Jessica Allen (born 21 August 1989) is a

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racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

. She was born in

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After being spotted by the Welsh Talent Team, she was selected for the Olympic Development Programme in 2006. She was British Junior Time Trial Champion in 2006 and later British Junior Points Race and Time Trial Champion in 2007. She was a 1st category rider and was in 2008 ranked fifth in the UK.

Palmarès

;2006 : 1st

British National Time Trial Championships The British National Time Trial Championships for cycling are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in ...

– Junior : 2nd Welsh National Road Race Championships ;2007 : 1st Points Race

British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are a Track cycling event held annually and organised by the national governing body for track cycling (and other forms of cycling) in Great Britain, British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federat ...

– Junior : 1st

– Junior ;2008 : 4th

British National Road Race Championships The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of United Kingdom, British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. History Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclist ...

:: 2nd U23

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British Cycling: Team Halfords-Bikehut Launched – 9 January 2007 – London
1989 births Living people Welsh female cyclists British female cyclists Sportspeople from Brecon {{Wales-cycling-bio-stub