Amy Rose Roberts (born 24 December 1994) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team Parkhotel Valkenburg.
.JPG) Roberts in 2016. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amy Rose Roberts |
| Born | 24 December 1994 Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Endurance |
| Amateur teams | |
| ? | Towy Riders |
| 2006–2007 | Bynea CC |
| 2008 | Kidney Wales For Escentual |
| 2009–2011 | Cardiff Ajax CC |
| 2012 | Team USN[2] |
| 2012 | Scott Contessa Epic[3] |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013–2017 | Wiggle–Honda |
| 2018 | Parkhotel Valkenburg |
Career
editBorn in Llanelli, Roberts was brought up in Pontyberem. She attended Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen.[4] Roberts took up triathlon at the age of 14, she joined the Towy Riders cycling club to improve her cycling skills and within a year of doing so had become the Under-16 Welsh National Cyclo-cross Champion.[5] Roberts was part of British Cycling's Olympic Talent Team.[6]
Roberts represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014,[7] competing in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch and points race.[1]
Personal life
editRoberts' younger sister Jessica Roberts is also a professional cyclist, who won the 2018 British National Road Race Championships.
Major results
edit- 2010
- National Track Championships
- 1st Youth Points race
- 3rd Junior Scratch
- 3rd Youth Individual pursuit
- 3rd Youth 500m time trial
- 2012
- 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with Elinor Barker and Lucy Garner)
- 1st Overall Surf & Turf Weekend
- 1st Stage 2[8]
- 2nd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track World Cup, Cali
- UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Team pursuit (with Hayley Jones and Elinor Barker)
- 2013
- 3rd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track World Cup, Aguascalientes (with Ciara Horne and Elinor Barker)
- 2014
- 1st Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track World Cup, Guadalajara (with Laura Trott, Elinor Barker & Ciara Horne)[9]
- 1st Round 4 – Redditch, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series[10]
- 2nd Omnium, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
- 2nd National Criterium Championships[11]
- 2015
- 2nd Points race, Irish International Track GP
- 3rd National Criterium Championships[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Amy Roberts: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Abraham, Richard (28 November 2012). "Scott Contessa Epic announce 2013 line-up". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Amy is on the right track for career in cycle racing". Carmarthen Journal. 1 August 2012.
- ^ "GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Amy Roberts". British Cycling. December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Cycling: Amy Roberts". Jaguar Academy of Sport. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow". Wales Online. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ Whitehouse, Andrew (16 June 2013). "Road: Roberts wins overall at the Surf n Turf Weekend". British Cycling. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Track Cycling World Cup: Laura Trott in GB team to win gold". bbc.co.uk. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Amy Roberts wins in Redditch after last lap drama". British Cycling. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship – Hull – 9 July 2014: Women's Championship: Official Result" (PDF). British Cycling. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "BC National Circuit Race Championships: Womens Championships" (PDF). British Cycling. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
External links
edit- Amy Roberts at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Amy Roberts at ProCyclingStats
- Amy Roberts on Twitter
