Amy Roberts Explained

Amy Roberts
Fullname:Amy Rose Roberts
Birth Date:24 December 1994
Birth Place:Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom
Height:1.74 m[1]
Weight:61 kg
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Endurance
Amateuryears1:?
Amateurteam1:Towy Riders
Amateuryears2:2006–2007
Amateurteam2:Bynea CC
Amateuryears3:2008
Amateurteam3:Kidney Wales For Escentual
Amateuryears4:2009–2011
Amateurteam4:Cardiff Ajax CC
Amateuryears5:2012
Amateurteam5:Team USN[2]
Amateuryears6:2012
Amateurteam6:Scott Contessa Epic[3]
Proyears1:2013–2017
Proyears2:2018

Amy Rose Roberts (born 24 December 1994) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team .

Career

Born in Llanelli, Roberts was brought up in Pontyberem. She attended Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen.[4] Roberts took up triathlon at the age of 14, she joined the Towy Riders cycling club to improve her cycling skills and within a year of doing so had become the Under-16 Welsh National Cyclo-cross Champion.[5] Roberts was part of British Cycling's Olympic Talent Team.[6]

Roberts represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014,[7] competing in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch and points race.

Personal life

Roberts' younger sister Jessica Roberts is also a professional cyclist, who won the 2018 British National Road Race Championships.

Major results

2010
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Youth Points race
  • 3rd Junior Scratch
  • 3rd Youth Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Youth 500m time trial
    2011
  • 3rd Junior National Cyclo-cross Championships
    2012
  • 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with Elinor Barker and Lucy Garner)
  • 1st Overall Surf & Turf Weekend
  • 1st Stage 2[8]
  • 2nd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track World Cup, Cali
  • UCI Junior Track World Championships
  • 3rd Points race
  • 3rd Team pursuit (with Hayley Jones and Elinor Barker)
    2013
  • 3rd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track World Cup, Aguascalientes (with Ciara Horne and Elinor Barker)
    2014
  • 1st Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track World Cup, Guadalajara (with Laura Trott, Elinor Barker & Ciara Horne)[9]
  • 1st Round 4 – Redditch, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series[10]
  • 2nd Omnium, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
  • 2nd National Criterium Championships[11]
    2015
  • 2nd Points race, Irish International Track GP
  • 3rd National Criterium Championships[12]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Amy Roberts: Biography. Glasgow 2014. 2014-07-28. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002531/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_track/1033969/amy_roberts.html. dead.
    2. Web site: Individual/Points. British Cycling. 23 January 2013.
    3. Web site: Scott Contessa Epic announce 2013 line-up . Abraham . Richard . 28 November 2012 . . 7 October 2014.
    4. Web site: Amy is on the right track for career in cycle racing. Carmarthen Journal. 2012-08-01.
    5. Web site: GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Amy Roberts. British Cycling. December 2012. 23 January 2013.
    6. Web site: Cycling: Amy Roberts . https://web.archive.org/web/20110518051414/http://jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk/the-academy/rising-stars/2010/amy-roberts.aspx . dead . 18 May 2011 . Jaguar Academy of Sport . 23 January 2013 .
    7. Web site: Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow . Wales Online . 2014-07-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041017/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/commonwealth-games-2014-olympic-champion-7234116 . 2014-08-08 .
    8. Web site: Road: Roberts wins overall at the Surf n Turf Weekend . Whitehouse . Andrew . 16 June 2013 . . 4 August 2015.
    9. Web site: Track Cycling World Cup: Laura Trott in GB team to win gold. 9 November 2014 . . 10 November 2014.
    10. Web site: Amy Roberts wins in Redditch after last lap drama. 4 June 2014 . British Cycling. 4 June 2014.
    11. Web site: 2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship – Hull – 9 July 2014: Women's Championship: Official Result. 9 July 2014 . . 16 July 2014.
    12. Web site: BC National Circuit Race Championships: Womens Championships. 29 July 2015 . British Cycling. 30 July 2015.

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