Claire Baxter (born January 24, 1982, Australia) was a professional cyclist, competing in both road and mountain bike racing events. She retired in late 2006 after competing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

2006 Commonwealth Games

Baxter qualified for the Mountain Bike Women's Cross Country event held in Lysterfield Park, in Victoria, Australia, by winning the first Commonwealth Games Selection Race in a time of 1.38.41. The event comprised five laps of the Commonwealth Games course at Lysterfield Park. During the second lap of the event, Baxter suffered technical difficulties, and was required to run with her bicycle to a technical zone to gain assistance. The repairs took several minutes, and this delay resulted in her finishing in 11th place.

Team Membership

In 2006, Baxter was a member of the Australian team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She was also a member of the Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam, a professional women's cycling team based in Belgium, and Saccarelli EMU Marsciano, based in Italy. Prior to 2006, she primarily represented Saccarelli EMU Marsciano and the Hawthorn Citizens Youth Club. She also represented Kathy Watt's Personal Training, Mascot Cycles, and Le Tour Cycles.

Palmarès

2004

2nd National Road Cycling Championships (91km) (Yandina, Australia)

2nd New South Wales State Road Championships (99km) (Australia)

Mount Alexander Shire 2 Day Tour

2nd 2nd stage

2nd 3rd stage

2nd 4th stage

3rd General Classification

3rd Victorian IRTT Championships

3rd Victorian Road Championships

De Bortoli 2 Day Tour (Victoria)

4th 1st stage

4th 2nd stage

4th 3rd stage

4th General Classification

5th Elite Cross Country Mountain Bike Oceania Championships (New Zealand)

6th 2004 Victorian Women's Road Series2005

1st National Cross Country Mountain Bike Series (Australia)

1st Mitta to Mount Beauty Mountain Bike Race (55km) (Victoria)

2nd Stage 2 Victorian Open Women's Criterium (Victoria)

3rd National Cross Country Mountain Bike Series (Australia)

3rd Mt. William Grampians 80km Classic (Ararat - Moyston, Victoria)

De Bortoli Tour of Yarra Valley (Victoria)

2nd 2nd stage

2nd 3rd stage

2nd General Classification

17th Overall Trust House Women's Tour (New Zealand)

UCI New Zealand World Cup

28th Overall in the Road Race

31st UCI Road World Cup Geelong (Australia)

32nd Overall Girodi San Marino2006

2nd Australian Cross Country Mountain Bike Championships (Mount Beauty, Australia)

Victorian Open Road Championships (Mansfield)

3th Criterium

2nd Road race

2nd Time Trial

Sprint Queen

4th National Cross Country Mountain Bike Series #4 (Mount Buller, Australia)

11th Women's Individual Cross Country Mountain Bike event, Commonwealth Games (Victoria)

References

External links

• Photograph of Claire Baxter undertaking the qualifying event for the 2006 Commonwealth Games Australian National MTB Series XC #3, Lysterfield, Victoria, December 11, 2005
• Photograph of Claire Baxter competing in the Mt. William Grampians Classic, 2005