Anna Shackley

Anna Shackley (born 17 May 2001) is a British former road and track cyclist from Scotland,^[2] who competed professionally between 2021 and 2024 for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. She won medals at the under-23 road race of both the European Championships and the World Championships in 2023, before she was forced to retire due to cardiac arrhythmia.

Anna Shackley

Shackley at the 2021 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full name	Anna Shackley
Born	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 24)[1] Milngavie, Scotland
Team information
Current team	Cynisca Cycling
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider (retired) Directeur sportif
Rider type	Endurance (track) Climber (road)
Amateur teams
2011–2017	Glasgow Riderz
2018–2019	Team 22
2020	Team Breeze
Professional team
2021–2024	SD Worx
Managerial teams
2024	Alba Development Road Team
2025–	Cynisca Cycling
Medal record Women's road bicycle racing Representing  Great Britain World Championships 2023 Glasgow Under-23 road race European Championships 2023 Drenthe Under-23 road race

Since her retirement, Shackley has worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Teams Alba Development Road Team and Cynisca Cycling.

Career

At the 2020 British National Track Championships, Shackley won the national titles in the points race and the team pursuit events.^[3] She was signed by UCI Women's WorldTeam SD Worx for the 2021 season.^[4][5]

Shackley was chosen to be part of Great Britain's cycling squad at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she would contest the time trial and the road race.^[6] 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.^[7]

In 2023 Shackley competed in the inaugural Tour de l'Avenir Femmes, where she placed 2nd in the final general classification.^[8] She also won medals at the under-23 road race of both the European Championships (silver) and the World Championships (bronze) during the season.

Shackley announced her retirement in April 2024 because of her heart condition, cardiac arrhythmia.^[9]

Major results

Source: ^[10]

2019

3rd Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge

2020

British National Track Championships

1st Team pursuit

1st Points race

2021

National Road Championships

1st Under-23 time trial

5th Road race

1st Overall Rás na mBan

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 4

2022

5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

5th Time trial, National Road Championships

7th Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta

10th Time trial, Commonwealth Games

10th Overall Tour de Romandie

2023

2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships

2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir

3rd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships

4th Overall UAE Tour

5th Road race, National Road Championships

7th Overall Tour de Romandie