Anna Turvey

Anna Turvey (born 5 February 1980) is a racing cyclist competing for Ireland.[1] She currently holds the Irish National records for the 10 miles, 25 miles and 50 miles individual time trials

Anna Turvey

Anna Turvey European Track Cycling Championships 2016
Personal information
Full name	Anna Catherine Turvey
Born	(1980-02-05) 5 February 1980 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Team information
Current team	Tyneside Vagabonds CC
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2013	Tyneside Vagabonds CC
2014–2015	Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
2016-present	Tyneside Vagabonds CC
Medal record Representing  Ireland Women's track cycling European Championships 2016 Yvelines Individual pursuit

In 2013, while competing as an amateur triathlete, Turvey finished second in RTTC National 25-mile time trial[2] and top 10 in The British Elite time trial.[3] Turvey joined the Scottish Cycling Performance Program in November 2013 with a view to competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Turvey the qualified to represent Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Road Time Trial and the Individual Pursuit on the track, finishing 9th in the road time trial[4] and 12th in the individual pursuit.[5]

Turvey declared for Ireland in December 2015, qualifying through her Mother. Turvey won the individual time trial at the Irish National Cycling Championships in June 2016.[6] In 2016, she rode for Ireland at the 2016 European Road Championships and in the women's time trial event at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.[7]

Turvey answered a last minute call to ride for Ireland in the team pursuit in the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in Paris. While there she also competed in the Individual pursuit, finishing 8th in the team pursuit, with Lydia Boylan, Lydia Gurley and Eileen Burns, and 3rd in the Individual pursuit

Away from cycling, Turvey works as an Optometrist.[8][9] She is the cousin of British Professional Racing driver Oliver Turvey.