Karen Kurreck

Karen Brems Kurreck (born June 13, 1962 in Urbana, Illinois) is a graduate of Urbana High School and the University of Illinois. As a racing cyclist, she is best known for winning the inaugural women's individual time trial at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships in Catania, Italy. Kurreck represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Karen Kurreck

Personal information
Full name	Karen Brems Kurreck
Born	(1962-06-13) June 13, 1962  United States
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Medal record Women's Road bicycle racing World Championships 1994 Catania Individual Time Trial US National Championships 1993 Individual Time Trial 1998 Individual Time Trial 2000 Individual Time Trial Women's Track bicycle racing World Championships 2017 Masters Track US National Championships 2008 Masters Track Women's Cyclocross bicycle racing World Championships 2013 Masters Cyclocross 2013 Masters Cyclocross 2012 Masters Cyclocross US National Championships 2018 Reno, NV Masters Cyclocross 2016 Masters Cyclocross 2015 Masters Cyclocross 2013 Masters Cyclocross

Prior to her cycling career, Brems was a collegiate gymnast at the University of Illinois where in 1984 she became the first Illini athlete to be named as the school’s Athlete of the Year and the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor Award winner in the same season.[1]

Since 2011, Brems has concentrated on the Cyclocross discipline. She won two consecutive 50+ Masters World Championships in 2012 and 2013,[2] and several Masters 50+ championship jerseys at US Cross Nationals including: in 2013 (Master 50-54)[3] in Louisville, Kentucky; in 2015 (Master 50-54)[4] in Austin, Texas; in 2016 (Master 50-54)[5] in Asheville, North Carolina; and in 2018 (Master 55-59)[6] in Reno, Nevada.