Laura Van Gilder (born December 11, 1964) is an American

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

from

Cresco, Pennsylvania Cresco is a village in Barrett Township, Monroe County in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Cresco is located in the Pocono Mountains. The ZIP Code is 18326. Area Code 570, Exchange: 595. Other nearby villages include Buck Hill Falls, Canadensis, ...

, who currently rides for American amateur team Mellow Mushroom Racing. Van Gilder turned professional in 1992, and represented her nation at the

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

and

2005 UCI Road World Championships The 2005 UCI Road World Championships took place in Madrid, Spain, between September 19 and September 25, 2005. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. The Men's road race saw Belgian cyclist Tom Boone ...

Personal life

Van Gilder was born in

Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania Pocono Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population in the 2020 United States Census was 2,007, an increase over the 1,409 population at the 2010 census. Geography Pocono Pines is located a ...

and attended

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) is a public university in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of ten state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). History What today is East ...

, earning two degrees in hospitality and hotel management.

Major results

Source:

Road

;1998
Navigators Pro Cycling Team: 1998 results : 1st 89er Criterium : 1st Street Sprints & Brick Criterium, A to Z Classic : 1st Koed Calendars Criterium : 1st Skyscraper Classic : 1st Tour of Mt. Nebo : Bermuda GP ::1st Criterium ::1st Circuit race : 1st Sprints classification

Fitchburg Longsjo Classic Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, also known as the Longsjo Classic, was an annual bicycle race held in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. The race began in 1960 as the Arthur M. Longsjo Jr Memorial Race, in honor of Art Longsjo. History Th ...

;1999 : 1st

Tour of Somerville The Tour of Somerville is an annual, three-day series of bicycle races held in and around Somerville, New Jersey during Memorial Day weekend. The featured Memorial Day event, the Kugler-Anderson 50-mile race for professional and elite cyclists is t ...

: 1st Stage 2 Superweek International Cycling : 2nd BMC Tour of Houston : 2nd Clarendon Cup : 8th

Liberty Classic The Liberty Classic was an annual women's bicycle race held from 1994 to 2012, simultaneously with the Philadelphia International Championship. The 57.6 mile race consisted of four laps of a 14.4 mile circuit through Philadelphia with 5 climbs up t ...

;2000 : 1st MaillotUSA

Criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race consisting of several laps around a closed circuit, the length of each lap or circuit ranging from about 400 m to 10,000 m. Overview Race length can be determined by a number of laps or total time ...

, National Road Championships : 2nd La Paz County Park Criterium : 2nd McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic : 2nd NYC Women's Challenge : 3rd Overall USPROTOUR ;2001 : 1st Overall Wendy's International Cycling Classic : 2nd

, National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st Overall

USA Cycling National Racing Calendar The USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC) is an annual competition of road bicycle racing events held in the United States and sponsored by USA Cycling. The NRC includes a men's and women's individual and team rankings based on points awa ...

: 1st Overall Pro Cycling Tour : 1st Overall

Nature Valley Grand Prix The North Star Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the North Star Bicycle Festival. An event was added in North Mankato in 2016. The North Star Grand Prix is on ...

::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Overall Tour du Grand Montréal ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium : 1st San Rafael Criterium : 1st

International Tour de Toona The International Tour de Toona was a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania in July from 1987 until 2011. The event became the largest pro-am cycling event in North America and had stages spanning Blair, Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset ...

::1st Sprints classification ::1st Stages 4 & 5 : 2nd

;2003 : 1st CSC Invitational : 1st Mengoni Grand Prix : 1st Stage 3 Solano Bicycle Classic : 1st Stage 5

;2004 : 1st Captech Classic Richmond : 1st Stage 3 Valley of the Sun Stage Race : 1st Stage 1 Pomona Valley Stage Race : 1st Stage 4

Joe Martin Stage Race Joe Martin Stage Race is a road cycling stage race held annually in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is part of the UCI America Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the ...

: 1st Sprints classification

Redlands Bicycle Classic The Redlands Bicycle Classic is a cycling stage race located in Redlands, California, United States that has been held since 1985. It consists of three road races, an individual time trial and a criterium A criterium, or crit, is a bike race ...

: 3rd

;2005 : 1st Garrett Lemire Memorial GP : 1st Kelly Cup : 1st CSC Invitational : 1st

: 1st Stage 2 Central Valley Classic : 3rd

;2006 : 1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium : 1st Stage 3

: 1st Stage 6

;2007 : 1st Indio Grand Prix : 1st CSC Invitational : 1st Crystal Cup : 1st

Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix Garrett may refer to: Places ;United States * Garrett, Illinois * Garrett, Indiana * Garrett, Kentucky (disambiguation), Garrett, Kentucky (multiple places) ** Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community ** Garrett, Meade County, ...

: 1st Spartanburg Criterium : 1st

Sunny King Criterium The Sunny King Criterium is a criterium cycling race held annually in Anniston, Alabama since 2003. Winners Men Women References External links

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: 1st Raleigh Criterium : 1st BikeJam / Kelly Cup : 1st Jacksonville Road Race : 1st Manhattan Beach Grand Prix : 1st Westchester Criterium : 1st USA Crits Finals : 1st Stage 2

: 1st Stage 4

::1st Stages 4 & 7 : 3rd

Reading Classic The Reading Classic was an annual bicycle road racing event held in Reading, Pennsylvania from 2006 to 2008. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling on the United States' Pro Cycling T ...

: 6th

;2008 : 1st

: 1st Stage 1

;2009 : 1st San Jose Cycling Classic : 1st Bank of America Wilmington GP : 1st Stage 3

: 1st Stage 1

Tulsa Tough Saint Francis Tulsa Tough Ride and Race is a three-day cycling festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It features non-competitive riding through scenic areas around the Tulsa Metropolitan Area and professional level races. It is held each year on Friday, ...

: 1st Stage 1

Tour of Elk Grove The Tour of Elk Grove was an annual bicycle race held in Elk Grove Village, IL in the United States. First staged in 2006, the race covered more than 277 kilometers (172 Miles) and took place over three days. The event featured 16 professional a ...

;2010 : 1st BikeJam / Kelly Cup : 1st Wilmington Grand Prix : 1st Tour de Grove : 2nd Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup ;2011 : 1st Stage 4

: 8th

;2012 : 1st Overall

Tour of America's Dairyland The Tour of America's Dairyland is a multi-day cycling race held annually in Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is b ...

::1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 : 1st Historic Roswell Criterium : 1st Glencoe Grand Prix : 1st Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic : 1st East Troy Cycling Classic : 1st Giro d'Grafton : 1st Waukesha Carl Zach Cycling Classic : 1st Greenbush Road Race : 1st Chris Thater Memorial : 8th

;2013 : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 3 : 1st Belmont Criterium : 1st East Tosa Gran Prix : 1st Stage 2 Intelligentsia Cup Prairie State Cycling Series ;2015 : 2nd Mildred Kugler Women's Open : 4th Overall

: 8th Overall

Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic The Armed Forces Cycling Classic (formerly known as the Air Force Association Cycling Classic) refers to a weekend of road bicycle racing events held annually in June in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The weekend consists of several amateur e ...

Cyclo-cross

;2008 : 1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross : 1st Springfield Township Michigan cyclo-cross : 1st Philadelphia cyclo-cross : 1st Northampton cyclo-cross : 1st Bridgeton City Park cyclo-cross : 1st Highland Park cyclo-cross : 1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross : 1st Warwick cyclo-cross ;2009 : 1st Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 – MAC SERIES Race #1 : 1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross : 1st Baltimore cyclo-cross ;2010 : 1st Breinigsville cyclo-cross : 1st Baltimore cyclo-cross : 1st Lincoln cyclo-cross : 1st Gloucester cyclo-cross : 1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross : 1st Northampton cyclo-cross : 1st Warwick cyclo-cross ;2011 : 1st Providence cyclo-cross : 1st Wilmington cyclo-cross : 1st Sterling cyclo-cross ;2012 : 1st Warwick cyclo-cross : 1st East Meadows cyclo-cross

References

External links

Cheerwine Cycling: Biography
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Gilder, Laura American female cyclists East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania alumni 1964 births Living people 21st-century American women