   Team pursuit, Oceania Track Championships
2nd   Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
3rd   Omnium, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2019
3rd   Team pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  1. ^ "Cycling Track - BUCHANAN Rushlee". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Rushlee Buchanan". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
  3. ^ "Rushlee Buchanan". ProCyclingStats.com.
  4. ^ Leggat, David (28 February 2019). "Buchanan keeps bouncing back for more on the track". Newsroom.co.nz.
  5. ^ "Rushlee Buchanan". CyclingArchives.com.