Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson (born 10 November 1996) is a former English professional racing cyclist. Her sister, Josie, is also a cyclist and joined Trinity Racing for the 2021 season.

Career

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Nelson 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 Kay. 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.

On the road in 2017, Nelson won the third round of the Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series in Northwich. Nelson followed this up by finishing second at the Lincoln Grand Prix which was part of the National Women's Road Series.

Major results

2013

1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships

2014

1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships

2015

Revolution

:1st Scratch Race - Round 2 - Manchester

:1st Scratch Race - Round 4 – Glasgow

:2nd Scratch Race - Round 3, London

2016

UCI Track World Cup

:1st Team pursuit (Glasgow)

:2nd Team pursuit (Hong Kong)

:3rd Points race

UEC European Track Championships

:2nd Madison race (with Emily Kay)

:3rd Team pursuit

UEC European Under–23 Track Championships

:1st Team pursuit

:2nd Points race

Revolution

:1st Points race - Round 2, Glasgow

:2nd Points race - Round 6, Manchester

:2nd Scratch race - Round 2, Glasgow

:3rd Scratch race - Round 6, Manchester

Revolution Champions League

:1st Points race - Round 1, Manchester

:2nd Omnium - Round 1, Manchester

2017

6 Giorni delle Rose - Fiorenzuola

:1st Madison (with Katie Archibald)

:2nd Points Race

:2nd Scratch Race

National Track Championships

:1st Team pursuit

:2nd Individual pursuit

:2nd Points race

:3rd Omnium

2nd Madison race, UCI Track World Championships (with Elinor Barker)

UCI Track World Cup

:2nd Madison, Round 1, Pruszków (with Elinor Barker)

:3rd Team Pursuit, Round 1, Pruszków (with Neah Evans, Emily Kay and Manon Lloyd)

3rd Overall Six Days of London

:1st Madison (with Neah Evans)

:3rd Scratch Race

3rd Points Race, Revolution Series – Champions League – Round 2, Glasgow

2019

UEC European Track Championships

:1st Scratch race

:2nd Elimination race

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