Evie Richards

Evie Richards (born 11 March 1997)is a British cyclist from Malvern, Worcestershire, England who specialises in mountain bike and cyclo-cross racing. who became the women's cross-country world champion at the 2021 Mountain Bike World Championships. Previously, Richards had been under-23 cyclo-cross world champion at the 2016 and 2018 World Championships.[1]

Evie Richards
Richards during the UCI CX World Cup in Iowa
Personal information
Full nameEvie Richards
Born (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997
Malvern, Worcestershire
Team information
Current teamTrek Factory Racing
Discipline
RoleRider
Major wins
Mountain Bike
World XC Championships (2021)
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2021 Val di SoleCross-country
2015 VallnordJunior Cross-country
2021 Val di SoleShort track
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastCross-country
Women's Cyclo-cross
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2016 ZolderUnder-23
2018 ValkenburgUnder-23
2017 BielesUnder-23

Life

Richards comes from Malvern, and first rode for T-Mo Racing.[2] She is a member of the British Cycling Olympic Senior Academy.

She took the silver medal position in the junior cross-country race at the 2015 mountain bike World Championships, held in Vallnoord, Andorra in September 2015.[3][4]

Prior to 2016 under-23 cyclo-cross events were only held for male competitors, Richards therefore raced in the elite category. After the introduction of under-23 events, Richards won the first three editions (2016, 2017, 2018) of the British National Cyclo-cross Championships.[2] In addition, she was 7th in the women's elite category and 2nd in the junior category in the British national cyclo-cross championships in 2015.[5]

On 30 January 2016, Richards won the first ever women's U23 competition at the cyclo-cross world championships in Zolder, Belgium. She broke away in the first lap and finished the race 35 seconds ahead of the second-placed rider, Nikola Noskova.[6] It was the first cyclo-cross race Richards had taken part in outside the UK.[7]

Richards was chosen to be part of the UK's cycling squad at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she achieved a 7th place finish. [8]

Major results

Cyclo-cross
2nd National Junior Championships
2015–2016
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st National Under-23 Championships
National Trophy Series
1st Bradford
2016–2017
1st National Under-23 Championships
National Trophy Series
1st Abergavenny
3rd UCI World Under-23 Championships
2017–2018
1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st National Under-23 Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Citadelcross
3rd Grand Prix Adri van der Poel
2018–2019
1st Trek Cup
UCI World Cup
2nd Jingle Cross
2019–2020
UCI World Cup
3rd Waterloo
3rd Jingle Cross

Mountain Bike
2014
2nd National Junior XCO Championships
2015
2nd UCI World Junior XCO Championships
2016
1st National Under-23 XCO Championships
National XCO Series
1st Builth Wells
1st Dalby Forest
1st Plymouth
1st Int. KitzAlpBike-Festival
UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
2nd Albstadt
2nd La Bresse
Internazionali d'Italia Series
2nd Milan
3rd UEC European Under-23 XCO Championships
2017
1st National Under-23 XCO Championships
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Albstadt
2nd Nové Město
3rd Vallnord
3rd Lenzerheide
3rd Val di Sole
Copa Catalana Internacional
1st Vall de Boi
National XCO Series
1st Llanelli
1st Richmond
2018
1st National Under-23 XCO Championships
National XCO Series
1st Builth Wells
2nd Cross–country, Commonwealth Games
Internazionali d’Italia Series
2nd Chies d'Alpago
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
2nd Albstadt
2nd Val di Sole
2nd Vallnord
2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
2nd La Bresse
3rd Stellenbosch
2019
1st National Under-23 XCO Championships
3rd Overall UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
1st Snowshoe
2nd Vallnord
2nd Les Gets
2nd Val di Sole
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st La Thuile
Swiss Bike Cup
2nd Andermatt
National XCO Series
2nd Cannock Chase
2020
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Nové Město #1
1st Nové Město #2
Copa Catalana Internacional
1st Banyoles
3rd Overall Cyprus Sunshine Epic
2021
1st UCI World XCO Championships
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Lenzerheide
1st Snowshoe
3rd Les Gets
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Snowshoe
2nd Lenzerheide
Swiss Bike Cup
1st Gränichen
Internazionali d’Italia Series
1st La Thuile
Copa Catalana Internacional
1st Banyoles
2nd UCI World XCC Championships
2022
Copa Catalana Internacional
1st Banyoles
2nd Overall Mediterranean Epic
UCI XCC World Cup
3rd Petropolis
3rd CIMTB Michelin

References
  1. "Mountain Bike - Evie RICHARDS".
  2. "British titles for Malvern cyclists Liam Killeen and Evie Richards". Malvern Gazette. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. "XCO > Women Juniors > Results". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. "Great Britain Cycling Team's Evie Richards won silver with a gutsy and gifted ride in the junior women's cross-country race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Vallnord". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. "Wyman wins her ninth national cyclo-cross title". 13 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. "Richards wins inaugural U23 women's cyclo-cross Worlds". Cycling News. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  7. Michelle Arthurs-Brennan (30 January 2016). "Evie Richards Wins First Under 23 Women's Cyclocross World Champs". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  8. "Olympic Games: Team GB name Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny in 26-strong cycling squad for Tokyo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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