Emma Langley (born 23 November 1995) is an American professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1995 England |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 2020 | Team Illuminate |
| 2021–2023 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[1][2][3] |
| 2024– | Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and classics | |
Langley was born in England, and lived during her childhood in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Sweden, before moving to the United States.[4] After competing in swimming and triathlons, she began competing predominantly in cycling, including a collegiate career at the College of William & Mary. After a seventh-place finish in the 2019 United States National Road Race Championships as an unaffiliated rider, she signed with EF Education–Tibco–SVB.
Langley began her professional racing career with EF Education–Tibco–SVB in 2021, where she scored two stage wins in the 2021 Joe Martin Stage Race, winning the mountains classification as well.[5][6][7]
Langley won the individual time trial stage 3 of the 2022 Joe Martin Stage Race WE (2.2),[8] and defended the overall leader's pink jersey through the final criterium stage to take the general classification. Langley earned the title of National Champion after winning the 2022 USA Cycling Road Race National Championship[9] held in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of UCI Women's WorldTeam EF Education–Tibco–SVB. She represented Team USA in the road race at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships[10] in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Major results
edit- 2021
- 6th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st
Mountains Classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 1st
- 2022
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st
Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 6th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 8th Overall Tour of the Gila
- 9th Overall Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées
References
edit- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (27 February 2019). "Tibco-SVB unite in California for pre-season training camp – Gallery". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Team Tibco – Silicon Valley Bank". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Emma Langley | Team EF". EF Education–Tibco–SVB. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Casadonte, Lane. "She's one of the best cyclists in the US and she lives in Richmond". 6 News Richmond. Scripps Local Media, Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Joe Martin Stage Race WE 2021 Stage 3 (ITT) results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Joe Martin Stage Race WE 2021 Stage 2 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Joe Martin Stage Race WE 2022 Stage 3 (ITT) results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Joe Martin Stage Race WE 2022 Stage 4 results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "National Championships United States WE – Road Race 2022 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "USA Cycling Announces 2022 Road World Championships Team". USA Cycling. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
External links
edit- Emma Langley at UCI
- Emma Langley at Cycling Archives
- Emma Langley at ProCyclingStats
- Emma Langley at Cycling Quotient
