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Mar 11, 1993 United Kingdom 31 years old
Welsh racing cyclist
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About Manon Carpenter
- Manon Rose Carpenter (born 11 March 1993) is a professional racing cyclist formerly specialising in downhill mountain bike racing. Carpenter is from Caerphilly, South Wales.
- She was inspired to take up the sport by her father, Jason, a BMX track builder who also ran a DH race series in South Wales.
- Carpenter attended St.
- Martin's Comprehensive School, Caerphilly and is taking a gap year to concentrate on her sport before studying a science and Spanish degree in Manchester.In 2011, Manon Carpenter won the Junior UCI Downhill World Championship and the Junior UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall.
- In 2013, Manon came third in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup overall.
- In 2014 Manon took the world cup overall title and completed the season with the world championship at Hafjell earning the rainbow colour jersey. She became a double world champion in 2014, winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship and the UCI World Cup Mountain Bike Downhill Series.
- She was also named Elite Cyclist of the Year at the USN Welsh Cycling Awards.In November 2016 she announced that she was leaving Madison Saracen.
- In August 2017 Carpenter announced her retirement from Downhill racing with immediate effect.
