Karen Dunne
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Karen Dunne |
| Born | 1967 United States |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road, Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Field Sprinter, Points Racer |
| Major wins | |
 Pan American Games (1999) |
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| Infobox last updated on 2009-11-04 |
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Karen Dunne is a retired female professional cyclist from the United States. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the women's individual road race at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. She also won 11 U.S. National Championships - 3 Elite (Points race, Criterium, Kilometer Time Trial), 3 Collegiate (Criterium, 500 Meter Time Trial, Track Omnium), and 5 Mixed Tandem (Pursuit, 2 x Kilometer Time Trial, 2 x Match Sprints). Her cycling career began while attending Indiana University Bloomington where she won the 1991 Women's Little 500.
Career Highlights
2000
- GP Feminin International du Quebec: First, second, and third place stage finishes
- GP Feminin International du Quebec: Most aggressive rider award
- USA Cycling's (USAC) Olympic Long Team, Road
- Wendy’s International Stage Race: Overall winner and two stage wins
- Sea Otter Classic: Stage winner, road race
- Redlands Bicycle Classic: Sprint jersey winner
1999
- Pan American Games Road Race: Gold medal
- U.S. National Criterium Championships: Gold medal
- Visa/USA Cycling's Elite Road Female Athlete of the Year
- HP International Women's Challenge: Sprint jersey winner
- UCI Women’s Road World Cup, First Union Liberty Classic: Silver medal
- United States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medal - Mixed Tandem Match Sprints
1998
- UCI Track World Cups: 3rd and 4th, Points race
- United States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medals - Mixed Tandem Match Sprints and Kilometer Time Trial
1997
- U.S. National Track Championships: Gold medal, Points race
- UCI Track World Cup: 5th, Points race
- United States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medals - Mixed Tandem Pursuit and Kilometer Time Trial
1996
- Tour de France Féminin: Two fourth place stage finishes
1995
- PowerBar International Women's Challenge: 2nd place - sprint classification
- U.S. Olympic Festival: Two Gold medals, two Silver medals
1994
- Goodwill Games: Bronze medal
- U.S. National Criterium Championships: Silver medal
- U.S. National Track Championships: Gold medal - Kilometer Time Trial; Bronze medal - Points race
- PowerBar International Women's Challenge: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place stage finishes
- U.S. Collegiate National Championships: Gold Medals - Criterium, 500 Meter Time Trial, and Track Omnium; Silver Medal - Match Sprints
References
- Karen Dunne at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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