Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson (born 10 November 1996) is a former English professional racing cyclist. Her sister, Josie, is also a cyclist and joined Trinity Racing for the 2021 season.

Career On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Nelson 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 Kay. 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.

On the road in 2017, Nelson won the third round of the Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series in Northwich. Nelson followed this up by finishing second at the Lincoln Grand Prix which was part of the National Women's Road Series.

Major results

2013

2014

2015 Revolution 1st Scratch Race - Round 2 - Manchester 1st Scratch Race - Round 4 – Glasgow 2nd Scratch Race - Round 3, London 2016 UCI Track World Cup

2nd Team pursuit (Hong Kong) 3rd Points race UEC European Track Championships

UEC European Under–23 Track Championships

Revolution 1st Points race - Round 2, Glasgow 2nd Points race - Round 6, Manchester 2nd Scratch race - Round 2, Glasgow 3rd Scratch race - Round 6, Manchester Revolution Champions League 1st Points race - Round 1, Manchester 2nd Omnium - Round 1, Manchester 2017 6 Giorni delle Rose - Fiorenzuola 1st Madison (with Katie Archibald) 2nd Points Race 2nd Scratch Race National Track Championships

2nd Individual pursuit 2nd Points race 3rd Omnium

UCI Track World Cup

3rd Overall Six Days of London 1st Madison (with Neah Evans) 3rd Scratch Race 3rd Points Race, Revolution Series – Champions League – Round 2, Glasgow 2019 UEC European Track Championships