Sophie Wright (cyclist)

Sophie Kate Wright (born 15 March 1999) is an English racing cyclist, who rides for British amateur team Ribble Outliers. Wright is a former junior national mountain biking champion and has represented Great Britain in the UCI Road World Championships.

Sophie Wright

Wright at the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland
Personal information
Full name	Sophie Kate Wright
Born	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 26) Norwich, England
Team information
Current team	Ribble Outliers
Disciplines	Road Gravel Mountain biking
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2017	Renvale Racing Team
2018	Torelli–Beastwear–Brother
2025–	Ribble Outliers
Professional teams
2018–2020	Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling[1][2]
2021–2022	Alé BTC Ljubljana[3]
2023–2024	Fenix–Deceuninck

Early life

Wright grew up in Horsford in Norfolk. She attended Hellesdon High School.^[4]

Career

In 2016 Wright won the junior women's cross-country mountain biking championship which was held in Sweden.^[5] Also in 2016, Wright finished in third place in the junior women's road race at the European Road Championships, finishing behind Liane Lippert and Elisa Balsamo.^[6]

In 2017 Wright underwent two heart surgeries to cure a condition that threatened to derail her career.^[7]

In 2018 Wright decided to concentrate on road cycling. She joined professional WorldTour team Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling and won the Tour of the Reservoir.^[8] She also rode in the women's road race event at the UCI Road World Championships held in Innsbruck, Austria.^[9]

For the 2021 season, Wright joined the Alé BTC Ljubljana team, following the disbandment of Équipe Paule Ka.^[10]

In 2024, Wright took part in the British National Road Race Championships. She attacked from the leading group with 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to go, however suffered a puncture whilst in the lead and was unable to finish on the podium.^[11]

For the 2025 season, Wright joined Ribble Outliers, primarily competing in gravel cycling.^[12]