Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson
Emily Nelson (2019)
Personal information
Born (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 28)
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Amateur team
Lichfield City Cycling Team[2]
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Apeldoorn Madison
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Madison
Silver medal – second place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yvelines Madison
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Elimination race
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit

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]

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
1st Team pursuit (Glasgow)
2nd Team pursuit (Hong Kong)
3rd Points race
UEC European Track Championships
2nd Madison race (with Emily Kay)
3rd Team pursuit
UEC European Under–23 Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Points race
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
1st Team pursuit[7]
2nd Individual pursuit[8]
2nd Points race[9]
3rd Omnium[10]
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]
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

References

  1. ^ "Emily Nelson : Cycling". Team England.
  2. ^ "Emily Nelson Profile : Cycling". ProCyclingUK.
  3. ^ "Josie Nelson interview: stepping up". The British Continental. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. ^ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Emily Nelson takes first Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series victory for Team Breeze". Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Thrilling finale gives Barnes Lincoln Grand Prix win in enthralling HSBC UK - National Women's Road Series race". Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's Team Pursuit results" (PDF). British Cycling. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Women's Individual Pursuit results" (PDF). British Cycling. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Women's Points Race" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Cycling: Katie Archibald leads way in Arena showpiece". 5 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Track World Cup Final day: Larsen wins men's omnium". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Australia's Scotson and Meyer take Madison title, Wild claims women's omnium in Pruszkow". cyclingnews.com. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.