Emily Nelson
British cyclist
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Emily Nelson (born 10 November 1996) is a former English professional racing cyclist. Her sister, Josie, is also a cyclist and joined Trinity Racing for the 2021 season.[3]
Nelson in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1996 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England[1] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| Lichfield City Cycling Team[2] | |
Career
On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Nelson competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. She was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Hayley Jones, Amy Hill and Emily Kay. In the qualifying heat, they broke the senior world record which had only been set a few weeks previously at the European Track Championships, setting a new time of 4:38.708. In the final, they broke the record once more, with a time of 4:35.085, beating Russia to become world champions.[4]
On the road in 2017, Nelson won the third round of the Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series in Northwich.[5] Nelson followed this up by finishing second at the Lincoln Grand Prix which was part of the National Women's Road Series.[6]
Major results
- 2013
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships - 2014
- 1st
Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships - 2015
- Revolution
- 1st Scratch Race - Round 2 - Manchester
- 1st Scratch Race - Round 4 – Glasgow
- 2nd Scratch Race - Round 3, London
- 2016
- UCI Track World Cup
- UEC European Track Championships
- 2nd
Madison race (with Emily Kay) - 3rd
Team pursuit
- 2nd
- UEC European Under–23 Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit - 2nd Points race
- 1st
- Revolution
- 1st Points race - Round 2, Glasgow
- 2nd Points race - Round 6, Manchester
- 2nd Scratch race - Round 2, Glasgow
- 3rd Scratch race - Round 6, Manchester
- Revolution Champions League
- 1st Points race - Round 1, Manchester
- 2nd Omnium - Round 1, Manchester
- 2017
- 6 Giorni delle Rose - Fiorenzuola
- 1st Madison (with Katie Archibald)
- 2nd Points Race
- 2nd Scratch Race
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Madison race, UCI Track World Championships (with Elinor Barker)
- UCI Track World Cup
- 2nd Madison, Round 1, Pruszków (with Elinor Barker)[11]
- 3rd Team Pursuit, Round 1, Pruszków (with Neah Evans, Emily Kay and Manon Lloyd)[12]
- 2nd
- 3rd Overall Six Days of London
- 1st Madison (with Neah Evans)
- 3rd Scratch Race
- 3rd Points Race, Revolution Series – Champions League – Round 2, Glasgow
- 2019
- UEC European Track Championships
- 1st Scratch race
- 2nd
Elimination race
- 1st
