Amy Roberts (cyclist)
Amy Roberts (2016) | |
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Date of birth | December 24, 1994 |
nation | United Kingdom |
discipline | Railway (endurance) / road |
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Last updated: December 30, 2018 |
Amy Roberts (born December 24, 1994 in Llanelli ) is a British cyclist who is active on track and road .
Athletic career
2012 was a successful year for Amy Roberts: At the Junior World Championships she won two bronze medals, in the points race and with Elinor Barker and Hayley Jones in the team pursuit . Together with Lucy Garner and Elinor Barker, she became the European Junior Champion in the team pursuit.
From 2014 Roberts started in the elite class and won the track cycling World Cup in Guadalajara together with Laura Trott , Elinor Barker , Ciara Horne and Katie Archibald . In the same year, she went to the Commonwealth Games in four track cycling disciplines and in road races to the start.
For the 2018 season Roberts switched to the Dutch team Parkhotel Valkenburg – Destil , but was released in February due to a chronic fatigue syndrome . She did not contest any races all year.
family
Amy Roberts is an older sister of cyclist Jessica Roberts .
successes
- 2012
- Junior World Championship - points race, team pursuit (with Elinor Barker and Hayley Jones )
- Junior European Champion - Team Pursuit (with Lucy Garner and Elinor Barker )
- 2014
- Track Cycling World Cup in Guadalajara - Team Pursuit (with Laura Trott , Elinor Barker , Ciara Horne and Katie Archibald )
Teams
- 2013 Wiggle Honda
- 2014 Wiggle Honda
- 2015 Wiggle Honda
- 2016 Wiggle High5
- 2017 Wiggle High5
- 2018 Parkhotel Valkenburg – Destil (until February)
Web links
- Amy Roberts in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Amy Roberts in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Amy Roberts. In: thecgf.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Graham Thomas: Wales' Amy Roberts Opts For Time Out After Chronic Fatigue Diagnosis. In: dai-sport.com. March 19, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Roberts, Amy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Llanelli |