Alison Jackson (cyclist)

Alison Jackson
Jackson at the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour
Personal information
Full nameAlison Jackson
BornAlison Farkash
(1988-12-14) 14 December 1988 (age 36)
Vermilion, Alberta, Canada
Team information
Current teamEF–Oatly–Cannondale
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2015–2016Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air
2017Bepink–Cogeas
2018–2019Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[1]
2020Team Sunweb[2]
2021–2022Liv Racing[3][4]
2023EF Education–Tibco–SVB[5]
2024–EF Education–Cannondale
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
Paris–Roubaix (2023)
National Road Road Championships (2021)
National Road Race Championships (2023)
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Panama City Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Panama City Time trial

Alison Jackson (née Farkash; born 14 December 1988) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale.[6] In April 2023, Jackson won Paris–Roubaix Femmes, described as the "biggest win of her career".[7]

Early life

Jackson was born and raised on a bison farm in rural Alberta, the second of three children. As a young adult, she competed in triathlon,[8] subsequently being offered a running scholarship at Trinity Western University. After graduating, Jackson made the decision to focus on cycling.[9]

Career

Jackson signed her first professional contract in 2015 for Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air. During her time at the team, she won stages at the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche and the Trophée d'Or Féminin.[10][11] She rode for Canada in the women's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.[12]

She moved to Bepink–Cogeas for the 2017 season, before moving again to Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank in 2018.[1] During her time at Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank, Jackson won the second stage of the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland,[13] finishing second to Leah Thomas in the overall general classification.[14] Jackson moved to Team Sunweb for the 2020 season.[2]

In July 2021, Jackson received a last minute quota spot to enter the road race competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[15] with Jackson finishing 32nd.[16] Jackson moved to Liv Racing for the 2021 season.[4] Following her wins in both the Canadian National Road Race Championships and the Canadian National Time Trial Championships, Jackson signed a contract extension with Liv Racing.[17] In September 2021, Jackson finished 6th in the women's road race at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships.[18]

At the end of the 2022 season, Jackson returned to the now-named EF Education–Tibco–SVB team for the 2023 season, having ridden for the team in 2018 and 2019.[5] In 2023, Jackson won Paris–Roubaix Femmes in a sprint finish, which was described as the "biggest victory of her career".[7]

Major results

Source: [19]

2014
1st Overall Tour de White Rock
1st Stage 1
Tour de Delta
2nd MK Delta Criterium
6th Brenco Criterium
9th White Spot / Delta Road Race
2015
National Road Championships
1st Criterium
4th Road race
7th Time trial
1st Heusden
1st Points classification, Tour of the Gila
2nd Massemen
2nd Haasdonk
3rd Overall Tour de White Rock
3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne
4th Ridderronde Maastricht
5th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
5th De Klinge
6th Overall Chico Stage Race
1st Stages 1 & 4
6th Draai van de Kaai
6th Maria-Ter-Heide
7th Overall Tour of California
7th Gastown Grand Prix
8th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 1
8th Cityronde van Tiel
10th Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau
2016
1st Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Stage 1 Chico Stage Race
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of California
2nd Overall Tour de Murrieta
2nd Overall Tour de White Rock
3rd White Spot / Delta Road Race
3rd Giro di Burnaby
3rd PoCo Grand Prix
4th Overall Valley of the Sun
1st Stages 2 & 3
5th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
5th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Gastown Grand Prix
6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
6th Road race
6th Criterium
Tour de Delta
6th Brenco Criterium
6th MK Delta Criterium
8th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
8th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 3
9th Chrono Gatineau
10th Philadelphia Cycling Classic
2017
1st Romanengo ITT
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
7th Time trial
8th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2018
1st Oudenaarde–GP de President
2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
National Road Championships
4th Road race
5th Time trial
5th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
6th Overall Belgium Tour
6th Erondegemse Pijl
6th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
8th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
9th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
10th White Spot / Delta Road Race
10th Tour of Guangxi
2019
1st White Spot / Delta Road Race
2nd Overall Women's Tour of Scotland
1st Stage 2
2nd Tour of Guangxi
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
9th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
9th Amstel Gold Race
2020
9th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
2021
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Points classification, Ladies Tour of Norway
5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
5th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 1
2022
1st Points classification, Tour of Scandinavia
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Drentse Acht van Westerveld
7th Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2023
National Road Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Paris–Roubaix
Pan American Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Tour de Gatineau
2nd Clasica de Almeria femenina
4th Trofeo Oro in Euro
5th Dwars door de Westhoek
5th Chrono Féminin de la Gatineau
2024
1st Stage 2 La Vuelta Feminina
8th Diamond Tour
10th Trofeo Felanitx-Colònia de Sant Jordi (Ses Salines)

References

  1. ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (27 February 2019). "Tibco-SVB unite in California for pre-season training camp - Gallery". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Liv Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Alison Jackson completes 2021 Liv Racing roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (19 January 2023). "Alison Jackson going full circle with return to EF Education-TIBCO-SVB". VeloNews. Outside Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "EF Education - Cannondale". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Here's What You Missed from 2023 Paris-Roubaix Femmes". Bicycling. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Prairie competitor wins Canmore Triathlon". Rocky Mountain Outlook. Great West Newspapers. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. ^ Bridgman, Helen (24 July 2021). "Café Talk with Alison Jackson". Voxwomen. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  10. ^ Helman, Maurice (6 September 2016). "Tour de l'Ardèche (F) - Alison Jackson devant S. Eraud" [Tour de l'Ardèche (F) - Alison Jackson in front of S. Eraud]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Trophee d'Or Feminin: Stage 3 victory for Alison Jackson". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ^ "UCI Road World Championships". UCI. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  13. ^ Rogers, Owen (10 August 2019). "Alison Jackson takes victory at stage two of the Women's Tour of Scotland". Cycling Weekly. TI Media. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Leah Thomas wins inaugural Women's Tour of Scotland title". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  15. ^ Hansen-McKall, Terry (14 July 2021). "Alison Jackson gets last minute Olympic invite". www.cyclingmagazine.ca/. Gripped Publishing Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Alison Jackson heads into Paris-Roubaix Femmes with Liv contract extension". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Road Cycling World Championships: Italy's Elisa Balsamo wins gold in elite women's race". BBC Sport. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Alison Jackson". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 22 January 2023.