Rowsell was picked up by British Cycling's Talent Team programme in 2004, after being tested at her school.[5] Her first major wins came in 2005 and 2006. As a junior, she won the British National Track Championshipspursuit in both these years, whilst in senior competition on the road she won the 2006 British National Women's Series competition. She represented the UK at the European and World Junior Track and Road Championships in these years.
In 2006, she also finished third in the British National Championship and subsequently signed for the professional team Global Racing for the 2007 season. In her first year as a senior, she finished third in the 3 km pursuit and the points race at the National Track Championships. On the road, she finished second in the British National Circuit Race Championships.
In 2013, Rowsell broke her collarbone at the London cycling festival but, five weeks later, after an operation and training on a Wattbike with a pillow on the bars, she won the Women's Pursuit on the track at the International Belgian Open in Ghent.[10]
In September 2014 Rowsell announced that she would be leaving the Wiggle-Honda team and joining the Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International squad on a two-year deal from 2015.[11] In 2016, Rowsell won a gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the Rio Olympics.
On 14 March 2017, Rowsell announced that she was retiring from the sport. "The decision to step away has been the hardest I've ever had to make," she said. "I believe I have more to offer the world."[12][13]
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^@JoRowsellMBE (8 August 2020). "So yesterday, after meeting all of my offer conditions, my place at medical school was confirmed! As of 2 weeks on Monday I will officially be a medical student #maturestudent #lifeaftersport" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 September 2020 – via Twitter.
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