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 2012British National Track Championships#Senior 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 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 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 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, 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 BMCR Track Championships Criterium Championships
2023 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 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 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 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 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 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 1st Individual Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track 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 1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 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 Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Points, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 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 1st Pursuit, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Masters 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 Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Team Sprint, 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 Points race, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 500m TT, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Sprint, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st Scratch, UCI World Masters Track Championships 1st 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 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