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American professional racing cyclist and NASA astronaut
Christina Marie Birch (born November 17, 1986) is an American professional racing cyclist and NASA astronaut .
Early life and career [ edit ]
Birch grew up in Gilbert, Arizona , and graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in mathematics , biochemistry , and molecular biophysics . Birch began cycling with the MIT cycling team while working on her PhD. While at MIT she won the 2014 USA Cycling collegiate cyclocross division two national championship. Birch also represented the JAM Fund cyclocross team from 2011-2015.[1]
After earning a doctorate in biological engineering from MIT in 2015, Birch moved to Southern California to pursue track cycling full time. She taught bioengineering at the University of California, Riverside , and scientific writing and communication at the California Institute of Technology . On the track, Birch has represented the US at multiple Pan American Championships, World Cups , and World Championships. She competed at the 2018 and 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships , and the 2019 Pan American Games .[2]
Birch was named to the US track cycling 2020 Olympics long team for the USA in June 2020.[3]
Astronaut candidacy [ edit ]
On December 6, 2021, Birch was formally announced as a NASA astronaut candidate with NASA Astronaut Group 23 .[4]
Major results [ edit ]
National Cyclocross Championships
1st [5]
2015
National Track Championships
2nd
2016
National Track Championships
1st
2nd
2nd
2017
National Track Championships
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
2018
Pan American Track Championships
1st
2nd
National Track Championships
1st
1st
2nd
3rd
2019
Pan American Track Championships
2nd
National Track Championships
2nd
3rd
2nd
Personal life [ edit ]
She is a partner of a racing cyclist Ashton Lambie .[6]
References [ edit ]
^ "Olympic Long Team Announced for Mountain Bike, Road, &…" . USA Cycling .
^ Margetta, Robert (December 6, 2021). "NASA Selects New Astronaut Recruits to Train for Future Missions" . NASA .
^ "The Official Website - USA Cycling" . legacy.usacycling.org .
^ "This pro track cyclist is going to be an astronaut" . CyclingTips . December 7, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
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Collegiate Division Two[5]
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Team pursuit
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Team pursuit
