Gillian Ellsay

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Gillian Ellsay
Gillian Ellsay - 2019 Women's Tour of Scotland (stage 3).jpg
Personal information
Full nameGillian Ellsay
Born (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 (age 28)
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Team information
Current team Cynisca Cycling
DisciplineRoad
Role
Professional teams
2017 Colavita/Bianchi
2018–2019 Rally Cycling [1]
2020–2021 InstaFund La Prima [2] [3]
Managerial teams
2022–2023TaG Cycling Race Team
2023– Cynisca Cycling

Gillian Ellsay (born 26 March 1997) is a Canadian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2017 and 2021 for UCI Women's Teams Colavita/Bianchi, Rally UHC Cycling and InstaFund Racing. In 2021, Ellsay finished third in the Canadian National Time Trial Championships. [4]

Contents

Since 2023, Ellsay has worked as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team Cynisca Cycling. [5]

Personal life

Her older brother Nigel Ellsay also competed professionally in cycling, [6] between 2015 and 2020.

References

  1. Soladay, Tom. "2019 men's and women's rosters". Rally UHC Cycling . Circuit Sport. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. "InstaFund La Prima". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  3. "InstaFund Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Alison Jackson wins women's Canadian time trial title". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. Moultrie, James (1 March 2024). "Cynisca Cycling cut ties with 'rogue director' who instructed mechanic to dress as rider". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. Tremblay, Philippe (17 October 2017). "Siblings Gillian and Nigel Ellsay join Rally Cycling for 2018". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2025.