The 30-year-old successfully defended her individual pursuit world title in Chile last month, having broken the world record in the event twice at the European Championships and once at the National Championships this year.
And while the women’s individual pursuit saw a significant change this season, jumping from a three-kilometre distance race to four, to match the men’s distance, Morris has overcome the changes and continued to soar.
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“There was a lot of unknown as to where the standard was at on the world level, and so being able to build as we learnt more about the distance was really enjoyable,” she said.
“I really enjoyed doing the National Championships in Manchester this year, it was a particular highlight for me.
“I had never won the national individual pursuit title, my first title in it was worlds last year.
“So, to be able to ride in the stripes in front of a home crowd and share it with everyone that has been part of the journey is something that will stay with me for a long time.
“It’s nice to see the distances starting to match with the men’s races, as the women’s field and our depth and strength just keeps growing.”
Morris set a new 4km TT world record of 4:24.0604 at the 2025 National Track Cycling Championships this year.
Therefore, going into Santiago 2025 as defending champion, in an event that has since added a whole kilometre to it, did not worry Morris.
And after sharing the podium with silver medallist and fellow Briton Josie Knight, Morris was thrilled she could take the title once more amongst a world class field.
“I didn’t do a lot of specific work thinking about defending the title and going into it, I didn’t know if that was something I should have paid more attention to or not,” she said.
“I just tried to take it as every other race. I knew I was on fairly good form and just left it all on the track in the final.
“Having had the races go really well early on in the year gave me the confidence, but “I also knew that there were some athletes that had not yet raced the distance, like Josie Knight and Chloé Dygert.
“I knew they could lay down some really good times, but it was really nice having Josie on the podium with me.”
Alongside her talents on the track, Morris has also expanded her horizons this season by taking to the road.
The cyclist was a key part of this season’s National Circuit Series, taking four titles in her first year of crit riding, which only added further fuel to her ambitions.
“I was really focussed on the team pursuit last year with the Olympics and I always knew in the back of my head that I really wanted to explore the road side of things,” she said.
“Having the opportunity to do that this year was really cool. I wasn’t really sure what to expect from it and I wasn’t expecting to do so well.”
Following her recent success, Morris has been crowned Olympic Champion of the Year, at the 2025 British Cycling Awards.Â
The award aims to recognise and celebrate achievements across the global competition season, and with the level of success that Morris has claimed this year, it is one she undoubtedly deserved.
Morris will now look ahead to the upcoming season which promises further triumphs on the cards at the Commonwealth Games and a possibility of taking home an individual pursuit hat-trick.
“It’s amazing really,” she said. “It’s really nice to have the recognition of all the hard work that goes in behind my success.
“There’s a big support team behind me and it’s as much there’s as it is mine.
“I feel really lucky with the consistency that I’ve been able to get this year. “Sometimes that is one of the hardest things to get in sport, but I’ve had quite a smooth-running year and been able to capitalise on it.
“The Commonwealth Games will be huge next year, I’m excited to pull on the Welsh jersey. My main goals in elite sport started at Birmingham 2022 so I’m excited to build on those goals.”
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