Emily Kay

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| name = Emily Kay

| image = Emily Kay.jpg

| caption = Kay in 2016

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|09|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Coventry, England{{cite web |url=https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/emily-kay |title=Emily Kay: Cycling |publisher=Team England}}

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| currentteam = {{UCI team code|Torelli}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Track|Road}}

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 = 2003–2011

| amateurteam1 = Halesowen A & CC

| amateuryears2 = 2012

| amateurteam2 = Ikon–Mazda

| amateuryears3 = 2016

| amateurteam3 = Team Breeze

| amateuryears4 = 2018–2021

| amateurteam4 = {{UCI team code|Torelli|2018}}

| proyears1 = 2013–2014

| proteam1 = Team USN

| proyears2 = 2015–2016

| proteam2 = Team USN

| proyears3 = 2017

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|WNT|2017}}

| proyears4 = 2022–

| proteam4 = {{UCI team code|Torelli|2022}}

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| show-medals = no

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Emily Kay (born 7 September 1995) is a track and former road cyclist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=168739 |title=Emily Kay |website=www.procyclingstats.com}} 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 {{UCI team code|Torelli}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/rider-details/86785 |title=Emily Kay |work=UCI.org |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |accessdate=29 May 2022}}

Junior career

Kay partook in the 2009 School games and won the individual pursuit and finished second in the Keirin.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/wales/article/tra20090905-UK-Schools-Games |title=Report: UK Schools Games |website=British Cycling}} At the 2010 national youth and junior track championships, Kay placed second in the junior points race, just three points behind Laura Trott.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20100827-Day-6-Junior-and-Youth-National-Track-Championships-0 |title=Day 6 Junior and Youth National Track Championships |website=British Cycling}} In addition, Kay placed second in the under 16's points race and won the under 16's individual pursuit and scratch race titles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20100826-Day-5-2010-Junior---Youth-Track-Championships-0 |title=Day 5 2010 Junior & Youth Track Championships |website=British Cycling}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20100825-Day-4-Junior-and-Youth-National-TRack-Championships-0 |title=Day 4 Junior and Youth National Track Championships |website=British Cycling}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20100824-Day-3-Junior-and-Youth-National-Track-Championships-0 |title=Day 3 Junior and Youth National Track Championships |website=British Cycling}} Kay won three consecutive future stars series titles at revolution cycling series.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20120128-Report-Revolution-36-0 |title=Packed house thrilled by bumper Revolution season finale |website=British Cycling}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/gbr20130809-gb-cyclingteam-news-Great-Britain-s-juniors-take-two-world-titles-and-a-new-world-record-in-Glasgow-0 |title=Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow |author=Abby Burton |date=9 August 2013 |accessdate=9 August 2013}}

Senior career

At the 2009 Dudley Track Open Grand Prix Kay was the winner of the omnium event.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/track/article/tra20090713-track-Dudley-Track-Open-Grand-Prix-0+?iframe=true&width=100%25&height=100%25 |title=Dudley Track Open Grand Prix |website=British Cycling}} Kay won the final stage at the 2012 Surf & Turf weekend to triumph overall.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20120716-road-National-Women-s-Series-continues-with-Surf-and-Turf-Weekend-0 |title=National Women's Series continues with Surf and Turf Weekend |website=British Cycling}} During the 2013 season Kay won the 2013 Hillingdon Grand Prix.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/article/roa20130609-road-Road--Kay-wins-Hillingdon-Grand-Prix-0 |title=Road: Kay wins Hillingdon Grand Prix |website=British Cycling}} At the Coupe de France Fenioux Piste which occurred just before the 2016 Olympic Games, Kay finished fourth in the Omnium.{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20160525-gb-cyclingteam-news-Great-Britain-Cycling-Team-sprinters-show-strong-form-ahead-of-Rio-selection-0 |title=Great Britain Cycling Team sprinters show strong form ahead of Rio selection |website=British Cycling}} Kay then won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.{{cite news |url=http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/wtp6.pdf |title=European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |publisher=europeantrack2016.veloresults.com |date=October 2016 |accessdate=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021200754/http://europeantrack2016.veloresults.com/pdf/wtp6.pdf |archive-date=21 October 2016 |url-status=dead}} In November 2016 Kay joined {{UCI team code|WNT|2017}} ahead of the 2017 season.{{cite news |first=Larry |last=Hickmott |url=https://www.velouk.net/2017/01/19/q-a-emily-kay-team-wnt/ |title=Q & A: Emily Kay (Team WNT) |work=VeloUK |publisher=LH Publishing |date=19 January 2017 |accessdate=4 November 2021}}

Major results

;2010

: British National Youth Track Championships

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::1st 20px Scratch

::2nd Points race

: 2nd Points race, British National Junior Track Championships

;2011

: British National Youth Track Championships

::1st 20px Individual pursuit

::1st 20px Points race

::1st 20px Scratch

::3rd Sprint

: 3rd Madison, British National Youth Track Championships (with Rebecca Hunt)

;2012

: British National Track Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit

::2nd Madison (with Amy Roberts)

: British National Junior Track Championships

::1st 20px Scratch

::3rd Individual pursuit

;2013

: UCI Juniors Track World Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit (with Amy Hill, Hayley Jones and Emily Nelson)

::3rd 15px Omnium

: British National Junior Track Championships

::1st 20px 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 15px Team pursuit, Glasgow (with Ellie Dickinson, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)

::1st 15px Omnium, Glasgow

::2nd 15px Omnium, Apeldoorn

: UEC European Under-23 Track Championships

::1st 20px Team pursuit (with Dannielle Khan, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson)

::3rd 15px Omnium

: Grand Prix of Poland

::1st Scratch

::2nd Points race

: UEC European Track Championships

::2nd 15px Madison (with Emily Nelson)

::3rd 15px 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 15px Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Pruszków (with Neah Evans, Emily Nelson and Manon Lloyd){{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-track-world-cup-i-2017/day-2/results/ |title=Australia's Scotson and Meyer take Madison title, Wild claims women's omnium in Pruszkow |date=4 November 2017 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=7 November 2017}}

: 3rd Individual pursuit, Dublin International

;2018

: 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

::1st 15px Team pursuit, Berlin

::2nd 15px Madison, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (with Neah Evans)

: 2nd 15px Scratch, UEC European Track Championships

: British National Track Championships

::2nd Points race

::3rd Individual pursuit

::3rd Madison (with Neah Evans)

: 3rd 15px Scratch, Commonwealth Games

;2020

: 3rd 15px Omnium, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Milton

;2021

: 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships

References

External links

{{Sports links}}
{{UCI rider|86785}}
{{Team England|emily-kay}}
{{Team Ireland|emily-kay}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|cycling-road/athlete-profile-n6033402-emily-kay}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Irish female cyclists

Category:English female cyclists

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Category:Sportspeople from Bromsgrove

Category:Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England

Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic cyclists for Ireland

Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games