Anna Shackley (born 17 May 2001) is a British former road and track cyclist from Scotland, who competed professionally between 2021 and 2024 for UCI Women's WorldTeam . 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.
Since her retirement, Shackley has worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Teams 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. She was signed by UCI Women's WorldTeam for the 2021 season.
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. 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 final general classification. 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.
Major results Source: Road
2019 3rd Overall Watersley Ladies Challenge 2021 National 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 World Under-23 Championships 5th Time trial, National 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 Championships 2nd Overall Tour de l'Avenir 3rd Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships 4th Overall UAE Tour 5th Road race, National Championships 7th Overall Tour de Romandie
Track
2020 National Championships 1st Team pursuit 1st Points race
References
External links Anna Shackley at British Cycling