She left her job as a draughtswoman in Barrow shipyards and became a full-time cyclist.

[1] She was a reserve for the British Cycling team at the 2001 UCI road world championships[3] Alexander also represented Britain at the UCI Women's Road World Cup events in 2002.

[4] Alexander represented Scotland in the first mountain-bike event in the Commonwealth Games in 2002.

[5] She was the first British female mountain biker to win a UCI World Cup stage in 1997.

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