Amy has road racing in her blood, at just 27 years old she is probably one of the most experienced riders on the domestic scene, after Jo, and her skill, experience and tactical awareness make her the ideal Road Captain for the team.

Amy was put on a bike before she could pedal, from trailer bike to three hour tandem cafe rides with her mum, before stubbornly insisting on her own bike so she could be in control.

That determination on the bike is perhaps natural, given her mum rode the Tour de France four times, her dad won a Commonwealth Games gold medal and both her aunt and uncle rode at Olympic Games.
Given the family history though, Amy retains a realistic view of not only her own cycling aspirations but those of the sport in general. She loves to race and has worked very hard to develop her leadership, communication and people management skills, balancing the need to be present at the sharp end of races with the need to manage the relationships within the team and, sometimes, deal with the more challenging side of leading a successful team.

Amy began to take her riding seriously when she joined her local club, Cycle Sport Pendle, at the age of 13, and credits the riding the club did around car parks on Saturday mornings and impromptu circuit races in developing her bike handling skills.
She joined her first team at the age of 16 but an injury and long recovery period resulted in reduced racing.

Winning the Tour Series twice as a team, coming second at the Sheffield GP and 2nd in the National Crit series, all with FinishlineRT, are Amy’s stand out achievements to date, although she maintains high expectations of herself and aspires to victory and a step up to the World Tour.

Away from the bike, Amy manages a career as a massage therapist, running an AirBnB at home in Scotland and managing the family business. The time and financial constraints of fitting in racing, training and a busy career are a huge challenge and Amy feels this, along with a lack of a realistic pathway for young riders, still hinders the development of the women’s sport.

When time allows, Amy loves nothing more than walking her dog in the Scottish countryside to unwind and to remind herself there’s so much more to life than just riding a bike.