Alexandra "Alex" Wrubleski (born 31 May 1984) is a Canadian retired professional road cyclist.[1] She has awarded three Canadian championship titles in both road race and time trial, and later represented her nation Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] Wrubleski also raced for the United States' Webcor Builders Cycling Team, before she took a wide sporting break at the end of 2010 season.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Wrubleski |
| Born | 31 May 1984 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider, time-trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007 | Colavita–Sutter Home |
| 2008 | Webcor Builders Cycling Team |
| 2009 | Team Columbia Women |
| 2010 | Webcor Builders Cycling Team |
| Major wins | |
| |
Professional career
editWrubleski was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School. She made her sporting debut as an amateur rider, when she joined the Canadian cycling team in 2006, and earned two national titles in the women's road race and time trial.[4] Strong results landed her an official spot on the Colavita–Sutter Home team in 2007, followed by her short stints and participation at the Joe Martin Stage Race and Tri-Peaks Challenge, both held in the United States. In 2008, Wrubleski managed a late surge to recapture the women's road race title at the Canadian Championships in Saint-Georges, Quebec.[5]
Wrubleski qualified for the Canadian squad in all road cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's three available berths from the UCI World Cup.[6][7] In the women's road race, held on the second day of the Games, Wrubleski successfully completed a grueling race with a fiftieth-place effort in 3:39:36, trailing behind Slovenia's Sigrid Corneo by a scanty, seven-second gap.[8][9] Three days later, in the women's time trial, Wrubleski recorded a sprint time in 39:15.42 to surpass China's Meng Lang on the final stretch for the twenty-fourth spot.[10][11]
Career highlights
edit- 2006
- 1st
Canadian Championships (Road), Canada - 1st Canadian Championships (ITT), Canada
- 2nd Stage 5, Nature Valley Grand Prix, United States
- 2nd Overall, Tour de Toona, United States
- 3rd Stage 1, Altoona, Pennsylvania
- 3rd Stage 3, Altoona, Pennsylvania
- 3rd Stage 4, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
- 3rd Stage 6, Altoona, Pennsylvania
- 2007
- 2nd Overall, Joe Martin Stage Race, United States
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Stage 3, Tri-Peaks Challenge, United States
- 3rd Stage 2, Tri-Peaks Challenge, United States
- 3rd Stage 6, Tour de l'Ardèche, France
- 8th UCI World Championships (Road), Stuttgart (GER)
- 3rd Overall, Nature Valley Grand Prix, United States
- 2008
- 1st Canadian Championships (Road), Canada
- 1st
Overall, Redlands Bicycle Classic, United States
- 1st Stage 4
- 2nd Stage 2
- 2nd Stage 3
- 3rd Canadian Championships (ITT), Canada
- 9th UCI World Championships (Road), Varese (ITA)
- 24th Olympic Games (ITT), Beijing (CHN)
- 50th Olympic Games (Road), Beijing (CHN)
- 2009 (Team Columbia-HTC 2009 season)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Wrubleski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Dheenshaw, Cleve (16 June 2008). "Willock climbing toward Beijing". Times Colonist. Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (24 March 2010). "Wrubleski targeting mid-season form". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ Lee, Bryan (21 November 2006). "Canadian Wrubleski went from ice to bike". Tucson Citizen. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Wrubleski regains national women's cycling title". Canwest News Service. Canada.com. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Hobson could be Olympic bound". Cambridge Times. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Willock nominated for third Olympic women's cycling spot". Canwest News Service. Canada.com. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Individual Time Trial". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Regina's Alex Wrubleski happy with Olympic experience". Canwest News Service. Canada.com. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
External links
edit- Alexandra Wrubleski at UCI
- Alexandra Wrubleski at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Alexandra Wrubleski at the Canadian Cycling Association at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 February 2015)
- Alexandra Wrubleski at Team Canada
- Alexandra Wrubleski at Olympics.com
- Alexandra Wrubleski at Olympic.org (archived)
- Alexandra Wrubleski at the NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 October 2013)
- Alex Wrubleski at Olympedia
