Emily Kay

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Emily Kay
Emily Kay.jpg
Kay in 2016
Personal information
Born (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 28)
Coventry, England [1]
Team information
Current team Torelli
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2003–2011Halesowen A & CC
2012Ikon–Mazda
2016Team Breeze
2018–2021 Torelli–Beastwear–Brother
Professional teams
2013–2014Team USN
2015–2016Team USN
2017 Team WNT
2022– Torelli–Cayman Islands–Scimitar
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Scratch race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Yvelines Madison
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Scratch race
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Grenchen Team pursuit

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]

Contents

Junior career

Kay 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

At 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

2010
British National Youth Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Scratch
2nd Points race
2nd Points race, British National Junior Track Championships
2011
British National Youth Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Points race
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Scratch
3rd Sprint
3rd Madison, British National Youth Track Championships (with Rebecca Hunt)
2012
British National Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Team pursuit
2nd Madison (with Amy Roberts)
British National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Scratch
3rd Individual pursuit
2013
UCI Juniors Track World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit (with Amy Hill, Hayley Jones and Emily Nelson)
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Omnium
British National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Individual pursuit
2nd Points race
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 Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Glasgow (with Ellie Dickinson, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
1st Gold medal blank.svg Omnium, Glasgow
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Omnium, Apeldoorn
UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Omnium
Grand Prix of Poland
1st Scratch
2nd Points race
UEC European Track Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Madison (with Emily Nelson)
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)
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 Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg 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 Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Berlin
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Madison, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (with Neah Evans)
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Scratch, UEC European Track Championships
British National Track Championships
2nd Points race
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Madison (with Neah Evans)
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Scratch, Commonwealth Games
2020
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Omnium, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Milton
2021
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships

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  3. ↑ "Emily Kay". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Report: UK Schools Games". British Cycling.
  5. ↑ "Day 6 Junior and Youth National Track Championships". British Cycling.
  6. ↑ "Day 5 2010 Junior & Youth Track Championships". British Cycling.
  7. ↑ "Day 4 Junior and Youth National Track Championships". British Cycling.
  8. ↑ "Day 3 Junior and Youth National Track Championships". British Cycling.
  9. ↑ "Packed house thrilled by bumper Revolution season finale". British Cycling.
  10. ↑ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow" . Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Dudley Track Open Grand Prix". British Cycling.
  12. ↑ "National Women's Series continues with Surf and Turf Weekend". British Cycling.
  13. ↑ "Road: Kay wins Hillingdon Grand Prix". British Cycling.
  14. ↑ "Great Britain Cycling Team sprinters show strong form ahead of Rio selection". British Cycling.
  15. ↑ "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.
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  17. ↑ "Australia's Scotson and Meyer take Madison title, Wild claims women's omnium in Pruszkow". cyclingnews.com . 4 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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