Jessie Walker

Not to be confused with Jesse Walker.

Jessie Walker
Walker in 2015
Personal information
Full nameJessie Elizabeth Walker
Born (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Sheffield, England
Team information
Current teamRetired
RoleRider
Professional teams
2012–May 2015Matrix Fitness–Prendas
May 2015–June 2015RST Racing Team
June 2015–2016Servetto Footon

Jessie Walker (born 20 September 1994) is an English professional racing cyclist.[1] After riding for the Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling team for four seasons, she joined the RST Racing Team in May 2015.[2][3] However, in June 2015 she joined Servetto Footon for the remainder of the 2015 season.[4] In October 2016 she announced that she would take a break from racing in the 2017 season after her time with Servetto Footon, which she described as "frustrating" and "demoralising" due to a lack of support from the team, stating that she had not been paid by them, and had depended on financial support from the Dave Rayner Fund.[5] After splitting from Servetto Footon, she joined Team WNT as soigneur for 2017, before moving on to studying art and design at the end of the season.[6][7]

She is the daughter of racing cyclist Chris Walker.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jessie Walker". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Jessie Walker leaves team | Matrix Pro Cycling". matrixprocycling.cc. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ "MATRIX FITNESS GP. ROUND 1. REDDITCH MAY 19TH 2015. - OUT THE BACK". outtheback.net. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Jessie Walker joins Italy-based UCI team Servetto Footon". Cycling Weekly. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ Wynn, Nigel (21 October 2016). "Jessie Walker to take a break from racing after 'demoralising' year on Italian team". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Former Professional Cyclist joins Team WNT Staff". WNT Rotor. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ^ Walker, Jessie (3 September 2017). "A Fresh Start". Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. ^ Bull, Nick (20 January 2014). "Catching up with... Jessie Walker". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 4 May 2015.