Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional
racing cyclist
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, who currently rides for
UCI Women's Continental Team UAE Team ADQ
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Team ...
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
Berlin
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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
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;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
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: 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
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2001 births
Living people
Irish female cyclists
Orwell Wheelers cyclists
Tennis players from Dublin (city)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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