Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Dannielle Khan | ||||||||||||
Nickname | Danni | ||||||||||||
Born |
Solihull, West Midlands, England |
1 September 1995 ||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Solihull CC | ||||||||||||
Discipline | Track/Road | ||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
Rider type | endurance rider | ||||||||||||
Amateur team(s) | |||||||||||||
2009– 2016 | Solihull CC | ||||||||||||
2016– | team breeze (100% me) | ||||||||||||
Major wins | |||||||||||||
junior world chams | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dannielle Khan (born 1 September 1995) is an English racing cyclist from Solihull, West Midlands, England, who currently rides for the GB women's endurance podium team. She won the sprint and 500m TT events at the Juniors world championships in 2013, as well as the silver medal in the Keirin.
Khan started her sporting life as a short track speed skater, and was encouraged to try cycling as part off her off season conditioning. She quickly found success on the velodrome and became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme in 2012.
In August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Khan represented Britain at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships.
In January 2016 Khan was announced as a member of Team Breeze, British Cycling's women's development squad.
October 2016 khan traveled to paris to race in her first U23 Europein track Championships where her and the other team pursuit girls got a bronze medal.
Danni has a little sister (daisy khan) who is also an up and coming cyclist, who is hoping to follow in her sisters footsteps.