Jessica Roberts

Jessica Roberts
Roberts in 2024
Personal information
Full nameJessica Anne Roberts
NicknameJess
Born (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 27)
Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamSpectra Racing
Disciplines
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018–2019Team Breeze
2025Spectra Racing
Professional teams
2020–2021Mitchelton–Scott
2022-2023Team Coop–Hitec Products
Major wins
Road

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2018)
Track
World Championships
Team pursuit (2024)
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 BallerupTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2024 BallerupOmnium
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesScratch
Bronze medal – third place2025 SantiagoTeam pursuit
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskMadison
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskTeam pursuit
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichScratch
Silver medal – second place2024 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2024 ApeldoornElimination
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowPoints race
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowTeam pursuit

Jessica Anne Roberts (born 11 April 1999) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for British club Spectra Racing.

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. Later at the event, she won silver in the omnium.

Career

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

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.

She competed for Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In April 2026, Roberts won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the Track World Cup event in Hong Kong.

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Roberts, along with Anna Morris, Megan Barker and Ciara Oliva, won the bronze medal for Wales after defeating England in the team pursuit. In the points race, she claimed silver, after finishing behind compatriot Morris.

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
2025
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2026
Track Cycling World Cup
2nd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
Commonwealth Games
2nd Points race
3rd Team pursuit

References

  1. ↑ Weislo, Laura (8 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: Mitchelton-Scott Women". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Jessica Roberts". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "GB win women's team pursuit gold at World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "'We came out swinging' - Great Britain make sensational catch to win team pursuit gold at World Championships". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "GB's Finucane powers to gold to defend world sprint title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "2023 British Cycling Track Championships Results". Velo UK. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "ROBERTS Jessica". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. (alternate link)
  8. ↑ "Richardson and Finucane win Track World Cup golds". BBC Sport. 19 April 2026. Archived from the original on 19 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Wales women's team pursuit claim bronze". BBC Sport. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Gold and silver for Wales pair in points race". BBC Sport. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.