Jessica Allen

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Jessica Allen
Personal information
Full nameJessica Allen
Born (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 34)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Team information
Current team Team Halfords Bikehut
DisciplineRoad & Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2004–Abergavenny Road Club
Professional team
2008 Team Halfords Bikehut

Jessica Allen (born 21 August 1989) is a Welsh racing cyclist.

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She was born in Brecon [1] After being spotted by the Welsh Talent Team, she was selected for the Olympic Development Programme in 2006. She was British Junior Time Trial Champion in 2006 and later British Junior Points Race and Time Trial Champion in 2007. She was a 1st category rider and was in 2008 ranked fifth in the UK. [2] [3]

Palmarès

2006
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British National Time Trial Championships – Junior
2nd Welsh National Road Race Championships
2007
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Points Race British National Track Championships – Junior
1st Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British National Time Trial Championships – Junior
2008
4th British National Road Race Championships
2nd U23 British National Road Race Championships

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References

  1. Halfords Rider Biographies Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Rider Rankings 2008
  3. Cyclingnews (18 November 2021). "Jessica Allen renews at Team BikeExchange-Jayco". cyclingnews.com.