Robyn Clay

Robyn Clay
Personal information
Born (2003-10-13) 13 October 2003 (age 23)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamTeam Picnic–PostNL
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider

Robyn Clay (born 13 October 2003) is a is an English professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team Picnic–PostNL.

Early and personal life

She is from Menston in West Yorkshire. Her father Jon Clay was a successful cyclist, winner of a silver medal in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medallist at the 2000 Olympic Games in the team pursuit, and her mother is former elite rider Danielle Davis.

Career

Clay rode as a member of Otley Cycle Club prior to joining the Pro-Noctis Heidi Kjeldsen 200 Degrees Coffee road team for the 2023 season. She won the Lincoln Grand Prix in May 2023.

After recovering from an Achilles injury and a broken collarbone, Clay had her first UCI win at the Tour de Feminin in Czechia riding for DAS–Hutchinson in 2025, and rode for the team at the 2025 Tour of Britain Women.

In June 2025, she finished runner-up in the women's U23 race at the British National Time Trial Championships to Millie Couzens. She recorded five race wins in 2025, including both the National Road and National Circuit Series, and the inaugural Rapha Super-League. At the conclusion of the 2025 season she signed for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team Picnic–PostNL.

Clay was picked as part of a seven rider team to ride the 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

References

  1. ↑ "Robyn Clay". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Otley cyclists set ambitious targets following awards night". Wharfedale Observer. 23 Feb 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 Beckett, Adam (4 December 2025). "'I'm probably just a bit of a sufferer, able to dig deep' – Robyn Clay, Cycling Weekly's domestic rider of the year, is only just getting started". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Local team's Robyn Clay triumphant at Lincoln Grand Prix". Velouk.net. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "PROVISIONAL RIDER LIST ANNOUNCED FOR LLOYDS TOUR OF BRITAIN WOMEN". British Cycling. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Robyn Clay interview: the sufferer's road to the pro ranks". The British Continental. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Shrubshall, James (26 June 2025). "'It's not quite home, but it's still home' - Zoe Bäcktstedt romps to first elite national time trial victory on Welsh roads". Cycling Weekly.
  8. ↑ "Zoe Backstedt secures popular victory on home soil at the Lloyds National Time Trial Championships". British Cycling. 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Robyn Clay: Domestic Rider of the Year – Female". The British Continental. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Beckett, Adam (10 Nov 2025). "'They just get stuck in, you know they get the job done' – Robyn Clay on joining her dream team". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 23 Dec 2025.