Amy King (cyclist)

Amy King (née Hill; born 4 July 1995) is a British former racing cyclist from Newport, Wales.[3] She was a member of the record breaking, gold medal winning, British team pursuit squad at the Juniors world championships in 2013.

Amy King
King at the 2014 The Women's Tour
Personal information
Full nameAmy King
BornAmy Hill
(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995
Newport, Wales
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2006–2011Newport Youth Velo Cycling Club
2012–2013Abergavenny RC Women's Team[1]
2014Fusion RT Fierlan
2016Team Rytger
2017Team OnForm
2018Maaslandster International Women's Cycling Team
2019Jadan–Weldtite p/b Vive Le Velo
Professional team
2015Team Rytger[2]

Career

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, King competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. She was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Hayley Jones, Emily Kay 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.[4]

King represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[5]

Major results
2011
2nd Individual pursuit, National Youth Track Championships
2012
3rd Points race, National Junior Track Championships
2013
1st Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships (with Hayley Jones, Emily Kay & Emily Nelson)
1st Points race, National Junior Track Championships
Ghent International Junior Track Meeting
3rd Team pursuit (with Rebecca Hunt and Manon Lloyd)
3rd Omnium[6]
2015
8th Women's Tour de Yorkshire
2018
9th Omloop der Kempen

References
  1. "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. Amy King at Cycling Archives
  3. "Amy Hill Bio" (PDF). British Cycling. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  5. "Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow". Wales Online. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  6. "Gent International Junior Track Meeting". British Cycling. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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