Ep152: Hayley Simmonds Safety at Tour Féminin des Pyrénées
July 13, 2023
Hayley Simmonds has been a full-time, professional cyclist since completing her PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at The University of Cambridge in 2016. She has won two Elite British Time Trail titles (2015 & 2016) and 17 Cycling Time Trials National titles. She also holds three British TT records (at 10, 25 and 50 miles) and was the first woman to break the 50-minute barrier for a 25-mile time trial.
Internationally, Hayley has represented Great Britain at five Road Cycling World Championships and three European Championships since 2015, and won a bronze medal for Team England in the time trial at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and another for Team GB in the time trial at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. She has also represented Great Britain at two e-Sports World Championships, along with the inaugural UCI Gravel World Championship in October 2022. Hayley races on the road for AWOL-O'Shea Continental Team and represents Movistar Team Gravel Squad off-road. She has finished on the podium at two UCI Gravel World Series races and has qualified for the 2023 UCI Gravel World Championships. In 2017, Hayley achieved eight top 10s in UCI ranked events, including a win on Stage 3 of Lotto Thuringen Ladies Tour in Germany which ultimately resulted in a 3rd place in the GC. That year she also finished 9th overall in Emakumeen Bira in the Basque Country, having finished 6th on the queen stage which ended at the summit of a 13km climb. She considers herself a GC rider who specializes in time trials and long climbs. In October 2021 she was awarded the prize for Most Combative Rider at The Women’s Tour of Britain following a solo break on Stage 5 of the race.
Hayley has also appeared as co-commentator and studio pundit for several high-level cycling events, including World Championships, European Championships, Ride London, Commonwealth Games and La Course. She also regularly appears in UK cycling publications and is asked to contribute to fitness articles.
Outside of cycling she loves to cook and bake, is a big cat lover and mother to a black cat called Liquorice.
Hayley on Hear Her Sports, Episode 137
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Hayley is tweeting live for Tour de France Fem Avec Zwift 2023 on @letourdata. First stage is 7/23/23
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