Janet Birkmyre

Janet Susan Birkmyre (born 10 August 1966 in the Worcester area) is an English track racing cyclist. She took up cycling in 2003 and raced for the first time in 2004. Since then she has been an elite British National Champion three times, winning the National Scratch race in 2012 as well as the National Derny Championships in 2015 and 2008, she has also won the National Omnium Series eight times. In addition, she has taken 51 World Masters Championship titles, plus 28 European Masters titles and 77 National Masters titles.

Janet has set a number of World Masters Records. Most recently, in 2019 she set a new record for the 500m TT (50-54) with a time of 37.026. She was part of the World Masters Team Pursuit team that set a new World Masters record in 2014 and 2015, in October 2012 she set a new world record for the 500m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 37.419. The previous year she set a new world record for the 200m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 12.229, bettering the previous record which had stood since 2002, she also set a new record for the 500m TT (45–49 category) with a time of 37.429. Previous to this, in October 2006, she broke the World Masters Record (40–49 category) in the 500m TT in Manchester, with a time of 37.239, she also holds a number of European Masters Records. Birkmyre broke the National Tandem Record for 5 km on 16 May 2006 in a new time of 6:45:848. Janet also currently holds nine National Masters track records. British cycling

Janet was featured in the Telegraph Weekend "Over 40 and fitter than ever: a grown up guide"

Janet's father is Nicholas John Birkmyre a former rower who represented Great Britain with George Justicz in double sculls.

Palmarès

2025

2nd Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Individual Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Criterium Championships, British Cycling Masters 1st BMCR Track Championships Points Race and Scratch Race

2024

2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Individual Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st BMCR Track Championships Criterium Championships

2023

1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st BMCR Criterium Championships 1st BMCR Road Race Championships

2022 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st BMCR Track Championship x5: keirin, scratch, points, IP, 500m 1st BMCR Criterium Championships 1st BMCR Road Race Championships 1st BMCR Mountain Bike Championships

2021 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st BMCR Track Championship x4: scratch, points, IP, 500m 1st BMCR Criterium Championships

2020 1st BMCR Track Omnium Championships

2019

2nd Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships (new World Masters Record) 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

2018 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st LVRC Omnium Championship 1st LVRC Track Champion winning points, scratch and IP

2017 1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Points, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 3rd National Team Time Trial Championships 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

2016

2nd Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 2nd National Team Time Trial Championships

2015 1st British National Derny Championships

2nd Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion

2014

2nd 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 1st TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 3rd British National Derny Championships

2013

1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Points, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion 2nd British National Derny Championships

2012 1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships

2nd Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 3rd 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

2011 3rd British National Team Sprint Championships

1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships

3rd Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Points, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, European Masters Track Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 1st TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 3rd Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships

2010 2nd British National Team Pursuit Championships 3rd British National Derny Championships

1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Points, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 2nd 500m TT, British National Masters Track Championships

2009 3rd British National Team Sprint Championships 1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Points, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion 1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 2nd Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 3rd Points, British National Masters Track Championships

2008 1st British National Derny Championships 1st 500 TT, European Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, European Masters Track Championships 1st Points, European Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion 1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships

2007 2nd Scratch race, British National Track Championships 4th 500m TT, British National Track Championships 5th Keirin British National Track Championships 6th British National Derny Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion 2nd Road Race UCI World Masters Championships, Austria 1st Tour of Britain Support Race, Women's Grand Prix, Crystal Palace 1st Tour de France Support Race, Hyde Park 1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships

2006

2nd Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships Elite National Championships 3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships 3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships 1st Overall National Women's Omnium Series Champion 1st 500 TT, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Points, British National Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships 2nd Pursuit, British National Masters Track Championships