Elinor Jane Barker is a Welsh racing cyclist who previously rode for UCI Women's Team Drops. Elinor is the two-time world and six-time European champion in the team pursuit. He is the two-time world champion in the points race and was also appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire(MBE) in 2017 in the 2017 New Year Honours.
Elinor was born on the 7th of September 1994 in Cardiff, Wales. The Welsh Cyclist spent her childhood in the town of Cardiff with her siblings Joe, Harri, and Megan. Elinor's father was a headteacher, and she attended Llanishen High School.
Elinor started cycling with Maindy Flyers at the age of 10. Her passion for it made her become the Junior World Champion in 2012, and she was named the Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year at the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.
As time passed by, Elinor became the senior world champion at the UCI Track World Championships. Elinor represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she clutched the silver and bronze medals.
Elinor clutched the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, grabbed the two silver medals at the World Championships, and won the first-ever individual world title in the points race.
In the 2020 Track, Cycling World Championships, Elinor was able to get the gold in the points race and later clutched two titles at the European Track Championships alongside Katie Archibald, Neah Evans, Laura Kenny, and Josie Knight.
Elinor won the silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where she joined the Uno-X team during her pregnancy.
Elinor's partner is Casper, the two love birds had been dating for a long time, and finally, they are expecting her first baby. The couple had been with each other for a long time, and Elinor posted about her relationship on social media.
Elinor is open about her private life and loves sharing with her fans. In 2019, Elinor had endometriosis which nearly caused a break from her career and affected her chances of having a baby. But, in 2021, Barker announced on her social that she was pregnant.
Elinor and her partner Caster posted their Ultrasound picture of their baby on social media.
Elinor has been a motivation for huge people. She had her Olympics matches during her pregnancy. The Two love birds have been supporting each other and love going out during their vacations. Elinor's previous relationship has not been flashed out to date, and there are more beautiful years to come for her.
The Welsh Cyclist is one the successful and richest Cyclist. Elinor has been one of the popular Cyclists who is a five-time world champion and expected to have collected some good fortunes to the date.
Elinor started her career at a young age, Elinor's net worth is $1-5 dollars to date, and her main source of income is a professional athlete. There are yet some good years for her to boost her career.
Elinor has been living a luxurious life and yet never forgets to spend her time with her family, and she had signed a two-year deal with the Uno-X team from 2022.
Elinor is active on Instagram and has a good number of posts. Elinor has 39.9K followers on Instagram and frequently posts about her professional life and private life too.
Elinor has posted her pregnancy photos on Instagram. Check it out at elinorbarker.
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