Hayley Jones (cyclist) explained

Hayley Jones
Full Name:Hayley Louise Jones
Birth Date:26 September 1995
Birth Place:Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Height:1.7 m[1]
Weight:64 kg
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Pursuitist
Amateuryears1:2004–2012
Amateurteam1:Port Talbot Wheelers
Amateuryears2:2013
Amateurteam2:Node 4–Giordana Racing[2]
Amateuryears3:2014
Amateuryears4:2016
Amateurteam4:Team Breeze
Proyears1:2016
Proyears2:2017–2018

Hayley Louise Jones (born 26 September 1995) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team . From Port Talbot, Jones was a member of the record breaking, gold medal winning, British team pursuit squad at the Juniors world championships in 2013.

Early career

Hayley Jones is the daughter of Phil and Louise Jones, the sprint gold medalist for Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Jones was part of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme for 2012/2013.[3]

She was a member of the bronze medal-winning British team pursuit squad at the Junior world championships in 2012. That year, she was living with her family in Brisbane, Australia,[4] Jones teamed up with Taylah Jennings and Alexandra O'Dea, to win gold in the junior team pursuit at the Australian National Track Championships.

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Jones competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. She was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Amy Hill, Emily Kay and Emily Nelson. In the qualifying heat, they broke the 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.[5] She then went on to win Bronze in the 20km (10miles) Points Race.

Jones represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014,[6] finishing 20th in the points race.

Major results

2012
  • 1st Team pursuit, Australian National Junior Track Championships (with Taylah Jennings & Alexandra O'Dea)
  • 3rd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships (with Elinor Barker & Amy Roberts)
    2013
  • UCI Juniors Track World Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit (with Amy Hill, Emily Kay & Emily Nelson)
  • 3rd Points race
  • 3rd Points race, British National Junior Track Championships
    2017
  • 1st Scratch, International track race – Panevežys

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Hayley Jones: Biography. Glasgow 2014. 30 July 2014.
    2. Web site: Individual/Points. British Cycling. 8 March 2013.
    3. Web site: Road To 2016: British Cycling confirm athletes on 2012/13 Olympic Performance Programmes. British Cycling. 26 October 2012. 8 March 2013.
    4. Web site: Wales' Junior cyclists compete at 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships. Rebeca Ransom. Welsh Cycling. 21 August 2012. 8 March 2013.
    5. Web site: Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow. Abby Burton. 9 August 2013. 9 August 2013.
    6. Web site: Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow. Wales Online. 9 July 2014.