{{Short description|British cyclist (born 2003)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Robyn Clay | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|10|13|df=y}} <ref> {{cite web|title=Robyn Clay|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/robyn-clay|website=Pro Cycling Stats|accessdate=27 June 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = | height = | weight = | currentteam = {{UCI team code| DSM women}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = }} '''Robyn Clay''' (born 13 October 2003) is a is an English professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam {{UCI team code|DSM women}}.
==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.<ref name="lewis">{{cite web|url= https://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/sport/23276079.otley-cyclists-set-ambitious-targets-following-awards-night/|website=Wharfedale Observer|accessdate=27 June 2025|title= Otley cyclists set ambitious targets following awards night|date=23 Feb 2023}}</ref><ref name="baker"/>
==Career== Clay rode as a member of Otley cycling club prior to joining the Pro-Noctis Heidi Kjeldsen 200 Degrees Coffee road team for the 2023 season.<ref name="lewis"/> She won the Lincoln Grand Prix in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.velouk.net/2023/05/18/press-release-local-teams-robyn-clay-triumphant-at-lincoln-grand-prix/|website=Velouk.net|accessdate=27 June 2025|title= Local team’s Robyn Clay triumphant at Lincoln Grand Prix|date=18 May 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/tourofbritain/article/20250530-tour-of-britain-Provisional-rider-list-announced-for-Lloyds-Tour-of-Britain-Women-0|website=British Cycling|accessdate=27 June 2025|title= PROVISIONAL RIDER LIST ANNOUNCED FOR LLOYDS TOUR OF BRITAIN WOMEN|date=30 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2025/10/10/robyn-clay-interview-the-sufferers-road-to-the-pro-ranks/|website=The British Continental|accessdate=23 December 2025|title= Robyn Clay interview: the sufferer’s road to the pro ranks|date=10 October 2025}}</ref>
In June 2025, she finished runner-up in the women's U23 race at the British National Time Trial Championships to Millie Couzens.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/zoe-backtstedt-romps-to-first-elite-womens-time-trial-victory |title= 'It's not quite home, but it's still home' - Zoe Bäcktstedt romps to first elite national time trial victory on Welsh roads |first=James|last=Shrubshall|date=26 June 2025|website=Cycling Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalroadchampionships/article/20250626-roadchamps-Zoe-Backstedt-secures-popular-victory-on-home-soil-at-the-Lloyds-National-Time-Trial-Championships-0|title=Zoe Backstedt secures popular victory on home soil at the Lloyds National Time Trial Championships|date=25 June 2025|website=British Cycling}}</ref> 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 {{UCI team code|DSM women}}.<ref name="baker">{{cite web|website=Cycling Weekly|accessdate=23 December 2025|date=4 December 2025|url= https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/im-probably-just-a-bit-of-a-sufferer-able-to-dig-deep-robyn-clay-cycling-weeklys-domestic-rider-of-the-year-is-only-just-getting-started|title= '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|first=Adam|last=Beckett }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2025/12/08/robyn-clay-domestic-rider-of-the-year-female/ |website=The British Continental|accessdate=23 December 2025|title= Robyn Clay: Domestic Rider of the Year – Female |date=8 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Cycling Weekly|accessdate=23 Dec 2025|url= https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/they-just-get-stuck-in-you-know-they-get-the-job-done-robyn-clay-on-joining-her-dream-team|title= 'They just get stuck in, you know they get the job done' – Robyn Clay on joining her dream team|date=10 Nov 2025|first=Adam|last=Beckett}}</ref>
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