Isabella Escalera

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Isabella Escalera
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Escalera in 2021
Personal information
Full nameIsabella Maria Escalera Layton
Born (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 20) [1]
London, England [2]
Team information
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2021Rio Mera-Meruelo
Professional teams
2022 Staki–Technorama
2023 Eneicat–CMTeam
2024 Torelli
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
U23 & Junior European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Anadia Madison

Isabella Maria Escalera Layton (born 1 July 2003) is a Spanish road and track cyclist who rides for Torelli. At the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships she set a new Spanish national record in the Women's individual pursuit.

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Early life

Raised in Britain with British mother and a Spanish father, Escalera partook in ballet and swimming as a youngster before being inspired to start cycling after watching the 2012 London Olympics. [3] She competed as a junior in Britain, winning the U12 National Youth Circuit Championship in July 2015, [4] before making the decision to race for Spain in 2021. [3]

Career

2021

In April 2021, she won the track cycling League event at the Miguel Indurain Velodrome in Tafalla, making her debut in the colours of the Cantabrian team Rio Mera-Meruelo. [5] In August 2021, she won five medals at the Spanish National Track Championships, winning silver medals in the pursuit and sprint and three gold medals, in the 500 meters, team sprint and elimination race. [6] The following month she participated in the 2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships in Cairo and finished sixth in the elimination race, eighth in the womwn's pursuit, tenth in the Madison and thirteenth in the Omnium. [7] She later signed for the Eneicat–RBH Global–Martín Villa team. [3]

2022

She selected for the senior Spanish team at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in Glasgow in April 2022. [8] She took part in the women's team pursuit at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in France, where her Spanish team set a new national record time. [9] She signed for the Soltec Team in November 2022. [10]

2023

She was a bronze medalist alongside Eva Anguela at the 2023 U23 UEC European Track Championships in Portugal in the Madison. [11] She competed in the women's pursuit and women's team pursuit at the 2023 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. She set a new Spanish record in the individual pursuit event with a time of 3:38.286. [12] [13] The previous record was held by Leire Olaberria who had previously also ridden faster but not according to the new regulations. [14]

2024

She competed in the women's pursuit at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships in Apeldoorn. [15] She finished third in the Madison alongside Eva Anguela at the Spanish National Championships in Dos Hermanas in February 2024. [16]

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