Alison Jackson (née Farkash; born 14 December 1988) is a Canadian professional

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, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In April 2023, Jackson won

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, described as the "biggest win of her career".

Early life

Jackson was born and raised on a bison farm in rural

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, the second of three children. As a young adult, she competed in

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, subsequently being offered a running scholarship at

Trinity Western University , mottoeng = A Mighty Fortress Is Our God , established = Trinity Junior College (1962–1972), Trinity Western College (1972–1985), Trinity Western University (1986–present) , type = Privat ...

. After graduating, Jackson made the decision to focus on cycling.

Career

Jackson signed her first professional contract in 2015 for . During her time at the team, she won stages at the

Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Ardèche region in southeastern France. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, until 2018 when it was promoted to 2.1 status. Fo ...

and the

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. She rode for Canada in the women's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships. She moved to for the 2017 season, before moving again to in 2018. During her time at , Jackson won the second stage of the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland, finishing second to Leah Thomas in the overall general classification. Jackson moved to for the 2020 season. In July 2021, Jackson received a last minute quota spot to enter the road race competition at the

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, with Jackson finishing 32nd. Jackson moved to for the 2021 season. Following her wins in both the Canadian National Road Race Championships and the

Canadian National Time Trial Championships Governed by Cycling Canada, the Canadian National Time Trial Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the Canadian National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. Svein Tuft is the all-time Ca ...

, Jackson signed a contract extension with . In September 2021, Jackson finished 6th in the women's road race at the

2021 UCI Road World Championships The 2021 UCI Road World Championships was the 94th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held between 19 and 26 September 2021 in the Flanders region of Belgium. The region w ...

. At the end of the 2022 season, Jackson returned to the now-named team for the 2023 season, having ridden for the team in 2018 and 2019. In 2023, Jackson won

in a sprint finish, which was described as the "biggest victory of her career".

Major results

Source: ;2014 : 1st Overall Tour de White Rock ::1st Stage 1 : Tour de Delta ::2nd MK Delta Criterium ::6th Brenco Criterium : 9th White Spot / Delta Road Race ;2015 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

Criterium ::4th Road race ::7th

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: 1st Heusden : 1st Points classification,

Tour of the Gila The Tour of the Gila is a cycling stage race for both men and women located in New Mexico, United States. It is sponsored by the component maker SRAM. The "Gila" began in 1987. Beginning in 2012, the men's Gila has been added to the UCI Americ ...

: 2nd Massemen : 2nd Haasdonk : 3rd Overall Tour de White Rock : 3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne : 4th

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: 5th Team time trial,

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: 5th De Klinge : 6th Overall Chico Stage Race ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 6th Draai van de Kaai : 6th Maria-Ter-Heide : 7th Overall

Tour of California The Tour of California (officially sponsored as the Amgen Tour of California) was an annual professional road cycling stage race on the UCI World Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour that ran from 2006 to 2019. It was the only event on the ...

: 7th

Gastown Grand Prix The Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix is a criterium cycling race held in Gastown, the oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The race is part of BC Superweek, a series of nine races held over 10 days in July in the greater Va ...

: 8th Overall

Redlands Bicycle Classic The Redlands Bicycle Classic is a cycling stage race located in Redlands, California, United States that has been held since 1985. It consists of three road races, an individual time trial and a criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race ...

::1st Stage 1 : 8th Cityronde van Tiel : 10th

Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau is an elite women's professional road race held in Canada and is currently rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 1.1 race.Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche is a women's staged cycle race which takes place in the Ardèche region in southeastern France. The race was rated by the UCI as a 2.2 race, until 2018 when it was promoted to 2.1 status. Fo ...

: 1st Stage 1 Chico Stage Race : 1st Stage 2 ( TTT)

: 2nd Overall Tour de Murrieta : 2nd Overall Tour de White Rock : 3rd White Spot / Delta Road Race : 3rd Giro di Burnaby : 3rd PoCo Grand Prix : 4th Overall Valley of the Sun ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 5th Team time trial,

: 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 5th

: 6th

Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau is an elite women's professional road race held in Canada and is currently rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 1.1 race.Winston-Salem Cycling Classic ::6th Road race ::6th Criterium : Tour de Delta ::6th Brenco Criterium ::6th MK Delta Criterium : 8th Overall

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: 8th Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 9th

Chrono Gatineau Chrono Gatineau is an elite women's professional one-day time trial held in Canada and is currently rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 1.1 race. In the same week, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau Grand Prix cycliste de Gat ...

: 10th Philadelphia Cycling Classic ;2017 : 1st Romanengo ITT : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Setmana Ciclista Valenciana The Setmana Ciclista Valenciana is an annual professional road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, i ...

: National Road Championships ::3rd Road race ::7th

: 8th Team time trial,

;2018 : 1st Oudenaarde–GP de President : 2nd

: 5th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic : 6th Overall

Belgium Tour The Lotto Belgium Tour is an elite women's professional road bicycle stage race, held in Belgium since 2012. In the first year the tour consisted of three stages and grew with a team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race ...

: 6th

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: 6th

GP de Plouay – Bretagne The Grand Prix de Plouay – Lorient Agglomération is an elite professional women's road bicycle race held in Plouay, France. It is organized annually since 2002, on the day of the men's race and on the same circuit. The race consists of fou ...

: 8th Overall

Women's Herald Sun Tour The Women's Herald Sun Tour is an annual professional road bicycle racing event for women in Australia. It is held in conjunction with the Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and ...

: 9th Overall

Ladies Tour of Norway The Ladies Tour of Norway is a women's cycle stage race. The first edition of the race was held from 15 to 17 August 2014 based in the town of Halden in south east Norway. It consisted of an individual time trial prologue and two road race stages ...

: 10th White Spot / Delta Road Race : 10th

Tour of Guangxi The Tour of Guangxi (officially known as the GREE-Tour of Guangxi for sponsorship purposes) is an annual professional cycling stage race held in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The race consists of multi-stage and is part of the UC ...

;2019 : 1st White Spot / Delta Road Race : 2nd Overall

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::1st Stage 2 : 2nd Tour of Guangxi : 5th

, National Road Championships : 5th Overall

Women's Tour Down Under The Women's Tour Down Under (known for sponsorship reasons as the Santos Women's Tour Down Under) is an annual professional road bicycle racing for women in Australia. It is held in conjunction with the Tour Down Under. From 2016, it was rate ...

: 9th Overall

: 9th

Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic ...

;2020 : 9th

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;2021 : National Road Championships ::1st MaillotCan

Road race ::1st MaillotCan

: 1st

Points classification,

: 5th

Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI ...

: 5th Drentse Acht van Westerveld : 6th Road race,

: 8th Overall

Holland Ladies Tour The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons ...

::1st Stage 1 ;2022 : 1st Jersey green

Points classification, Tour of Scandinavia : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Drentse Acht van Westerveld : 7th Overall

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: 8th Overall

;2023 : 1st

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments' or classics of th ...

: 2nd Clasica de Almeria feminina : Pan American Road Championships ::2nd Silver medal america

Road race ::3rd Bronze medal america

Time trial : 4th Trofeo Oro in Euro : 5th

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Alison 1988 births Living people Canadian female cyclists Cyclists from Alberta Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Trinity Western University alumni 20th-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian women