DAVIS Jennifer < Back  
Sport Cycling - Track
CGA Scotland   
Gender Women
Born 28 Aug 1982 in Dechmont, SCO
Height1.63 m
Weight 64 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Edinburgh, SCO
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team City of Edinburgh Racing Club: Edinburgh, SCO
Further Personal Information
Higher education Napier University: Edinburgh, SCO
General Interest
Other sports She practiced judo for 18 years representing Scotland and Great Britain as a junior and senior. She was set to compete at the 2002 Commonwealth Games before she broke her leg. She was so disappointed she took a year off to focus on university studies. (edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 03 Aug 2010)
Famous relatives Her brother is Craig Joiner, a Scotland rugby union international. (edinburghnews.scotsman.com, 03 Aug 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She took a year off from judo when a freak accident stopped her competing at the Commonwealth Games in 2002. She kept going to the gym and a conditioning coach she knew who had worked with sprint athletes thought she would be able to cross over to cycling. He harrassed her until she tried it and found she was good at it and loved the thrill.
General Interest
Ambitions To win a medal in the team sprint at the Delhi Commonwealth Games and to qualify for London 2012. (active-x.co.uk, 01 May 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Training Regime A lot of her training is in the gym developing strength. Her training on the bike happens either at the velodrome at Meadowbank, around Portobello Promenade or the science park in Pentlands. She has 3-4 sessions of bike work a week and 2 gym sessions. Each session is between 1-1.5 hours.
She also cycles to and from work.
When and where did you begin this sport? In 2007. She hadn't cycled since riding her BMX as a kid growing up in Calder.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Finance
General Interest
Nicknames Jenny. (cgcs.org.uk, 20 Sep 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Allister Watson, Marco Librizzi and Mark Young.
General Interest
Other information She can ride a unicycle. (Team Scotland Media Guide, 2010)