Emily Kay (born 7 September 1995) is a track and former road cyclist.[2] 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 currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Torelli.[3]
 Kay in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1995 Coventry, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Torelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | Halesowen A & CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Ikon–Mazda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Team Breeze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Torelli–Beastwear–Brother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Team USN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Team USN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Team WNT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Torelli–Cayman Islands–Scimitar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Junior career
editKay partook in the 2009 School games and won the individual pursuit and finished second in the Keirin.[4] At the 2010 national youth and junior track championships, Kay placed second in the junior points race, just three points behind Laura Trott.[5] In addition, Kay placed second in the under 16's points race and won the under 16's individual pursuit and scratch race titles.[6][7][8] Kay won three consecutive future stars series titles at revolution cycling series.[9]
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.[10]
Senior
editAt the 2009 Dudley Track Open Grand Prix Kay was the winner of the omnium event.[11] Kay won the final stage at the 2012 Surf & Turf weekend to triumph overall.[12] During the 2013 season Kay won the 2013 Hillingdon Grand Prix.[13] At the Coupe de France Fenioux Piste which occurred just before the 2016 Olympic Games, Kay finished fourth in the Omnium.[14] Kay then won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.[15] In November 2016 Kay joined Team WNT ahead of the 2017 season.[16]
Major results
edit- 2010
- British National Youth Track Championships
- 1st
Individual pursuit - 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 2nd Points race, British National Junior Track Championships
- 2011
- British National Youth Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Points race
- 1st Scratch
- 3rd Sprint
- 1st
- 3rd Madison, British National Youth Track Championships (with Rebecca Hunt)
- 2012
- British National Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 2nd Madison (with Amy Roberts)
- 1st
- British National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Scratch
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 1st
- 2013
- UCI Juniors Track World Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit (with Amy Hill, Hayley Jones and Emily Nelson) - 3rd
Omnium
- 1st
- British National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- Revolution
- 1st Scratch – Round 1, Manchester
- 2nd Scratch – Round 2, Glasgow
- 3rd Madison, British National Track Championships (with Hayley Jones)
- 2014
- 1st Scratch, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix
- 2nd Scratch, British National Track Championships
- 2015
- Revolution
- 1st Points race – Round 3, London
- 1st Scratch – Round 3, London
- 2nd Points race – Round 4, Glasgow
- 2nd Scratch – Round 5, London
- 2nd Scratch – Round 2, Manchester
- 3rd Points race – Round 2, Manchester
- 3rd Scratch – Round 3, Manchester
- 3rd Points race, British National Track Championships
- 6th London Nocturne
- 7th Women's Tour de Yorkshire
- 2016
- 2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- 1st
Team pursuit, Glasgow (with Ellie Dickinson, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson) - 1st Omnium, Glasgow
- 2nd
Omnium, Apeldoorn
- 1st
- UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson) - 3rd Omnium
- 1st
- Grand Prix of Poland
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Points race
- UEC European Track Championships
- 2nd
Madison (with Emily Nelson) - 3rd
Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
- 2nd
- 2nd Points race, Revolution Champions League, Round 1 – Manchester
- Revolution
- 3rd Points race, Round 1 – Manchester
- 3rd Points race, Round 5 – Manchester
- 3rd Scratch, Round 5 – Manchester
- 2017
- Track Cycling Challenge
- 1st Madison (with Manon Lloyd)
- 1st Points race
- 3rd Omnium
- 3rd Scratch
- 2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Pruszków (with Neah Evans, Emily Nelson and Manon Lloyd)[17]
- 3rd Individual pursuit, Dublin International
- 2018
- 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Berlin
- 2nd Madison, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (with Neah Evans)
- 1st
- 2nd Scratch, UEC European Track Championships
- British National Track Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Madison (with Neah Evans)
- 3rd Scratch, Commonwealth Games
- 2020
- 3rd Omnium, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Milton
- 2021
- 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
References
edit- ^ "Emily Kay: Cycling". Team England.
- ^ "Emily Kay". www.procyclingstats.com.
- ^ "Emily Kay". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hickmott, Larry (19 January 2017). "Q & A: Emily Kay (Team WNT)". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Australia's Scotson and Meyer take Madison title, Wild claims women's omnium in Pruszkow". cyclingnews.com. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
External links
edit- Emily Kay at UCI
- Emily Kay at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Emily Kay at ProCyclingStats
- Emily Kay at Cycling Quotient
- Emily Kay at CycleBase
- Emily Kay at UCI
- Emily Kay at Team England
- Emily Kay at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Emily Kay at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
