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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robyn_Clay > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robyn_Clay.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Clay > Source revision: 1329387493 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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}} {{cite web|title=Robyn Clay|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/robyn-clay|website=Pro Cycling Stats|accessdate=27 June 2025}} | 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](/source/bicycle_racing), who currently rides for [UCI Women's WorldTeam](/source/UCI_Women's_Team) {{UCI team code|DSM women}}. ==Early and personal life== She is from [Menston](/source/Menston) in [West Yorkshire](/source/West_Yorkshire). Her father [Jon Clay](/source/Jon_Clay) was a successful cyclist, winner of a silver medal in the individual pursuit at the [1998 Commonwealth Games](/source/1998_Commonwealth_Games) and a bronze medallist at the [2000 Olympic Games](/source/2000_Olympic_Games) in the team pursuit, and her mother is former elite rider Danielle Davis.{{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}} ==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. She won the [Lincoln Grand Prix](/source/Lincoln_Grand_Prix) in May 2023.{{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}} 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](/source/DAS%E2%80%93Hutchinson) in 2025, and rode for the team at the [2025 Tour of Britain Women](/source/2025_Tour_of_Britain_Women).{{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}}{{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}} In June 2025, she finished runner-up in the women's U23 race at the [British National Time Trial Championships](/source/British_National_Time_Trial_Championships) to [Millie Couzens](/source/Millie_Couzens).{{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}}{{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}} 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](/source/UCI_Women's_Team) {{UCI team code|DSM women}}.{{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 }}{{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}}{{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}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Robyn}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:British female cyclists Category:Cyclists from Yorkshire Category:21st-century English sportswomen Category:People from Menston --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robyn Clay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Clay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Clay?action=history)). 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