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]
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Born | Coventry, England[1] | 7 September 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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
- 1st
- 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)
- 1st
- UEC European Track Championships
- 2nd
Madison race (with Emily Nelson) - 3rd
Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
- 2nd
- European Track Championships (U23)
- 1st
Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson) - 3rd
Omnium
- 1st
- 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
- "Emily Kay: Cycling". Team England.
- "Emily Kay". www.procyclingstats.com.
- "Report: UK Schools Games". British Cycling.
- "Day 6 Junior and Youth National Track Championships". British Cycling.
- "Day 5 2010 Junior & Youth Track Championships". British Cycling.
- "Day 4 Junior and Youth National Track Championships". British Cycling.
- "Day 3 Junior and Youth National Track Championships". British Cycling.
- "Packed house thrilled by bumper Revolution season finale". British Cycling.
- Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- "Dudley Track Open Grand Prix". British Cycling.
- "National Women's Series continues with Surf and Turf Weekend". British Cycling.
- "Road: Kay wins Hillingdon Grand Prix". British Cycling.
- "Great Britain Cycling Team sprinters show strong form ahead of Rio selection". British Cycling.
- "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- https://www.team-wnt.com/uk/procycling/news/blog/news-title/british-track-star-signs-for-team-wnt-as-the-build-up-continues.html
- "Australia's Scotson and Meyer take Madison title, Wild claims women's omnium in Pruszkow". cyclingnews.com. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.