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Amy Hill (cyclist)

Amy Hill
Amy hill stage two womens tour 2014.jpg
Amy Hill during stage two of the Women's Tour 2014.
Personal information
Full name Amy Hill
Born (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 22)
Newport, Wales
Team information
Current team Team Rytger (UCI Pro Cycling Team)
Discipline Track & Road
Role Rider
Rider type Pursuitist
Amateur team(s)
2006–2011 Newport Youth Velo Cycling Club
2012– Abergavenny RC Women’s Team
Professional team(s)
2015- Team Rytger

Amy Hill (born 4 July 1995) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Newport, Wales, who currently rides for Team Rytger. She previously rode for Abergavenny RC Women’s Team. She was a member of the record breaking, gold medal winning, British team pursuit squad at the Juniors world championships in 2013.

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Hill competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. She was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Hayley Jones, Emily Kay and Emily Nelson. In the qualifying heat, they broke the senior 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.

Hill represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014.


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