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Emily Nelson
Emily Nelson (2016)
Personal information
Born (1996-11-10) 10 November 1996 (age 28)
Team information
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Track cycling
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Yvelines Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit

Emily Nelson (born 10 November 1996) is a British professional racing cyclist. 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.[1]

Major results

2013
1st Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships
2014
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships (junior)
2016
1st Team pursuit, Round 1 (Glasgow), UCI Track World Cup
UEC European Track Championships
2nd Madison
3rd Team pursuit
UEC European Track Championships (U23)
1st Team pursuit
2nd Points race

References

  1. ^ Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 9 August 2013.