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Rebecca Henderson (cyclist)

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Rebecca Henderson
Henderson in 2017
Personal information
NicknameBec
Born (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33)
Canberra, Australia
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Team information
DisciplineMountain Bike (Cross Country)
RoleRider
Amateur teams
Canberra Off Road Cyclists
Vikings Cycling Club
Professional teams
2013-2015Trek Factory Racing
2016Trek Factory Racing XC
2018-2019Primaflor Mondraker Rotor
2020-2021Primaflor Mondraker XSauce
2022Primaflor Mondraker Genuins
2023Primaflor Mondraker Genuins Racing Team
2024Primaflor Mondraker Racing Team
2025Orbea Fox Factory Team
Major wins
Mountain bike
XC World Cup
3 individual wins (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Leogang Cross-country
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Cross country
Oceania Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shepparton, Australia Cross country U23
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rotorua, New Zealand Cross country U23
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hobart, Australia Cross country U23
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toowoomba, Australia Cross country
Gold medal – first place 2016 Queenstown, Australia Cross country
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Toowoomba, Australia Cross country
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bright, Australia Cross country
Gold medal – first place 2020 Dunedin, New Zealand Cross country
Gold medal – first place 2022 Gold Coast, Australia Cross country
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mount Cotton, Australia Cross country
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Brisbane Australia Cross country

Rebecca Henderson (born 27 September 1991), for some years competing as Rebecca McConnell, is an Australian mountain biker. She represented Australia at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in the Mountain Bike Cross Country event. She came 28th at the 2020 Olympics.[1]

Henderson won a bronze medal at the 2019 and 2020 Mountain Bike World Championships.

Personal life

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Nicknamed Bec, Henderson was born on 27 September 1991 in Canberra, Australia.[2][3] She attended Monash Primary School before going to high school at Mackillop Catholic College.[2][3] As of 2020, she lives in Canberra, Australia.[4] Henderson is 158 centimetres (62 in) tall and weighs 49 kilograms (108 lb).[2]

She married her coach and partner, Daniel McConnell, in 2017;[5] he is also an Olympian. After they separated, she returned to using her maiden name in early 2023.[6]

Cycling

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Henderson is a mountain biker, specialising in cross country events.[2][3][7] She started cycling when she was twelve years old.[3] She was coached by Dan McConnell, an Australian male cyclist who was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3][8][9] Her primary cycling base is Canberra[2][3] She is a member of the Canberra Off Road Cyclists[2][3] and Vikings Cycling Club ACT.[3] As of June 2012, she was 2nd in the Under 23 World Cup series in 2012 and she is currently ranked 32nd in the World.[9]

Henderson finished 1st at the 2011 U23 Australian Championships in Adelaide, Australia.[2][3] She finished 1st at the 2011 U23 Oceania Championships in Shepparton, Australia.[2][3] She finished 7th at the 2011 U23 UCI MTB World Cup in Dalby Forest, England.[2][3]

Henderson finished 3rd at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 5 in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada.[2] She finished 2nd at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 4 in La Bresse, France.[2] She finished 13th at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 3 in Nové Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic.[2] She finished 3rd at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 2 in Houffalize, Belgium.[2]

Henderson has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Mountain Bike Cross Country — Women event.[2][7][8][9] She was one of four Canberra cyclists from three different cycling disciplines selected to represent Australia at the Games.[8] Her family was scheduled to travel to London to watch her compete.[8]

Henderson finished third in the cross-country at the 2019 World Championships in Mont Sainte Anne.[10] She repeated her result again at the 2020 World Championships in Leogang.[11]

Henderson was selected to represent Australia in mountain biking at the Tokyo Olympics.[12] She finished the Olympics in 28th place.[13]

2022 was a very successful UCI World Cup season for Henderson; with three wins at the beginning of the season and finishing the season overall in second place.[14] Henderson chose not to attend the 2022 Commonwealth Games in favour of staying fresh and focusing on her World Cup bid.[15]

Henderson was selected to represent Australia in mountain biking at the Paris Olympics.[16] She finished the event in 13th place.[17]

Career Achievements

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Major Championships

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Event 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Olympic Games XCO 24 25 28 13
Commonwealth Games XCO NE 3 6 -
World Championships XCO - - 20 U23 - 10 15 DNF 48 20 - 3 3 7 26 22 10
XCC - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 5 9
XCE - - - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - -
XCM - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - -
Oceania Continental Championships XCO - 5 1 U23 1 U23 1 U23 - 1 1 3 4 1 1 - 1 1 3 -
"Australian Champions Jersey icon" Australian National Championships XCO 1 Jnr 1 U23 1 U23 1 U23 1 U23 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
XCC - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 DNF 1
XCE - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - -
XCM - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
E-XC - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
Gravel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

UCI World Cup Results

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2022 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP

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1st CZ MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Nove Mesto Na Morave / WC
1st DE MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Albstadt / WC
1st BR MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Petropolis / WC
2nd Biker Final Standing 2022

Cross-Country Olympic

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Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Standing Season Points
2009 Jnr PIE
- 		OFF
DNF 		HOU
13 		MAD
- 		MON
- 		BRO
- 		CHP
- 		SCH
- 		- -
2010 DLB
61 		HOU
102 		OFF
78 		LAB
- 		MON
- 		WIN
- 		116 9
2011 U23 PIE
9 		DLB
7 		OFF
7 		MON
- 		WIN
- 		NOV
- 		VAL
11 		16 104
2012 U23 PIE
6 		HOU
3 		NOV
13 		LAB
2 		MON
3 		WIN
2 		ISE
3 		2 371
2013 U23 ALB
1 		NOV
2 		VAL
2 		AND
2 		MON
1 		HAF
4 		1 440
2014 PIE
16 		CAI
10 		NOV
29 		ALB
16 		MON
30 		WIN
28 		MER
15 		18 463
2015 NOV
8 		ALB
8 		LEN
26 		MON
33 		WIN
- 		VAL
DNS 		25 314
2016 CAI
3 		ALB
26 		LAB
8 		LEN
12 		MON
8 		AND
32 		9 561
2017 NOV
8 		ALB
5 		AND
20 		LEN
29 		MON
17 		VAL
23 		15 496
2018 STE
15 		ALB
35 		NOV
26 		VAL
DNF 		AND
- 		MON
- 		LAB
- 		45 179
2019 ALB
8 		NOV
2 		AND
20 		LES
8 		VAL
7 		LEN
6 		SNO
4 		5 1217
2020 LEN
NH 		VAL
NH 		LES
NH 		NOV
9 		NOV
4 		NP 286
2021 ALB
7 		NOV
3 		LEO
7 		LES
5 		LEN
2 		SNO
2 		4 1215
2022 PET
1 		ALB
1 		NOV
1 		LEO
7 		LEN
14 		AND
21 		SNO
13 		MON
19 		VAL
19 		2 1626
2023 NOV
8 		LEN
24 		LEO
38 		VAL
3 		AND
12 		LES
8 		SNO
16 		MON
21 		11 846
2024 MAI
19 		ARA
22 		NOV
16 		VAL
21 		CRA
16 		SAV
14 		PLA
5 		MON
11 		10 959
2025 ARA
- 		ARA
- 		NOV
5 		LEO
DNF 		VAL
27 		SAV
 LEN
 PLA
 MON
 254

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "London 2012 – Rebecca Henderson". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Rebecca Henderson". Australia: Cycling Australia. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ^ Moore, Sarah (6 August 2020). "Getting to Know: Australian XC MTB Champion Bec McConnell". Pinkbike. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Mountain biking McConnells making history in Tokyo". Commonwealth Games Australia. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ Migue, A. (13 February 2023). "McConnell goes back to Bec Henderson and wins the Australian XCO and XCC Championships". brujulabike.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Cyclist O'Grady off to sixth Olympics". Nine MSN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d "Henderson keeps mum on surprise Olympic selection". The Canberra Times. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "Olympic mountain bike team named". Nine MSN. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  10. ^ Hurford, Molly (10 September 2019). "Why Bec McConnell Just Might Be the Comeback Story of the Season". Bicycling. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins Elite Women Cross Country title at Mountain Bike World Championships". CyclingNews. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Bec and Dan McConnell are going to the Tokyo Olympics!". Flow Mountain Bike. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Swiss sweep mountain bike medals in wet". Yahoo! Sports. Australian Associated Press. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Bec McConnell finished 2nd overall in 2022 World Cup!". Australian Mountain Bike Magazine. 5 September 2022.
  15. ^ "McConnell finishes 2nd overall in World Cup after stellar season". SBS Sport. 5 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics mountain bike cycling, Australia schedule: Rebecca Henderson to compete in cross-country". Olympic News. 27 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Rebecca Henderson Olympic Results". Australian Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024.
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