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Born | 21 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UAE Team ADQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | Cannibal Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Orwell Wheelers CC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Illi-Bikes Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021 | Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | UAE Development Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | UAE Team ADQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ.
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. [1] [2] She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany. [3]
In 2023, she won Gold medals for both the Points race and Omnium at the UEC European U23 Track Championships [4]
Gillespie is a multiple Irish National Champion on the Road, on the Track and for Cyclo Cross.
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