Anna Kay

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Anna Kay
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Kay at Cyclo-cross Zonhoven in December 2019
Personal information
Born (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 24)
Gateshead, England, UK
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm) [1]
Team information
Current team 777
DisciplineCyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2018 Storey Racing
2019 Experza–Footlogix
2020–2022 Starcasino
2023– 777
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (2024)
Medal record
Women's cyclo-cross
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Hoogerheide Team relay

Anna Kay (born 6 May 1999) is a British professional cyclist who specializes in cyclo-cross. [2] [3] She won the silver medal in the under-23 race at the 2019 European Cyclo-cross Championships, and bronze at the women's under-23 race at the 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. [2] [3]

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Major results

Anna Kay at the Lotto Belgium Tour in June 2021 2021 LottoBelgiumTour start Anna Kay.jpg
Anna Kay at the Lotto Belgium Tour in June 2021

Cyclo-cross

2017–2018
3rd Overall National Trophy Series
2nd Ipswich
3rd Derby
3rd Abergavenny
3rd National Under-23 Championships
2018–2019
2nd Overall National Trophy Series
1st Crawley
2nd Derby
2nd Ipswich
2nd Shrewsbury
3rd Irvine
2nd National Championships
2019–2020
2nd Silver medal europe.svg UEC European Under-23 Championships
Ethias Cross
2nd Bredene
3rd Eeklo
3rd Essen
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg UCI World Under-23 Championships
3rd National Championships
UCI World Cup
3rd Bern
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup
3rd Otegem
2021–2022
Ethias Cross
1st Leuven
3rd Essen
National Trophy Series
1st Broughton Hall
3rd National Championships
2022–2023
National Trophy Series
1st Derby
1st South Shields
1st Clonmel
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay, UCI World Championships
2023–2024
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG National Championships
National Trophy Series
1st Thornton in Craven
1st Overall Hope Supercross
1st Houghton-le-Spring
1st Bradford
1st Barnoldswick
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team relay, UEC European Championships
X²O Badkamers Trophy
3rd Koppenberg

Mountain bike

2021
National XC Series
1st Monmouth
2nd Ringwood
2nd Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2023
2nd Marathon, National Championships

Road

2018
4th Road race, National Championships
2019
9th Erondegemse Pijl

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References

  1. Bradford, David (15 January 2023). "'More doubles, more sweetspot and more running': The training changes that are paying off for Anna Kay". Cycling Weekly.
  2. 1 2 "Anna Kay, the new British sensation". UCI. 21 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Anna Kay". www.cyclinguk.org. Cycling UK . Retrieved 14 February 2021.