Emily Kay

Emily Kay (born 7 September 1995) is a track and former road cyclist. 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 .

Junior career Kay partook in the 2009 School games and won the individual pursuit and finished second in the Keirin. At the 2010 national youth and junior track championships, Kay placed second in the junior points race, just three points behind Laura Trott. In addition, Kay placed second in the under 16's points race and won the under 16's individual pursuit and scratch race titles. Kay won three consecutive future stars series titles at revolution cycling series.

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.

Senior career At the 2009 Dudley Track Open Grand Prix Kay was the winner of the omnium event. Kay won the final stage at the 2012 Surf & Turf weekend to triumph overall. During the 2013 season Kay won the 2013 Hillingdon Grand Prix. At the Coupe de France Fenioux Piste which occurred just before the 2016 Olympic Games, Kay finished fourth in the Omnium. Kay then won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit. In November 2016 Kay joined ahead of the 2017 season.

Major results

2010 British National Youth Track Championships

2nd Points race 2nd Points race, British National Junior Track Championships 2011 British National Youth Track Championships

3rd Sprint 3rd Madison, British National Youth Track Championships (with Rebecca Hunt) 2012 British National Track Championships

2nd Madison (with Amy Roberts) British National Junior Track Championships

3rd Individual pursuit 2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships

British National Junior Track Championships

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

UEC European Under-23 Track Championships

Grand Prix of Poland 1st Scratch 2nd Points race UEC European Track Championships

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

3rd Individual pursuit, Dublin International 2018 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

British National Track Championships 2nd Points race 3rd Individual pursuit 3rd Madison (with Neah Evans)

2020

2021