![]() Wright at the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sophie Kate Wright |
Born | Norwich, England | 15 March 1999
Team information | |
Current team | Ribble Outliers |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2017 | Renvale Racing Team |
2018 | Torelli–Beastwear–Brother |
2025– | Ribble Outliers |
Professional teams | |
2018–2020 | Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling [1] [2] |
2021–2022 | Alé BTC Ljubljana [3] |
2023–2024 | Fenix–Deceuninck |
Sophie Kate Wright (born 15 March 1999) is an English racing cyclist, who rides for British amateur team Ribble Outliers. Wright is a former junior national mountain biking champion and has represented Great Britain in the UCI Road World Championships.
Wright grew up in Horsford in Norfolk. She attended Hellesdon High School. [4]
In 2016 Wright won the junior women's cross-country mountain biking championship which was held in Sweden. [5] Also in 2016, Wright finished in third place in the junior women's road race at the European Road Championships, finishing behind Liane Lippert and Elisa Balsamo. [6]
In 2017 Wright underwent two heart surgeries to cure a condition that threatened to derail her career. [7]
In 2018 Wright decided to concentrate on road cycling. She joined professional WorldTour team Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling and won the Tour of the Reservoir. [8] She also rode in the women's road race event at the UCI Road World Championships held in Innsbruck, Austria. [9]
For the 2021 season, Wright joined the Alé BTC Ljubljana team, following the disbandment of Équipe Paule Ka. [10]
In 2024, Wright took part in the British National Road Race Championships. She attacked from the leading group with 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to go, however suffered a puncture whilst in the lead and was unable to finish on the podium. [11]
For the 2025 season, Wright joined Ribble Outliers, primarily competing in gravel cycling. [12]