BARR Jane < Back  
Sport Cycling - Road, Gravel, Mountain Bike
CGA Scotland   
Gender Female
Born 24 Nov 1981 in Dunfermline, SCO
Height1.64 m
Weight 56 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Cambuslang, SCO
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Stirling Bike Club: Stirling, SCO
Further Personal Information
Higher education University of Glasgow: Glasgow, SCO
General Interest
Other sports She comes from a running background, running cross-country, 1500m and some 10km races. She represented Scotland on the track and in cross country. (stirlingobserver.co.uk, 07 Apr 2010).
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? She took up mountain biking to keep fit.
General Interest
Ambitions To get as much race practice as possible on the road and mountain bike and win a medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. (stirlingobserver.co.uk, 07 Apr 2010)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She started cycling in 2007.
General Interest
Other information OCCUPATION
She works as a telephone account manager. (Team Scotland Media Guide, 2010)

PATH TO DELIH
She originally was aiming for the 2014 Commonwealth Games but was chosen to go to Delhi after participating in a Gold4Glasgow event in May 2009, being picked up by the initiative which aims to fast-track athletes entry and development within established Scottish programmes and after she became the Scottish Road Cycling Champion (sportscotland.org.uk, 16 Sep 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Graeme Herd