The country’s champion in cyclo-cross and former GB squad rider, Nikki Harris looking to race the road at Rio 2016
![]() |
News – Nikki Harris with Rio Ambitions
In an interview with British Cycling, Nikki Harris, admits “The Olympics is a real objective, but there’s a lot of time to go before I’ll have a sense of how possible it is.”
Nikki Harris winning the British Cyclo-Cross title in 2016.
Nikki was the British under 23 road race champion in 2007, just ahead of a certain Lizzie Armitstead and before she became known as a ‘cross rider, Nikki was riding with the World’s best on the road, track and in mountain biking.
Now she says, a place in the GB team at the Olympics is an aim. It’s a worthy goal to go for because her ride in the cyclo-cross Worlds had all the hallmarks of a champion and whilst she did not win, she showed, as she has with wins and podiums in the World CX Cup, that she has the talent to race with the best, so why not the Olympics?
“Olympics or not, I want to use my ‘cross form and go into the early races on the road being able to contribute to the team. It gives myself and the team an idea of what type of rider I will be on the road and whether I’m capable of doing the job Lizzie would need me to do come the Olympics.â€
2007 – Nicole Cooke and Nikki Harris with their Gold medals.
Harris, who moved to Lizzie Armistead’s team, Boels–Dolmans for the 2016 season, will get plenty of opportunities to race with the rider she beat for that Under 23 title in 2007 and do what many of the country’s top women are looking to do and that is, ride the Rio Road Race and help GB win Gold yet again.
An omen or not, the ‘other’ champion in 2007 the day Nikki won the British Under 23 title was a certain Nicole Cooke, an Olympic champion on the road a year later.
Nikki goes on to say “After this weekend I still have around four or five cyclo-cross races to go. ‘Cross season for me will finish mid-February and my road season with the team will begin a week or two afterwards.â€
“I will race through till mid-April. At that point I will take some rest and then begin to build up again towards the Amgen Tour of California in the second half of May. What happens next really depends on how the start of my road season has gone.â€
2005
1st Straiton, Women’s National RR Series
2006
3rd points race, Sydney, UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
8th points race, Commonwealth Games
13th road race, Commonwealth Games
2007
1st British Road Race Championships (Under 23)
4th British National Circuit Race Championships
2010
2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships
2011
2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships
2012
1st United Kingdom British National Mountain Biking Championships
2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships
2007 and it’s Nikki (centre) who is the champion from Lizzie Armitstead (world champion 2015).
2013
1st British Cyclo-cross Championships
2014
3rd, Campbell Park, UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
2015
1st Cyclo-cross Namur
2nd British National Cyclo-cross Championships
3rd European Cyclo-cross Championships
4th UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
2016
1st British Cyclo-cross Championships
5th UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Send your results as well as club, team & event news here
Other Results on VeloUK (including reports containing results)
- Features, Reports, Results
- Result: King and Queen of the Bowl Crit Series #11
- Result: RL360 Isle of Man Youth League Rd 12
- GB Team for Track Euros
- Result: West Thames League Rnd 13
- Result: RCR Goodwood Series #8
- Result: Portsmouth Evening Circuits
- Result: Thank Crit it’s Friday 4
- Result: Swindon Summer Race Series 3
- Result: Full Gas Summer Circuit Series 14
- Result: National Circuit Series – Guildford
- TT Result: Westerley Cycling Club 25
- TT Result: Ross on Wye & Dist CC 25
- TT Result: Northampton & District CA 12.7m TT
- TT Result: Border City Whs CC 25
- TT Result: Ferryhill Whs 25
- RESULT: Salt Ayre Tuesday Series 13 (Lune RCC)
- Result: A Bridge Too Far Road Race
- Result: Lichfield No Frills #3
- Result: Chorley CC UCLAN Series Round 2
- Result: Seacroft Wheelers Summer Road Races
- Result: Junior Road Championships
- TT Result: Mid Devon Cycling Club 25
- TT Result: The Nifty Fifty
- TT Result: East Lancashire RC 10
- Result: King and Queen of the Bowl Crit Series 10
- TT Result: VC Norwich 10
- TT Result: Ross on Wye & Dist CC 10
- TT Result: City RC (Hull) 10
- TT Result: Dan Ward Memorial TT
- TT Result: Bristol South Cycling Club 50
- Result: Banbury Star Festival of Racing
- Result: Mid Shropshire Wheelers Severn Valley Youth Series
- Result: Fete du Velo (Redbourn)
- Result: Ilkley Town Centre Races
- HC Result: Winster Hill Climb
- Result: Mallory Park Youth Road Race League 4
- Result: RCR Goodwood Series #7
- Result: Schils Summer Circuit Races
- Result: Tameside Cycling Development League
- Result: West Thames League Circuit Race League 12
Other News on VeloUK
- GB Team for Track Euros
- Opening of Sir Mark Cavendish Raceway
- Bike News: Ribble Cycles Alloy Bikes
- This Weekend: Junior Road Championships
- Wednesday: Otley Cycle Races
- Mid Shropshire Wheelers celebrates 100 Years of Cycling
- Team Feature: Prologue Junior Racing Team Spring Review
- New: Ribble Cycles Ultra-Grit & Allgrit Ranges
- START LISTS FOR BRITISH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- STARTLIST: Two day Giant Tugby Ronde van Wymeswold
- NEWS: MAJOR JUNIOR TEAMS TO MERGE FOR 2026
- Entries Wanted: Ilkley Town Centre Races
- Report/Result: Women’s Tour of Britain Stage 2
- Report: Women’s Tour of Britain Stage 1
- STARTLIST: Owen Blower Memorial Road Races
- Events: Halesowen Academy Road Race
- News: May Pedal Club Lunch
- RIBBLE PARTNERS WITH THE BIKE FITTERS
- Monday: Witham Wheelers Road Races
- British Stars for Women’s Tour of Britain
- Women’s Tour of Britain Riders 2025
- BIKES: RIBBLE UNVEILS ULTRA-RACE
- Women’s Tour of Britain Routes
- STARTLISTS: 2025 Lincoln Grand Prix
- STARTLIST: The Witham Hall Grand Prix
- Startlist: Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix
- FEATURE: PEDAL CLUB LUNCH REPORT (APRIL)
- 2025 BRITISH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – ROUTES
- STARTLIST: Sloan Trophy (April 27)
- News: Teams Revealed for the Women’s Tour of Britain
- Startlist: CiCLE Classic International
- Sunday: CiCLE Classic UCI Road Race
- News: Women’s Tour of Britain Stage Hosts
- PERTH GRAND PRIX (SCOTLAND)
- April 19: PNE National B Road Race
- STARTLIST: East Cleveland Classic
- Startlists: Witham Hall Junior Two Day (Men & Women)
- Startlist: Totnes-Vire Two Day
- STARTLISTS: Cold Dark Capenwray Road Races
- News: CiCLE Classic – Volunteers Wanted