| Val Rushworth | |
| Fullname: | Valerie M. Rushworth |
| Birth Name: | Valerie M. Rainbow |
| Birth Place: | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Death Date: | March 2023 (aged 83) |
| Discipline: | Road & Track |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 1964 |
| Amateurteam1: | Monckton CC |
| Amateuryears2: | 1970 - |
| Amateurteam2: | Fallowfield |
| Amateuryears3: | 2001 - |
| Amateurteam3: | Featherstone RC |
| Amateuryears4: | ? |
| Amateurteam4: | Bob Jacksons |
Valerie M. Rushworth (Rainbow; 1939 – March 2023) was a British road and track racing cyclist.[1]
Rushworth's first sport was running, she was a member of the Wakefield Harriers. She started cycling with Monckton CC.
Rushworth was national road race champion in 1964 and held several records on the track including motor-paced records set in 1964: quarter-mile flying start in 23.5 seconds, half-mile flying start in 46.0 seconds and the mile flying start in 1 minute 34.0 seconds.[2]
Rushworth won 11 British Championships between 1959 and 1966, and went on to represent Great Britain internationally, as a rider and later as coach and team manager.
In 1970 she moved to Featherstone RC.
Rushworth coached Lisa Brambani, who became a national road race champion four consecutive years between 1986 and 1989.[3]
Rushworth was the European masters champion in the 500m TT for women aged 50 plus for four consecutive years between 1997 and 2000.[4]
Rushworth joined Bob Jackson's team in 2001.
Rushworth, who lived in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire near Wakefield, was coaching advisor for the Women's Cycle Racing Association.[5] She worked as a customer services manager for Waddingtons Games.[6]
Rushworth died in March 2023, at the age of 83.[7]
British National Road Race Championships