Amy King (cyclist)
 King at the 2014 The Women's Tour | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amy King |
| Born | Amy Hill 4 July 1995 Newport, Wales |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Pursuitist (track) |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2006–2011 | Newport Youth Velo Cycling Club |
| 2012–2013 | Abergavenny RC Women's Team[1] |
| 2014 | Fusion RT Fierlan |
| 2016 | Team Rytger |
| 2017 | Team OnForm |
| 2018 | Maaslandster International Women's Cycling Team |
| 2019 | Jadan–Weldtite p/b Vive Le Velo |
| Professional team | |
| 2015 | Team Rytger[2] |
Amy King (née Hill; born 4 July 1995) is a British former racing cyclist from Newport, Wales.[3] She was a member of the record breaking, gold medal winning, British team pursuit squad at the Juniors world championships in 2013.
Career
[edit]On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, King competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. She was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Hayley Jones, Emily Kay 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.[4]
King represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[5]
Major results
[edit]- 2011
- 2nd Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Points race, National Junior Track Championships
- 2013
- 1st
Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships (with Hayley Jones, Emily Kay & Emily Nelson) - 1st
Points race, National Junior Track Championships - Ghent International Junior Track Meeting
- 3rd Team pursuit (with Rebecca Hunt and Manon Lloyd)
- 3rd Omnium[6]
- 2015
- 8th Women's Tour de Yorkshire
- 2018
- 9th Omloop der Kempen
References
[edit]- ^ "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Amy King at Cycling Archives (archive)
- ^ "Amy Hill Bio" (PDF). British Cycling. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gent International Junior Track Meeting". British Cycling. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Amy Hill at Cycling Archives
- Amy Hill at ProCyclingStats
