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James was the 2013 world sprint and keirin champion.[4] She is a 2016 Rio Olympics double silver medalist.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4James rode for Wales and the Great Britain Cycling Team, and rode for the Velosure\u2013Giordana.[3] First spotted by the Welsh Talent Team, she was a member of British Cycling’s Olympic Podium Programme.[5]Table of ContentsEarly life[edit]Early career[edit]Professional career[edit]Personal life[edit]Palmar\u00e8s[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life[edit]James was born in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. She is the daughter of David James and Christine Harris,[6] and has an older sister, Rachel, who is a racing cyclist,[7] and also has two younger sisters; Ffion and Megan, and a brother, Gareth, who are all keen cyclists. Ffion is a member of the British national mountain bike squad.[8] She attended King Henry VIII School in Abergavenny.[9]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Early career[edit]James started her cycling career at the Abergavenny Road Club.[10]In 2011, she stated that the toughest point in her career to date was just before the 2008 European Junior Championships, when she contracted glandular fever and was unable to compete.[11]In July 2009, James won the gold medal in both the sprint and 500-metre time trial events and the silver in the keirin at the European Track Championships.[12] She followed this up in August by winning the keirin and sprint at the UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships, and a silver in the 500-metre time trial, as well as setting a new world record for the flying 200 metres. The framed Rainbow Jersey is kept at her home.[11]Later in 2009, James won the Daily Telegraph-Aviva Sport Matters Female Pupil of the Year award.[9][13]Professional career[edit]  James with her Olympic silver medalsIn 2010, at the XIX Commonwealth Games James represented Wales and won the bronze medal in the 500m TT Track race and a silver medal in the Sprint Track race. She was nominated for the 2010 BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year,[14] only to lose out to Gareth Bale.James was under contract from 2011 with the British professional cycling Velosure\u2013Giordana. She was selected for British Cycling’s Olympic Development Programme, but was then fast tracked for the London 2012 Olympic Games.[15]At the 2013 UCI Championships, James beat Germany’s Kristina Vogel 2\u20131 in the final of the world sprint championship to win her first world gold medal.[4]James was due to represent Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014,[16] but was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury.[17]At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro James won silver medals in both the keirin and the Sprint.In August 2017, James announced her retirement from cycling[18] to set up a baking business.[19]  On the podium (left) at the 2016 Summer OlympicsPersonal life[edit]James enjoyed horse riding, and competed in show jumping, but no longer participates due to the risks associated interfering with her cycling commitments.[20]James stated for her pre-race rituals that she enjoys Electronic dance music whilst doing her roller warm up. She uses Reggae and Reggae fusion whilst waiting.[11][20] Her favourite place to ride her bike is Pollen\u00e7a, Mallorca.[11]Her role models are Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton.[11]In June 2019, James married her long-term partner, the Welsh international rugby union player George North.[21][22]On 5 May 2020 the couple announced the birth of their son Jac.[23]Palmar\u00e8s[edit]20053rd Omnium, British National Track Championships \u2013 Under 1420061st 500m TT, British National Track Championships \u2013 Under 1620071st 500m TT, British National Track Championships \u2013 Junior1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships \u2013 Under 161st Sprint, British National Track Championships \u2013 Under 161st Scratch race, British National Track Championships \u2013 Under 162nd Sprint, British National Track Championships \u2013 Junior3rd British National Cyclo-cross Championships \u2013 Junior20091st Keirin, Junior Track World Championships1st Sprint, Junior Track World Championships2nd 500m TT, Junior Track World Championships1st Sprint, European Track Championships1st 500m TT, European Track Championships2nd Keirin, European Track Championships2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships3rd Sprint, British National Track Championships3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships20101st Sprint, European Track Championships, U232nd 500m TT, European Track Championships, U232nd Team Sprint, European Track Championships, U23 (with Victoria Williamson)3rd 500m TT, Commonwealth Games2nd Sprint Commonwealth Games2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships2nd Sprint, British National Track Championships20113rd Keirin, Round 3, UCI Track World Cup, Beijing3rd Sprint, GP von Deutschland im Sprint2nd 500m TT, European Track Championships, U231st Keirin, British National Track Championships1st Sprint, British National Track Championships2nd 500m TT, British National Track Championships20122nd Team Sprint, European Track Championships, U233rd Sprint, European Track Championships, U233rd Keirin, European Track Championships, U231st Team Sprint, Round 1, UCI Track World Cup, Cali (with Jess Varnish)2nd Sprint, Round 1, UCI Track World Cup, Cali1st Team Sprint, Round 2, UCI Track World Cup, Glasgow (with Jess Varnish)3rd Sprint, Round 2, UCI Track World Cup, Glasgow1st Keirin, British National Track Championships1st Sprint, British National Track Championships1st 500m TT, British National Track Championships1st Team sprint, British National Track Championships (with Rachel James)2013UCI Track World Championships1st  Sprint1st  Keirin3rd 500m time trial3rd Team sprint (with Victoria Williamson)1st 500 m time trial, UCI Track Cycling World Ranking2nd Sprint, Revolution \u2013 Round 1, Manchester3rd Team sprint, UEC European U23 Track Championships (with Victoria Williamson)2014Revolution1st Keirin \u2013 Round 4, Manchester3rd Sprint \u2013 Round 4, ManchesterUCI Track World Championships3rd Team sprint (with Jessica Varnish)[24]3rd Keirin[25]20152nd Sprint, British National Track Championships[26]2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships[27]3rd Keirin, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix20162nd Sprint, Dudenhofen2nd Sprint, \u00d6schelbronn3rd Keirin, OberhausenReferences[edit]External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/becky-james-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Becky James – Wikipedia"}}]}]