Hayley Jones (cyclist)

Hayley Louise Jones (born 26 September 1995) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Team WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling. From Port Talbot, Jones was a member of the record breaking, gold medal winning, British team pursuit squad at the Juniors world championships in 2013.

Hayley Jones
Jones in 2016.
Personal information
Full nameHayley Louise Jones
Born (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995
Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[1]
Team information
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typePursuitist
Amateur teams
2004–2012Port Talbot Wheelers
2013Node 4–Giordana Racing[2]
2014Madison–Boot Out Breast Cancer Care
2016Team Breeze
Professional teams
2016Podium Ambition Pro Cycling
2017–2018Team WNT

Early career

Hayley Jones is the daughter of Phil and Louise Jones, the sprint gold medalist for Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Jones was part of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme for 2012/2013.[3]

She was a member of the bronze medal-winning British team pursuit squad at the Junior world championships in 2012. That year, she was living with her family in Brisbane, Australia,[4] Jones teamed up with Taylah Jennings and Alexandra O'Dea, to win gold in the junior team pursuit at the Australian National Track Championships.

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Jones competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. She was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Amy Hill, Emily Kay and Emily Nelson. In the qualifying heat, they broke the 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.[5] She then went on to win Bronze in the 20-kilometre (12-mile) Points Race.

Jones represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014,[6] finishing 20th in the points race.[1]

Major results
2012
1st Team pursuit, Australian National Junior Track Championships (with Taylah Jennings & Alexandra O'Dea)
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Championships (with Elinor Barker & Amy Roberts)
2013
UCI Juniors Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit (with Amy Hill, Emily Kay & Emily Nelson)
3rd Points race
3rd Points race, British National Junior Track Championships
2017
1st Scratch, International track race – Panevežys

References
  1. "Hayley Jones: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "Individual/Points". British Cycling. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. "Road To 2016: British Cycling confirm athletes on 2012/13 Olympic Performance Programmes". British Cycling. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. Rebeca Ransom (21 August 2012). "Wales' Junior cyclists compete at 2012 UCI Junior Track World Championships". Welsh Cycling. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. Abby Burton (9 August 2013). "Great Britain's juniors take two world titles and a new world record in Glasgow". Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  6. "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.
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