Erica Carney (née Allar; born November 5, 1985) is an American former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally in 2009 and between 2014 and 2019 for the and teams.
Formative years Born as Erica Allar in Illinois on November 5, 1985, Erica Carney graduated from Northwestern Lehigh High School in the Northwestern Lehigh School District."Banged-Up Tiger," in "Race Notebook." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, June 4, 2008, p. C3 (subscription required). She began her amateur cycling career at the age of fifteen at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome (now the Valley Preferred Cycling Center) and rode professionally for the first time in 2008 as a member of Aaron's Cycling Team.Rittenhouse, Amanda. "Pro, amateur cyclists to wheel into W. Chester." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2008, p. L14 (subscription required).
Career During the mid-2000s, Carney rode in fifty to seventy cycling events per year. In 2006 and 2007, she won the National Criterium Championship (Under 23 category); in 2008, she finished tenth in the Commerce Bank Liberty Classic.Rittenhouse, "Pro, amateur cyclists to wheel into W. Chester," The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 3, 2008.
Major results
2007 2nd Keirin, Australian National Track Championships 2008 10th Liberty Classic 2009 1st Clarendon Cup 2010 2nd Criterium, National Road Championships 2012 1st Sunny King Criterium 1st TD Bank Mayor's Cup 3rd Overall Tour of America's Dairyland 2013 1st TD Bank Mayor's Cup 2nd Sunny King Criterium 2014 1st Tour of Somerville 2nd Criterium, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Tour of America's Dairyland 2nd Sunny King Criterium 4th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic 2015 1st Overall Tulsa Tough 1st Stages 1 & 3 3rd Sunny King Criterium 2017 1st Criterium, National Road Championships 2nd Sunny King Criterium 2018 2nd Athens Twilight Criterium
See also List of 2016 UCI Women's Teams and riders
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