Tracey Hannah

Tracey Hannah (born 13 June 1988 in Cairns, Australia) is a Professional Downhill bike rider. She raced her first national BMX title when she was 4 years old. Tracey chose to do MTB when she saw Mick Hannah (her eldest brother of four) was racing down a hill very fast on an MTB camp in 1997.

Tracey Hannah
Personal information
Born (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988
Cairns, Australia
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight116 lb (53 kg)
Team information
Current teamPolygon UR
DisciplineMountain biking
RoleRider
Rider typeDownhill

When she was 13 her parents let her try downhill riding. As soon as she was 14, she raced for the national titles in elite, and she came in 2nd place. For 7 years, she was Australian National Champion. After that, she started racing overseas and her results were; First in the NORBA Series overall, A Junior World Championship, Third in a World Cup overall, Third in Elite World Championships, and she has won a World Cup Round.

In 2012 her best places were 1st and 2nd out of 7 rounds of the World Cup Series, and she finished 4th Overall. However, she missed out on racing the 6th, and 7th rounds. During practice for the 6th round, she crashed and was helicoptered out to the nearest hospital. She had broken her femur, collarbone, bruised a lung, and had a hematoma.

Her first race, after recovering from her injury, was 7 months later in February 2013. This was the Australian National Championships, and she took first place. She was the National Champion for 2013.

Team

Tracey Hannah is currently racing for the Polygon UR team as a Downhill rider.

Achievement
  • Eleven time Australian National Champion
  • 2019
    • 1st 2019 UCI World Cup Champion (DH)
    • 1st UCI World Cup Round 5, Les Gets France
    • 1st UCI World Cup Round 3, Leogang Austria
    • 1st iXS European Cup #1, Maribor Slovenia
    • 1st Crankworx Whistler - Canadian Open DH, Whistler B.C. Canada
    • 1st Crankworx Innsbruck - DH, Innsbruck Austria
    • 1st Crankworx Rotorua - DH, Rotorua New Zealand
    • 1st MTBA - Australian National Championship
  • 2018
    • 1st Crankworx Whistler - Canadian Open DH, Whistler B.C. Canada
    • 1st Crankworx Innsbruck - DH, Innsbruck Austria
    • 1st MTBA - Australian National Championship
  • 2017
    • 3rd UCI World Championships Elite Women, Cairns Australia
    • 1st UCI World Cup Round 2, Fort William Scotland
    • 1st Crankworx Whistler - Canadian Open DH, Whistler B.C. Canada
    • 1st Crankworx Whistler - Garbonzo DH, Whistler B.C. Canada
    • 1st Crankworx Innsbruck - DH, Innsbruck Austria
    • 1st Crankworx Rotorua - iXS DH, Rotorua New Zealand
  • 2016
    • 3rd UCI World Championships Elite Women, Val di Sole Italy
    • 1st Crankworx Whistler - Canadian Open DH, Whistler B.C. Canada
    • 1st MTBA - Australian National Championship
  • 2015
  • 2014
    • 4th Overall UCI World Cup Series
    • 1st Crankworx Whistler - Canadian Open DH, Whistler B.C. Canada
    • 1st MTBA - Australian National Championship
  • 2013
    • 3rd UCI World Championships Elite Women, Pietermaritzburg South Africa
    • 1st MTBA - Australian National Championship
    • 1st City Downhill, Bratislava Slovakia
  • 2012
    • 4th Overall UCI World Cup Series
    • 1st UCI World Cup Round 1, Pietermaritzburg South Africa
    • 1st MTBA - Australian National Championship
  • 2007
  • 2006

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References
  1. http://www.mtba.asn.au/news/nine-is-fine-for-tracey-hannah/
  2. https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider4992/tracey-hannah/results/
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