Rebecca Henderson (born 27 September 1991), for some years competing as Rebecca McConnell, is an Australian mountain biker. She represented Australia at the 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics in the Mountain Bike Cross Country event. She came 28th at the 2020 Olympics.

Henderson won a bronze medal at the 2019 and 2020 Mountain Bike World Championships.

Personal life Nicknamed Bec, Henderson was born on 27 September 1991 in Canberra, Australia. She attended Monash Primary School before going to high school at Mackillop Catholic College. , she lives in Canberra, Australia. Henderson is tall and weighs .

She married her coach and partner, Daniel McConnell, in 2017; he is also an Olympian. After they separated, she returned to using her maiden name in early 2023.

Cycling Henderson is a mountain biker, specialising in cross country events. She started cycling when she was twelve years old. She was coached by Dan McConnell, an Australian male cyclist who was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her primary cycling base is Canberra She is a member of the Canberra Off Road Cyclists and Vikings Cycling Club ACT. , she was 2nd in the Under 23 World Cup series in 2012 and she is currently ranked 32nd in the World.

Henderson finished 1st at the 2011 U23 Australian Championships in Adelaide, Australia. She finished 1st at the 2011 U23 Oceania Championships in Shepparton, Australia. She finished 7th at the 2011 U23 UCI MTB World Cup in Dalby Forest, England.

Henderson finished 3rd at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 5 in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada. She finished 2nd at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 4 in La Bresse, France. She finished 13th at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 3 in Nové Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. She finished 3rd at the 2012 U23 UCI MTB World Cup 2 in Houffalize, Belgium.

Henderson has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Mountain Bike Cross Country — Women event. She was one of four Canberra cyclists from three different cycling disciplines selected to represent Australia at the Games. Her family was scheduled to travel to London to watch her compete.

Henderson finished third in the cross-country at the 2019 World Championships in Mont Sainte Anne. She repeated her result again at the 2020 World Championships in Leogang.

Henderson was selected to represent Australia in mountain biking at the Tokyo Olympics. She finished the Olympics in 28th place.

2022 was a very successful UCI World Cup season for Henderson; with three wins at the beginning of the season and finishing the season overall in second place. Henderson chose not to attend the 2022 Commonwealth Games in favour of staying fresh and focusing on her World Cup bid.

Henderson was selected to represent Australia in mountain biking at the Paris Olympics. She finished the event in 13th place.

Career Achievements Major Championships Event 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Olympic Games XCO 24 25 28 13 Commonwealth Games XCO 3 6 - World Championships XCO - - 20 - 10 15 DNF 48 20 - 3 3 7 26 22 10 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 5 9 8 XCE - - - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - XCM - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - Oceania Continental Championships XCO - 5 1 1 1 - 1 1 3 4 1 1 - 1 1 3 - 1 Australian National Championships XCO 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 XCC - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 XCE - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - XCM - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - E-XC - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Gravel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 -

UCI World Cup Results 2022 UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP 1st CZ MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Nove Mesto Na Morave / WC 1st DE MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Albstadt / WC 1st BR MERCEDES-BENZ UCI MTB WORLD CUP – XCO/XCC Petropolis / WC 2nd Biker Final Standing 2022 Cross-Country Olympic Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Standing Season Points 2009 PIE- OFF HOU MAD- MON- BRO- CHP- SCH- - - 2010 DLB HOU OFF LAB- MON- WIN- 116 9 2011 PIEDLBOFF MON- WIN- NOV- VAL 16 104 2012 PIEHOU NOVLABMONWINISE 2 371 2013 ALBNOVVALANDMONHAF 1 440 2014 PIECAI NOV ALB MON WIN MER 18 463 2015NOVALB LEN MON WIN- VAL 25 314 2016CAI ALBLAB LENMON AND 9 561 2017NOVALB AND LEN MON VAL 15 496 2018 STE ALB NOV VAL AND- MON- LAB- 45 179 2019ALBNOV ANDLESVALLENSNO 5 1217 2020 LEN VAL LESNOVNOV 286 2021ALBNOVLEOLESLENSNO 4 1215 2022PETALBNOVLEO LEN AND SNO MON VAL 2 1626 2023NOV LEN LEOVAL ANDLES SNO MON 11 846 2024 MAI ARA NOV VAL CRA SAVPLA MON 10 959 2025 ARA- ARA-NOV LEO VAL AND- SAV LEN PLA MON 25 718

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