Hayley Simmonds

Hayley Rebecca Simmonds (born 22 July 1988) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team DAS–Handsling.[5]

Hayley Simmonds
Simmonds in 2016
Personal information
Full nameHayley Rebecca Simmonds
NicknameHales[1]
Born (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988
Redditch, United Kingdom
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamDAS–Handsling
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2012Cambridge University CC
2013GB Cycles.co.uk
2014–2015Velosport Pasta Montegrappa
Professional teams
2016UnitedHealthcare
2017–2018Team WNT
2019BTC City Ljubljana[3]
2020Ciclotel[4]
2021–CAMS–Tifosi
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2015, 2016)
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing  Great Britain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 MinskTime trial
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTime trial

Career

Simmonds attended King's School, Worcester from 1999 until 2006.[6] She studied Natural Sciences at Newnham College, Cambridge, and completed a doctorate in Experimental Chemistry at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 2016. She was originally a rower at Cambridge, taking part in the 2009 reserve crew Boat Race, before switching to cycling in 2011.[7][8]

In 2015, she won the British National Time Trial Championships,[9] and in August 2015 she set a new British national 10 mile time record with a time of 19:46.[10] Simmonds joined the UnitedHealthcare team in January 2016, however in June of that year she announced that she was leaving the team after struggling to find an efficient position on their Wilier Triestina time trial bicycles.[11]

In November 2020, Simmonds signed a contract with CAMS–Tifosi, for the 2021 season.[12]

Major results

Source:[13]

2013
1st Pedalpushers Circuit Race League No. 4
2nd Hog Hill Summer Series 9
3rd Individual pursuit, British Universities & Colleges Sport Track Championships
2014
RTTC National Time Trial Championships
1st 10-mile
1st 50-mile
2nd 25-mile
East London Velo Hog Hill Summer Series
1st Races 2 & 4
1st Individual pursuit, British Universities & Colleges Sport Track Championships
10th Chrono des Nations
2015
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
10th Road race
RTTC National Time Trial Championships
1st 25-mile
1st 100-mile
1st Overall Holme Valley Wheelers Stage Race
1st Stage 3
Redbridge CC Summer Series
1st Rounds 7 & 9
British Universities & Colleges Sport Track Championships
1st Points race
1st Individual pursuit
2nd National Hill Climb Championships
2nd Road race, British Universities & Colleges Sport Road Championships
3rd Chrono Champenois
8th Chrono des Nations
2016
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Chrono des Nations
6th Chrono Champenois
2017
2nd Taiwan KOM Challenge[14]
3rd National Hill Climb Championships
3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
1st Stage 3
3rd Chrono des Nations
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
8th Road race
4th Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT
9th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
10th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2018
2nd Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT
Commonwealth Games
3rd Time trial
10th Road race
3rd Chrono Champenois
8th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2019
1st National Hill Climb Championships
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Time trial, European Games
4th Chrono Champenois
4th Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT
6th Chrono des Nations
7th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships

References
  1. "Hayley Simmonds". Team WNT. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. "Hayley Simmonds". teamengland.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "BTC City Ljubljana". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Ciclotel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. "CAMS-Tifosi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. "OUR 23RD BARNABAS SPEAKER – HAYLEY SIMMONDS (CR 99-06)". King's School, Worcester. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  7. Scowen, Callum (25 August 2016). "Hayley Simmonds: PhD and British time trial champion – but not at Rio". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. "Hayley Simmonds enjoying seamless transition from rowing to cycling as she follows in the footsteps of Rebecca Romero". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015.
  9. "Simmonds and Davies take British time trial titles". British Cycling.
  10. "Hayley Simmonds sets new 10 mile time trial record". Cycling Weekly. 9 August 2015.
  11. Rogers, Owen (18 June 2016). "Hayley Simmonds leaves UnitedHealthcare after failing to find good position on time trial bike". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  12. Hickmott, Larry (25 November 2020). "Team News: CAMS-Tifosi". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. "British Cycling Points". British Cycling.
  14. Fruch, Franck (20 October 2017). "Taiwan KOM Challenge — Emma Pooley toujours au sommet". Velo101. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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