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Shara Gillow (born 23 December 1987) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2011 and 2020, for the , , and teams. She was selected to represent Australia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, where she finished 13th in the
time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
and 39th in the
road race.
Personal
Gillow was born on 23 December 1987 in
Nambour, Queensland
Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people.
Geography
Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...
.
Her father
David Gillow
David Gillow (born 16 April 1958) is a Zimbabwean former cyclist
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are ...
is an Olympic cyclist who represented Zimbabwe at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
.
She attended
Nambour Christian College then was home schooled and obtained a Bachelor of Language from
Western Sydney Institute.
, she lives in
Belli, Queensland.
Beyond cycling, Gillow is also a surfer.
Cycling
Gillow is a road cyclist.
Her events are the Road Race and Individual Time Trial.
She did not become a professional cyclist until she was twenty years old, taking inspiration from her father to get involved with the sport.
Gillow has been coached by
Martin Barras since 2010.
Her coach said "Gillow was one of the most physically gifted cyclists he had seen, but tended to be too conservative and protective when competing."
Her primary training base is in Italy, with a secondary training base in Australia.
She is a member of the Sunshine Coast Cycling Club.
She has cycling scholarships with the Queensland Academy of Sport and
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...
.
She was a member of the professional cycling team.
Gillow finished 4th at the 2011 Memorial Davide Fardelli in Rogno, Italy.
She finished 3rd at the
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
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Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
in Germany.
She finished 9th overall at the
2011 Giro d'Italia Femminile
The 2011 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 22nd running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile. It was held over ten stages from 1 to 10 July 2012, starting in Rome and finishing with an individual time trial in San Francesco al Campo near Tu ...
in Italy.
She finished 8th at the 2012 La visite chrono du Gatineau in Canada.
She finished 7th at the 2012 Prologue GP Elsy Jacobs in Luxembourg.
She finished 1st in the individual time trial and 2nd in the road event at the 2012 Oceania Road Championships in Queenstown, New Zealand.
She finished 2nd at the 2012
Women's Tour of New Zealand
The Women's Tour of New Zealand is a stage race for elite women road cyclists held in New Zealand at the end of February or the beginning of March. It is rated as 2.2 on the UCI classification scheme. It was not held in 2013 or 2014, but return ...
.
She finished 1st in the individual time trial event at the 2012 Australian Road Championships in Learmonth, Australia.
Gillow was selected to represent Australia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
road race and
individual time trial
An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also track-b ...
.
Prior to the Olympics, she raced with Australia's team in the
Giro Donne
The is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded from 2013-2020 as the Giro Rosa, having been branded the Giro Donne until 2012 and again in 2021. It has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's r ...
.
She finished 13th in the time trial and 39th in the road race.
In September 2016 it was announced that Gillow would join for the 2017 season. She spent the rest of her professional career with the team, announcing her retirement in September 2020.
Major results
Source:
Profile
at ''Cycling Quotient''
;2008
: 2nd Overall Tour of Bright
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;2009
: 2nd Overall Canberra Tour
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: 8th Overall Women's Tour of New Zealand
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: 9th Chrono Champenois
;2010
: 1st Stage 1 ( ITT) Mersey Valley Tour
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: 8th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
;2011
: Oceania Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
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Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
: 4th Overall Women's Tour of New Zealand
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: 4th Memorial Davide Fardelli
: 7th Chrono Champenois
: 9th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
The is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded from 2013-2020 as the Giro Rosa, having been branded the Giro Donne until 2012 and again in 2021. It has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's roa ...
::1st Stage 2
;2012
: Oceania Road Championships
::1st
Time trial
::2nd
Road race
: National Road Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::7th Road race
: 1st Stage 3 Bay Classic Series
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: UCI Road World Championships
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Events
...
::2nd
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
::10th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 2nd Overall Women's Tour of New Zealand
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: 2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
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: 8th Chrono Gatineau
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Grand Prix cycliste de Gat ...
;2013
: National Road Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::6th Road race
: 2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
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Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
::1st Stage 4 ( ITT)
: 3rd
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
, UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
Open or OPEN may refer to:
Music
* Open (band), Australian pop/rock band
* The Open (band), English indie rock band
* ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969
* ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999
* ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001
* ''Open'' (Y ...
: 3rd Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
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: 4th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
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: 7th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
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::1st Stage 2
: 10th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country, Spain. It was held annually from 1988 to 2019, starting out as a two-stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stages was always a double stag ...
;2014
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: Oceania Road Championships
::1st
Time trial
::3rd
Road race
: National Road Championships
::2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::9th Road race
: 3rd Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
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: 4th Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
Open or OPEN may refer to:
Music
* Open (band), Australian pop/rock band
* The Open (band), English indie rock band
* ''Open'' (Blues Image album), 1969
* ''Open'' (Gotthard album), 1999
* ''Open'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2001
* ''Open'' (Y ...
: 6th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, Commonwealth Games
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: 10th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
The Emakumeen Euskal Bira was a women's cycling race held in the Basque Country, Spain. It was held annually from 1988 to 2019, starting out as a two-stage race and building up to five stages in 2007. One of these stages was always a double stag ...
;2015
: National Road Championships
::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::3rd Road race
: 1st Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT
: 3rd
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
, UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 10th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
The is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded from 2013-2020 as the Giro Rosa, having been branded the Giro Donne until 2012 and again in 2021. It has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's roa ...
;2016
: 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
: 2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová
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Since 2004, it starts in Dětmarovice. A mountain stag ...
: Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
::3rd Team time trial
::9th Road race
: 7th Draai van de Kaai
: 8th 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
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: 8th Ridderronde Maastricht
Ridderronde Maastricht is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Maastricht
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: 10th Chrono Champenois
;2017
: 1st Overall Tour de Charente-Maritime
::1st Stages 1 & 2 ( ITT)
: National Road Championships
::2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::5th Road race
: 2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
: 3rd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
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The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...
: 5th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
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: 5th La Course by Le Tour de France
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: 6th Strade Bianche
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: 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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: 8th Women's Tour de Yorkshire
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;2018
: National Road Championships
::3rd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::7th Road race
: 6th La Flèche Wallonne
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The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week betw ...
: 7th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
: 7th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...
: 8th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
The Setmana Ciclista Valenciana is an annual professional road bicycle race
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: 8th Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire
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: 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cycling race in Belgium.Cycling Weekly, UK, 13 March 1993 First run in 1892, it is the oldest of the five ''Monuments'' of the European professional r ...
;2019
: National Road Championships
::4th Road race
::5th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 4th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
: 9th Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin
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: 9th Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
Grand Prix du Morbihan is a single-day men's road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2020, the race is organised as a 1.Pro event on the UCI ProSeries
The UCI ProSeries is the second tie ...
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Living people
1987 births
Australian female cyclists
Olympic cyclists of Australia
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Australian people of Zimbabwean descent
People from Nambour, Queensland