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Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional
racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...
, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team
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Development Team. At the 2018 UEC European Junior Track Championships Gillespie won Gold in the Points race. At the 2019 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships, Gillespie won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit. She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the
2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany from 26 February to 1 March 2020. Schedule 20 events were held: ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table Men Women *Shaded events are no ...
in
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, Germany. In 2023, she won Gold medals for both the Points race and Omnium at the UEC European U23 Track Championships Gillespie is a multiple Irish National Champion on the Road, on the Track and for Cyclo Cross.


Major results


Cyclo-cross

;2018 : 1st National Championships : 2nd Belfast ;2019 : 1st National Championships


Road

;2018 : 1st Road race, National Junior Championships ;2019 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships ;2020 : 1st Road race,
National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
;2022 :
Rás na mBan Rás na mBan is an international stage cycle road race for women in Ireland. It was first run in 2006 and has run annually since. The event began as a two-day race based in Dublin and became a three-day event in 2008 when it moved to a new base ...
::1st Stages 1 & 4 ;2023 : 1st Road race,
National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
: 2nd : 2nd : 6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies ;2024 : 1st Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa ::1st Stages 2 & 3 : 1st
Antwerp Port Epic Antwerp Port Epic is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was created in 2018 and is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...
: 4th Cyclis Classic


Track

;2018 : UEC European Junior Championships ::1st Points race ::2nd Individual pursuit : National Junior Championships ::1st Time trial ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Scratch ::1st Sprint ;2019 : National Junior Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Scratch ::1st Sprint ::2nd Time trial : UEC European Junior Championships ::2nd Points race ::2nd Scratch ::2nd Individual pursuit : 3rd Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships ;2020 : National Championships ::1st Scratch ::2nd Individual pursuit ::3rd Sprint ;2022 : 1st Scratch, National Championships : Dublin International ::1st Scratch ::1st Omnium : Troféu Internacional de Pista ::1st Madison ::1st Omnium ;2023 : UEC European Under-23 Championships ::1st Points race ::1st Omnium : Dublin International ::1st Madison ::1st Omnium : GP Presov ::1st Madison ::1st Omnium ::1st Elimination


References


External links

* 2001 births Living people Irish female cyclists Orwell Wheelers cyclists Tennis players from Dublin (city) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-cycling-bio-stub