Amy Rose Roberts (born 24 December 1994) is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

, who last rode for

UCI Women's Team A UCI Women's Team is a women's road bicycle team sanctioned by the International Cycling Union ( UCI). These teams compete in the major women's bicycle races including the UCI Women's Road World Cup and the team time trial for trade teams at the ...

Career

Born in

Llanelli Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. ...

, Roberts was brought up in

Pontyberem Pontyberem () is a village and community situated in the Gwendraeth Valley halfway between Carmarthen and Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. As of the 2001 Census, the population was recorded as 2,829, reducing to 2,768 at the 2011 Census. The ...

. She attended

Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen Queen Elizabeth High School is a comprehensive school for Carmarthen town and its surrounding areas. History The school was formed in September 2005 by the joining together of Queen Elizabeth Maridunum School and Queen Elizabeth Cambria School ...

. Roberts took up

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the t ...

at the age of 14, she joined the Towy Riders cycling club to improve her cycling skills and within a year of doing so had become the Under-16 Welsh National Cyclo-cross Champion. Roberts was part of

British Cycling British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It represents Bri ...

's Olympic Talent Team. Roberts represented

Wales at the Commonwealth Games Wales is one of six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, the others being Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland. At the Commonwealth Games, Wales takes part as a separate entity, as in the Six Nations R ...

in Glasgow, 2014, competing in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch and points race.

Personal life

Roberts' younger sister Jessica Roberts is also a professional cyclist, who won the 2018

British National Road Race Championships The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. History Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists The British ...

Major results

;2010 : National Track Championships ::1st Youth Points race ::3rd Junior Scratch ::3rd Youth Individual pursuit ::3rd Youth 500m time trial ;2011 :3rd Junior National Cyclo-cross Championships ;2012 : 1st Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with

Elinor Barker Elinor Jane Barker (born 7 September 1994) is a Welsh road and track racing cyclist, who last rode professionally on the road for UCI Women's Team . Representing Great Britain in international competitions, Barker is an Olympic champion, a two- ...

and

Lucy Garner Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the , and teams. Van der Haar is a double junior world road race champion, winning ...

) : 1st Overall Surf & Turf Weekend ::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track World Cup, Cali :

UCI Junior Track World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...

::3rd Points race ::3rd Team pursuit (with Hayley Jones and

) ;

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: 3rd Team pursuit, 2012–13 UCI Track World Cup, Aguascalientes (with

Ciara Horne Ciara Maurizia Horne (born 17 September 1989) is a British racing cyclist. Having formerly represented Ireland at an international level, Horne has switched nationality and currently rides on the track for the Welsh Cycling backed Team USN, and ...

and

) ;

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: 1st Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track World Cup, Guadalajara (with Laura Trott,

) : 1st Round 4 – Redditch, Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series : 2nd Omnium, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix : 2nd National Criterium Championships ;2015 : 2nd Points race, Irish International Track GP : 3rd National Criterium Championships

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