Josie Nelson (born 8 April 2002) is a British international cyclist. She rides for the Dutch Women's World Tour Team Picnic PostNL and represented Team England at the

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in Birmingham.

Biography

In 2021, Nelson won a silver medal at the

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riding for . She also won the third round of the UK Cyclo-Cross National Trophy and competed in the Under-23 European Championships. In 2022, she was selected for the

in Birmingham. She competed in the women's road race.

Personal life

Her sister,

Emily Nelson Emily Nelson (born 10 November 1996) is a former English professional racing cyclist. Her sister, Josie, is also a cyclist and joined Trinity Racing for the 2021 season. Career On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Nelso ...

, is a former World and European champion.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2018–2019 : 1st Overall Junior National Trophy Series : National Trophy Series ::3rd Ipswich ;2019–2020 : 1st Overall Junior National Trophy Series : 2nd National Junior Championships ;2021–2022 : National Trophy Series ::1st Falkirk ::2nd Gravesend ::2nd Broughton Park ::1st Clanfield

Road

;2021 : 2nd Road Race, National Championships ;2022 : 1st Circuit Race, National Championships : 7th

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: 9th Overall Tour de la Semois : 9th Leiedal Koerse ;2023 : 4th

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along t ...

;2024 : 1st

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, National Under-23 Championships : 2nd Overall

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::1st Stage 4 : 3rd Altez GP Oetingen p/b Lotto ;2025 : 5th

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, National Championships

References

2002 births Living people English female cyclists British female cyclists British cyclo-cross cyclists Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games cyclists for England Sportspeople from Burton upon Trent 21st-century English sportswomen {{England-cycling-bio-stub