Alison Jackson (cyclist)
![]() Jackson at the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Alison Jackson |
Born | Alison Farkash 14 December 1988 Vermilion, Alberta, Canada |
Team information | |
Current team | Liv Racing–Xstra |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Professional teams | |
2015–2016 | Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air |
2017 | Bepink–Cogeas |
2018–2019 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank[1] |
2020 | Team Sunweb[2] |
2021– | Liv Racing |
Alison Jackson (née Farkash; born 14 December 1988) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv Racing–Xstra.[3][4] She rode in the women's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.[5] In July 2021, Jackson received a last minute quota spot to enter the road race competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7]
Early life[]
Jackson was born and raised on a bison farm in rural Alberta, the second of three children. As a young adult, she competed in triathlon,[8] subsequently being offered a running scholarship at Trinity Western University. After graduating, Jackson made the decision to focus on cycling.[9]
Career[]
Jackson signed her first professional contract in 2015 for Twenty16 p/b Sho-Air. During her time at the team, she won stages at the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche and the Trophée d'Or Féminin.[10][11] She moved to Bepink–Cogeas for the 2017 season, before moving again to Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank in 2018.[1] During her time at Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank, Jackson won the second stage of the 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland,[12] finishing second to Leah Thomas in the overall general classification.[13] Jackson moved to Team Sunweb for the 2020 season,[2] then to Liv Racing for the 2021 season.[4] Following her wins in both the Canadian National Road Race Championships and the Canadian National Time Trial Championships, Jackson signed a contract extension with Liv Racing.[14]
Major results[]
- 2014
- 1st Overall Tour de White Rock
- 1st Stage 1
- Tour de Delta
- 2nd MK Delta Criterium
- 6th Brenco Criterium
- 9th White Spot / Delta Road Race
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Criterium
- 4th Road race
- 7th Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Heusden
- 1st Points classification Tour of the Gila
- 2nd Massemen
- 2nd Haasdonk
- 3rd Overall Tour de White Rock
- 3rd Profronde van Oostvoorne
- 4th Ridderronde Maastricht
- 5th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th De Klinge
- 6th Overall Chico Stage Race
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 6th Draai van de Kaai
- 6th Maria-Ter-Heide
- 7th Overall Tour of California
- 7th Gastown Grand Prix
- 8th Overall Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st Stage 1
- 8th Cityronde van Tiel
- 10th Grand Prix cycliste de Gatineau
- 2016
- 1st Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
- 1st Stage 1 Chico Stage Race
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour of California
- 2nd Overall Tour de Murrieta
- 2nd Overall Tour de White Rock
- 3rd White Spot / Delta Road Race
- 3rd Giro di Burnaby
- 3rd PoCo Grand Prix
- 4th Overall Valley of the Sun
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 5th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Gastown Grand Prix
- 6th Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
- Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
- 6th Road race
- 6th Criterium
- Tour de Delta
- 6th Brenco Criterium
- 6th MK Delta Criterium
- 8th Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
- 8th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stage 3
- 9th Chrono Gatineau
- 10th Philadelphia Cycling Classic
- 2017
- 1st Romanengo ITT
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 7th Time trial
- 8th Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2018
- 1st Oudenaarde–GP de President
- 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau
- 5th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
- 6th Overall Belgium Tour
- 6th Erondegemse Pijl
- 6th GP de Plouay – Bretagne
- 8th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
- 9th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
- 10th White Spot / Delta Road Race
- 10th Tour of Guangxi
- 2019
- 1st White Spot / Delta Road Race
- 2nd Overall Women's Tour of Scotland
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Tour of Guangxi
- 5th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
- 9th Overall Women's Herald Sun Tour
- 9th Amstel Gold Race
- 2020
- 9th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Points classification Ladies Tour of Norway
- 5th Dwars door Vlaanderen
- 5th Drentse Acht van Westerveld
- 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 8th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 1st Stage 1
References[]
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (27 February 2019). "Tibco-SVB unite in California for pre-season training camp - Gallery". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Liv Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Alison Jackson completes 2021 Liv Racing roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "UCI Road World Championships". UCI. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Cycling Canada [@CyclingCanada] (13 July 2021). "We have an exciting last minute addition to our #TeamCanada road team! @aliACTIONjackso has officially punched her