Emily Kay

Emily Kay (born 7 September 1995) is a female track cyclist. After several years representing Great Britain and England at international competitions, Kay transferred allegiance in late 2019, and began representing Ireland on the UCI World Cup Track cycling circuit. She also currently rides for UCI Women's Team, Team WNT.[2]

Emily Kay
Kay in 2016
Personal information
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995
Coventry, England[1]
Team information
Current teamTeam WNT
DisciplineTrack cycling
Amateur team
Team Breeze
Professional team
2017–Team WNT

Junior career

Kay partook in the 2009 School games and won the individual pursuit and finished second in the Keirin.[3] At the 2010 national youth and junior track championships, Kay placed second in the junior points race, just three points behind Laura Trott.[4] In addition, Kay placed second in the under 16's points race and won the under 16's individual pursuit and scratch race titles.[5][6][7] Kay won three consecutive future stars series titles at revolution cycling series.[8]

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Kay 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 Nelson. 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.[9]

Senior

At the 2009 Dudley Track Open Grand Prix Kay was the winner of the omnium event.[10] Kay won the final stage at the 2012 Surf & Turf weekend to triumph overall.[11] During the 2013 season Kay won the 2013 Hillingdon Grand Prix.[12] At the Coupe de France Fenioux Piste which occurred just before the 2016 Olympic Games, Kay finished fourth in the Omnium.[13] Kay then won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.[14] In November 2016 Kay join Team WNT Pro Cycling ahead of the 2017 season.[15]

Major results

2013
Revolution
1st Scratch Race – Round 1, Manchester
2nd Scratch Race – Round 2, Glasgow
Juniors Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit (with Amy Hill, Hayley Jones and Emily Nelson)
3rd Ominum
2014
1st Scratch Race, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
2015
Revolution
1st Points Race - Round 3, London
1st Scratch Race - Round 3, London
2nd Points Race – Round 4, Glasgow
2nd Scratch Race – Round 5, London
2nd Scratch Race - Round 2, Manchester
3rd Points Race - Round 2, Manchester
3rd Scratch Race – Round 3, Manchester
2016
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Round 1 (Glasgow) (with Eleanor Dickinson, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
1st Omnium, Round 1 (Glasgow)
2nd Omnium, Round 2 (Apeldoorn)
UEC European Track Championships
2nd Madison race (with Emily Nelson)
3rd Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
European Track Championships (U23)
1st Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
3rd Omnium
Grand Prix of Poland
1st Scratch Race
2nd Points Race
2nd Revolution Champions League, Points Race, Round 1 - Manchester
Revolution
3rd Points Race, Round 1 - Manchester
3rd Points Race, Round 5 - Manchester
3rd Scratch Race, Round 5 - Manchester
2017
Track Cycling Challenge
1st Madison (with Manon Lloyd)
1st Points Race
3rd Omnium
3rd Scratch Race
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
3rd Team Pursuit, Round 1 (Pruszków), Track Cycling World Cup (with Neah Evans, Emily Nelson and Manon Lloyd)[16]
3rd Individual Pursuit, Dublin International

References

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