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{{Short description|Welsh racing cyclist (born 1994)}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Amy Roberts
| name = Amy Roberts
| image = Quaregnon - Le Samyn des Dames & Le Samyn, 2 mars 2016, départ (B107).JPG
| image =
| caption =
| caption = Roberts in 2016.
| fullname = Amy Rose Roberts
| fullname = Amy Rose Roberts
| nickname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|24|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Llanelli]], [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales
| birth_place = [[Llanelli]], [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales
| height = {{convert|1.74|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Glasgow">{{cite web| url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_track/1033969/amy_roberts.html| title=Amy Roberts: Biography| publisher=Glasgow 2014| accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref>
| height = 1.74 m<ref name="Glasgow">{{cite web| url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_track/1033969/amy_roberts.html| title=Amy Roberts: Biography| publisher=Glasgow 2014| accessdate=2014-07-28| archive-date=4 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002531/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_track/1033969/amy_roberts.html| url-status=dead}}</ref>
| weight = {{convert|61|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}<ref name="Glasgow" />
| weight = 61 kg<ref name="Glasgow" />
| currentteam = [[Welsh Cycling|Team USN]] / {{ct|WHT}}
| currentteam =
| discipline = Track and road
| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Track}}
| role = Rider
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Endurance
| ridertype = Endurance
| amateuryears1 = ?
| amateuryears = <br />2006–2007<br />2008<br />2009–2011<br />2012<br/>2012<br />2013–
| amateurteam1 = Towy Riders
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| amateurteams = Towy Riders<br />Bynea CC<br />Kidney Wales For Escentual<br />Cardiff Ajax CC<br />[[Welsh Cycling|Team USN]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points| title=Individual/Points| publisher=British Cycling| accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref><br />Scott Contessa Epic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/scott-contessa-epic-announce-2013-line-up-36487 |title=Scott Contessa Epic announce 2013 line-up |last1=Abraham |first1=Richard |date=28 November 2012 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |accessdate=7 October 2014}}</ref><br/>{{ct|WHT|2013}}
| amateuryears2 = 2006–2007
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| proyears =
| proteams =
| amateurteam2 = Bynea CC
| majorwins =
| amateuryears3 = 2008
| amateurteam3 = Kidney Wales For Escentual
| updated = 23 January 2013
| amateuryears4 = 2009–2011
| amateurteam4 = Cardiff Ajax CC
| amateuryears5 = 2012
| amateurteam5 = [[Welsh Cycling|Team USN]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points| title=Individual/Points| publisher=British Cycling| accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref>
| amateuryears6 = 2012
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| amateurteam6 = Scott Contessa Epic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/scott-contessa-epic-announce-2013-line-up-36487 |title=Scott Contessa Epic announce 2013 line-up |last1=Abraham |first1=Richard |date=28 November 2012 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |accessdate=7 October 2014}}</ref>
| proyears1 = 2013–2017
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|WHT|2013}}
| proyears2 = 2018
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|PHV|2018}}
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| majorwins =
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
}}
}}
'''Amy Rose Roberts''' (born 24 December 1994) is a [[Welsh People|Welsh]] [[racing cyclist]] from [[Pontyberem]], [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales, who rides on the track for the [[Welsh Cycling]] backed Team USN, and is also sponsored by {{ct|WHT}}.
'''Amy Rose Roberts''' (born 24 December 1994) is a [[Welsh People|Welsh]] [[racing cyclist]], who last rode for [[UCI Women's Team]] {{UCI team code|PHV|2018}}.


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Llanelli]], Roberts was brought up in [[Pontyberem]]. She attended [[Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Amy-right-track-career-cycle-racing/story-16624101-detail/story.html| title=Amy is on the right track for career in cycle racing| publisher=Carmarthen Journal| date=2012-08-01}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/72| title=GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Amy Roberts| publisher=British Cycling| date=December 2012| accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> Roberts is part of [[British Cycling]]'s Olympic Talent Team.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk/the-academy/rising-stars/2010/amy-roberts.aspx| title=Cycling: Amy Roberts| publisher=Jaguar Academy of Sport| accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref>
Born in [[Llanelli]], Roberts was brought up in [[Pontyberem]]. She attended [[Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Amy-right-track-career-cycle-racing/story-16624101-detail/story.html| title=Amy is on the right track for career in cycle racing| publisher=Carmarthen Journal| date=2012-08-01}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/bio/72| title=GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Amy Roberts| publisher=British Cycling| date=December 2012| accessdate=23 January 2013}}</ref> Roberts was part of [[British Cycling]]'s Olympic Talent Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk/the-academy/rising-stars/2010/amy-roberts.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518051414/http://jaguaracademyofsport.co.uk/the-academy/rising-stars/2010/amy-roberts.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2011 |title=Cycling: Amy Roberts |publisher=Jaguar Academy of Sport |accessdate=23 January 2013 }}</ref>


Roberts represented [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games]] in [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Glasgow, 2014]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/commonwealth-games-2014-olympic-champion-7234116| title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow| publisher=Wales Online| date=2014-07-09}}</ref> competing in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch and points race.<ref name="Glasgow" />
Roberts represented [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games]] in [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Glasgow, 2014]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/commonwealth-games-2014-olympic-champion-7234116 |title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow |publisher=Wales Online |date=2014-07-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041017/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/commonwealth-games-2014-olympic-champion-7234116 |archivedate=2014-08-08 }}</ref> competing in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch and points race.<ref name="Glasgow" />


==Palmarés==
==Personal life==
Roberts' younger sister [[Jessica Roberts]] is also a professional cyclist, who won the 2018 [[British National Road Race Championships]].
{{Palmares start}}

==Major results==
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;2010
;2010
:1st {{flagicon|GBR}} Points race, [[British National Track Championships]] – Under 16
: [[British National Track Championships|National Track Championships]]
::1st Youth Points race
:3rd Scratch race, [[British National Track Championships]] – Junior
::3rd Junior Scratch
:3rd Pursuit, [[British National Track Championships]] – Under 16
::3rd Youth Individual pursuit
:3rd 500m time trial, [[British National Track Championships]] – Under 16
::3rd Youth 500m time trial


;2011
;2011
:3rd [[British National Cyclo-cross Championships]] – Junior
:3rd [[British National Cyclo-cross Championships|Junior National Cyclo-cross Championships]]


;2012
;2012
:1st {{flagicon|EUR}} Team Pursuit, [[2012 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)|European Track Championships]], Juniors (with [[Elinor Barker]] and [[Lucy Garner]])
: 1st Team pursuit, [[2012 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)|UEC European Junior Track Championships]] (with [[Elinor Barker]] and [[Lucy Garner]])
: 1st Overall Surf & Turf Weekend
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:3rd Points race, [[2012 UCI Juniors Track World Championships|UCI Track World Championships]], Juniors
::1st Stage 2<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20130616-road-Road--Roberts-leads-after-Day-One-of-the-Surf-n-Turf-Weekend-0 |title=Road: Roberts wins overall at the Surf n Turf Weekend |last1=Whitehouse |first1=Andrew |date=16 June 2013 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
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:3rd Team Pursuit, [[2012 UCI Juniors Track World Championships|UCI Track World Championships]], Juniors (with [[Hayley Jones (cyclist)|Hayley Jones]] and [[Elinor Barker]])
:2nd Team Pursuit, Round 1 [[2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|2012–2013 Track World Cup]], Cali
: 2nd Team pursuit, [[2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|2012–13 UCI Track World Cup]], Cali
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: [[2012 UCI Juniors Track World Championships|UCI Junior Track World Championships]]
::3rd Points race
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::3rd Team pursuit (with [[Hayley Jones (cyclist)|Hayley Jones]] and [[Elinor Barker]])


;[[2013 Wiggle Honda season|2013]]
;2013
:3rd Team Pursuit, Round 3 [[2012–2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|2012–2013 Track World Cup]], Aguascalientes (with [[Ciara Horne]] and [[Elinor Barker]])
: 3rd Team pursuit, [[2012–13 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|2012–13 UCI Track World Cup]], Aguascalientes (with [[Ciara Horne]] and [[Elinor Barker]])


;[[2014 Wiggle Honda season|2014]]
;2014
:1st Team Pursuit, [[2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|Track Cycling World Cup]], Round 1, Guadalajara (with [[Laura Trott]], [[Elinor Barker]] & [[Ciara Horne]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/29975471 |title=Track Cycling World Cup: Laura Trott in GB team to win gold |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=9 November 2014 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]] |accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>
: 1st Team pursuit, [[2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|2014–15 UCI Track World Cup]], Guadalajara (with [[Laura Kenny|Laura Trott]], [[Elinor Barker]] & [[Ciara Horne]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/29975471 |title=Track Cycling World Cup: Laura Trott in GB team to win gold|date=9 November 2014 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]] |accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>
:1st Round 4 – Redditch, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20140604-Amy-Roberts-wins-in-Redditch-after-last-lap-drama-0 |title=Amy Roberts wins in Redditch after last lap drama |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=4 June 2014 |website=[[British Cycling]]|accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref>
: 1st Round 4 – Redditch, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20140604-Amy-Roberts-wins-in-Redditch-after-last-lap-drama-0 |title=Amy Roberts wins in Redditch after last lap drama|date=4 June 2014 |website=[[British Cycling]]|accessdate=4 June 2014}}</ref>
: 2nd Omnium, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
:2nd [[British National Circuit Race Championships]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/road/NCRC_14_-_Womens_Championship_Result.pdf |title=2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship – Hull – 9 July 2014: Women's Championship: Official Result |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=9 July 2014 |website=[[British Cycling]] |accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>
: 2nd [[British National Circuit Race Championships|National Criterium Championships]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/road/NCRC_14_-_Womens_Championship_Result.pdf |title=2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship – Hull – 9 July 2014: Women's Championship: Official Result|date=9 July 2014 |website=[[British Cycling]] |accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>
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{{Palmares end}}

;2015
: 2nd Points race, Irish International Track GP
: 3rd [[British National Circuit Race Championships|National Criterium Championships]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/road/2015_NCRC_-_womens_results.pdf |title=BC National Circuit Race Championships: Womens Championships|date=29 July 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]]|access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Cycling archives|73170}}
* {{Cycling Archives|74243}}
* {{Procyclingstats|amy-roberts}}
* {{Twitter|AmyRoberts94|Amy Roberts}}
* {{Twitter}}


{{Wiggle-Honda riders}}
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Revision as of 02:41, 26 January 2024

Amy Roberts
Roberts in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameAmy Rose Roberts
Born (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29)
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[1]
Team information
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
?Towy Riders
2006–2007Bynea CC
2008Kidney Wales For Escentual
2009–2011Cardiff Ajax CC
2012Team USN[2]
2012Scott Contessa Epic[3]
Professional teams
2013–2017Wiggle–Honda
2018Parkhotel Valkenburg

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

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.[1]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Amy Roberts: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ Abraham, Richard (28 November 2012). "Scott Contessa Epic announce 2013 line-up". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Amy is on the right track for career in cycle racing". Carmarthen Journal. 1 August 2012.
  5. ^ "GB Cycling Team Rider Biography: Amy Roberts". British Cycling. December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Cycling: Amy Roberts". Jaguar Academy of Sport. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  7. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  8. ^ Whitehouse, Andrew (16 June 2013). "Road: Roberts wins overall at the Surf n Turf Weekend". British Cycling. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Track Cycling World Cup: Laura Trott in GB team to win gold". bbc.co.uk. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Amy Roberts wins in Redditch after last lap drama". British Cycling. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 British Cycling National Circuit Race Championship – Hull – 9 July 2014: Women's Championship: Official Result" (PDF). British Cycling. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. ^ "BC National Circuit Race Championships: Womens Championships" (PDF). British Cycling. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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