Jessica Roberts Explained

Jessica Roberts
Fullname:Jessica Anne Roberts
Nickname:Jess
Birth Date:11 April 1999
Birth Place:Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2018–2019
Amateurteam1:Team Breeze
Proyears1:2020–2021
Proteam1:[1]
Proyears2:2022-
Majorwins:
RoadOne-day races and Classics
  • Track
  • World Championships
  • Team pursuit (2024)
  • Show-Medals:no

    Jessica Anne Roberts (born 11 April 1999) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team .[2]

    She was part of the Great Britain squad which won gold in the team pursuit at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.[3] [4] Later at the event she won silver in the omnium.[5]

    Career

    Roberts won the British National Road Race Championships in 2018. Her sister, Amy Roberts is also a professional cyclist.[6]

    Roberts won her third national title at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships, she won the Team Pursuit for the third time, after previously winning the title in 2017 and 2019.[7]

    Major results

    Road

    2016
  • 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
  • 4th Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
  • 6th Overall Energiewacht Tour Juniors
    2017
  • Healthy Ageing Tour Juniors
  • 1st Prologue & Stage 3
  • 4th Overall EPZ Omloop van Borsele
  • 5th Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda
    2018 (1 pro win)
  • 1st Road race, National Championships
  • 6th Dwars door de Westhoek
    2019 (2)
  • Tour Series
  • 1st Redditch
  • 1st Motherwell
  • 1st Aberdeen
  • 1st Wortegem–Petegem
  • 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
  • 1st Stages 4 & 5

    Track

    2016
  • 2nd Points race, UCI World Junior Championships
  • UEC European Junior Championships
  • 3rd Omnium
  • 3rd Team pursuit
    2017
  • 2nd Team pursuit, National Championships
    2018
  • National Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Omnium
  • 3rd Points race
  • UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 2nd Madison (with Megan Barker)
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 6th Dwars door de Westhoek
    2019
  • European Games
  • 1st Madison (with Megan Barker)
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 1st Omnium, UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit, National Championships
    2022
  • 2nd Scratch, UEC European Championships
  • 3rd Scratch, UCI World Championships
    2023
  • National Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Team pursuit
    2024
  • UCI World Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit
  • 2nd Omnium
  • UEC European Championships
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 3rd Elimination
  • 3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: 2020 Team Preview: Mitchelton-Scott Women . Laura . Weislo . . . 8 January 2020 . 15 January 2020.
    2. Web site: Jessica Roberts . Procyclingstats.com . 24 June 2022.
    3. Web site: GB win women's team pursuit gold at World Championships. BBC Sport. 18 October 2024.
    4. Web site: 'We came out swinging' - Great Britain make sensational catch to win team pursuit gold at World Championships. Cycling Weekly. 18 October 2024.
    5. Web site: GB's Finucane powers to gold to defend world sprint title. BBC Sport. 19 October 2024.
    6. Web site: Jessica Roberts . ProCyclingStats.com . 2 July 2018.
    7. Web site: 2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results . Velo UK . 12 March 2023.