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British cyclist

Anna Shackley
Anna Shackley at the 2021 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full nameAnna Shackley
Born (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 23)
Milngavie, Scotland
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance (track), climber (road)
Amateur teams
2011–2017Glasgow Riderz
2018–2019Team 22
2020Team Breeze
Professional team
2021–2024SD Worx
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Under-23 road race
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Drenthe Under-23 road race

Anna Shackley (born 17 May 2001) is a retired road and track cyclist from Scotland, who rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. At the 2020 British National Track Championships, Shackley won the national titles in the points race and the team pursuit events.

Shackley was chosen to be part of the UK's cycling squad at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she would contest the time trial and the road race. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she finished 10th in the women's road time trial event and 21st in the women's road race.

In 2023 Shackley competed in the inaugural Tour de l'Avenir Femmes, where she placed 2nd in the overall General Classification.

Shackley announced her retirement in April 2024 because of her heart condition, cardiac arrhythmia.

Major results

2019
3rd Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge
2021
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Overall Rás na mBan
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
5th Road race, National Road Championships
2022
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta
10th Overall Tour de Romandie
2023
2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
4th Overall UAE Tour
5th Road race, National Road Championships

References

  1. "profile". World Cycling Stats.
  2. "track profile and results". British Cycling.
  3. "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. "Anna Shackley signs for SD Worx for 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Results" (PDF). British Cycling.
  6. "Olympic Games: Team GB name Laura Kenny and Jason Kenny in 26-strong cycling squad for Tokyo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. "Anna Shackley". Team Scotland. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  8. "Accueil". Tour de l'Avenir Femmes (in French). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. "Promising Scottish rider Anna Shackley forced to retire from cycling at 22". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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