Hayley Simmonds

Hayley Rebecca Simmonds (born 22 July 1988) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team CAMS–Tifosi.[5]

Hayley Simmonds
Simmonds in 2016
Personal information
Full nameHayley Rebecca Simmonds
NicknameHales[1]
Born (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988
Redditch, United Kingdom
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamCAMS–Tifosi
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2012Cambridge University CC
2013GB Cycles.co.uk
2014–2015Velosport Pasta Montegrappa
Professional teams
2016UnitedHealthcare
2017–2018Team WNT
2019BTC City Ljubljana[3]
2020Ciclotel[4]
2021–CAMS–Tifosi
Major wins
National Time Trial Championships (2015, 2016)

Career

Simmonds attended King's School, Worcester from 1999 until 2006.[6] She was originally a rower at Cambridge University.[7]

In 2015, she won the British National Time Trial Championships,[8] and in August 2015 she set a new British national 10 mile time record with a time of 19:46.[9] Simmonds joined the UnitedHealthcare team in January 2016, however in June of that year she announced that she was leaving the team after struggling to find an efficient position on their Wilier Triestina time trial bicycles.[10]

In November 2020, Simmonds signed a contract with CAMS–Tifosi, for the 2021 season.[11]

Major results

Source:[12]

2013
1st Pedalpushers Circuit Race League No. 4
2nd Hog Hill Summer Series 9
3rd British Universities & Colleges Sport Track Championships Women's Individual Pursuit
2014
RTTC National Time Trial Championships
1st 10-mile
1st 50-mile
2nd 25-mile
East London Velo Hog Hill Summer Series
1st Races 2 & 4
1st British Universities & Colleges Sport Track Championship Women's Individual Pursuit
10th Chrono des Nations
2015
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
RTTC National Time Trial Championships
1st 25-mile
1st 100-mile
1st Overall Holme Valley Wheelers Stage Race
1st Stage 3
Redbridge CC Summer Series
1st Rounds 7 & 9
British Universities & Colleges Sport Track Championships
1st Points race
1st Individual pursuit
2nd BUCS Road Race Championships
3rd Chrono Champenois
8th Chrono des Nations
2016
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Chrono des Nations
6th Chrono Champenois
2017
1st Stage 3 Thüringen Ladies Tour
2nd Taiwan KOM Challenge[13]
3rd Chrono des Nations
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Ljubljana–Domzale–Ljubljana TT
2018
Commonwealth Games
3rd Time trial
10th Road race
2019
3rd Time trial, European Games
7th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships

References
  1. "Hayley Simmonds". Team WNT. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. "Hayley Simmonds". teamengland.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. "BTC City Ljubljana". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Ciclotel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. "CAMS-Tifosi". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. "OUR 23RD BARNABAS SPEAKER – HAYLEY SIMMONDS (CR 99-06)". King's School, Worcester. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  7. "Hayley Simmonds enjoying seamless transition from rowing to cycling as she follows in the footsteps of Rebecca Romero". Cambridge News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015.
  8. "Simmonds and Davies take British time trial titles". British Cycling.
  9. "Hayley Simmonds sets new 10 mile time trial record". Cycling Weekly.
  10. Rogers, Owen (18 June 2016). "Hayley Simmonds leaves UnitedHealthcare after failing to find good position on time trial bike". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  11. Hickmott, Larry (25 November 2020). "Team News: CAMS-Tifosi". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. "British Cycling Points". British Cycling.
  13. Fruch, Franck (20 October 2017). "Taiwan KOM Challenge — Emma Pooley toujours au sommet". Velo101. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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