Karen Dunne

Career

She is best known for winning the gold medal at the women"s individual road race at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. 2000

General Practice Feminin International du Quebec: First, second, and third place stage finishes

General Practice Feminin International du Quebec: Most aggressive rider award

United States of America Cycling"s (Universal Service Administrative Company) Olympic Long Team, Road

1999

Pan American Games Road Race: Gold medal

United States. National Criterium Championships: Gold medal

Visa/United States of America Cycling"s Elite Road Female Athlete of the Year

UCI Women's Road World Cup, First Union Liberty Classic: Silver medal

United States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medal - Mixed Tandem Match Sprints

1998

UCI Track World Cups: 3rd and 4th, Points race

United States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medals - Mixed Tandem Match Sprints and Kilometer Time Trial

1997

United States. National Track Championships: Gold medal, Points race

UCI Track World Cup: 5th, Points race

United States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medals - Mixed Tandem Pursuit and Kilometer Time Trial

1996

Tour de France Féminin: Two fourth place stage finishes

1995

PowerBar International Women"s Challenge: 2nd place - sprint classification

United States. Olympic Festival: Two Gold medals, two Silver medals

1994

Goodwill Games: Bronze medal

United States. National Criterium Championships: Silver medal

United States. National Track Championships: Gold medal - Kilometer Time Trial. Bronze medal - Points race

PowerBar International Women"s Challenge: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place stage finishes

United States. Collegiate National Championships: Gold Medals - Criterium, 500 Meter Time Trial, and Track Omnium.

Silver Medal - Match Sprints.

Achievements

• She also won 11 United States. National Championships - 3 Elite (Points race, Criterium, Kilometer Time Trial), 3 Collegiate (Criterium, 500 Meter Time Trial, Track Omnium), and 5 Mixed Tandem (Pursuit, 2 x Kilometer Time Trial, 2 x Match Sprints). Her cycling career began while attending Indiana University Bloomington where she won the 1991 Women"s Little 500. Wendy’s International Stage Race: Overall winner and two stage wins Sea Otter Classic: Stage winner, road race Redlands Bicycle Classic: Sprint jersey winner Himachal Pradesh International Women"s Challenge: Sprint jersey winner.