Lara Gillespie

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Lara Gillespie
2025 UEC Track Elite European Championships 002.jpg
Gillespie in 2025
Personal information
Born (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23)
Carlow, Ireland [1]
Team information
Current team UAE Team ADQ
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018Cannibal Team
2019Orwell Wheelers CC
2020 Illi-Bikes Cycling Team
Professional teams
2021 Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants
2023–2024UAE Development Team
2024– UAE Team ADQ
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2020, 2023)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Ballerup Points race
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Heusden-Zolder Elimination Race
U23 European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Points race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Omnium
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Apeldroon Individual Pursiut
Junior European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Agile Points Race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Agile Individual Pursiut
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ghent Individual Pursiut
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ghent Scratch
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Ghent Points Race
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Frankfurt Individual Pursiut

Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ. She won the gold medal in the elimination race, or 'devil', at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships.

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Career

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. [2] [3] She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany. [4]

In 2023, she won Gold medals for both the Points race and Omnium at the UEC European U23 Track Championships [5]

Gillespie won her first senior medal after winning a Bronze medal for Ireland at the 2024 World Track Championships in the Points Race

Lara Gillespie won the Elimination Race in round 4 of the 2024 UCI Track Champions League in London.

Gillespie is a multiple Irish National Champion on the Road, on the Track and for Cyclo Cross.

Track Major Results

Olympic Results
YearOmniumTeam

Pursuit

Madison
2024 10th9th11th
World Championship Results
YearPoints

Race

Elimination

Race

OmniumTeam

Pursuit

MadisonScratch
2020 8th
2022 9th17th
2023 9th9th12th
2024 Bronze medal icon.svg5th8th7th
European Championship Results
YearMadisonTeam

Pursuit

OmniumPoints

Race

Elimination

Race

2022 9th
2023 12th5th13th
2024 6th4th4th4th
2025 5th5th4thGold medal icon.svg
UCI Track Champions League Results
SeasonPlacePoints
2023 4123
2024 3112

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2018
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG National Championships
2nd Belfast
2019
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG National Championships

Road

2018
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road race, National Junior Championships
2019
2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
2020
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road race, National Championships [6]
2022
Rás na mBan
1st Stages 1 & 4 [7] [8]
2023
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road race, National Championships [9]
2nd Poreč Trophy Ladies  [ it ] [10]
2nd Grand Prix Eco-Struct  [ be ] [11]
6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies
2024
1st Jersey violet.svg Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Antwerp Port Epic
4th Cyclis Classic
2025
1st Jersey black.svg Sprints classification UAE Tour Women
2nd Omloop van het Hageland

Track

2018
UEC European Junior Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Points race
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Individual pursuit
National Junior Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Time trial
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Sprint
2019
National Junior Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Sprint
2nd Time trial
UEC European Junior Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Points race
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Scratch
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
2020
National Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch
2nd Individual pursuit
3rd Sprint
2022
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch, National Championships
Dublin International [12]
1st Scratch
1st Omnium
Troféu Internacional de Pista [13]
1st Madison
1st Omnium
2023
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Points race
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Omnium
Dublin International
1st Madison
1st Omnium
GP Presov [14]
1st Madison
1st Omnium
1st Elimination

References

  1. Gillespie, Lara. "Lara Gillespie - Paris 2024 Olympics". Paris 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. "Lara Gillespie powers to historic World Champs medal for Ireland". Sticky Bottle. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. "Lara Gillespie claims Ireland's first medal at junior track world championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Women's Team Pursuit: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. "Lara Gillespie powers to another Gold at European Champs". Sticky Bottle. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. "Lara Gillespie (19) comes of age to take Irish elite road race crown Video". Sticky Bottle. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  7. "Gillespie takes opening stage in Callan". Rás na mBan. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. "Gillespie doubles up in Piltown". Rás na mBan. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. "Lara Gillespie crowned queen at national champs after epic battle video". Sticky Bottle. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  10. "Lara Gillespie takes first big result in pro road race in Europe video". Sticky Bottle. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. "Lara Gillespie just beaten by former world champ for first pro win video". Sticky Bottle. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. "Dublin Track International". UCI. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  13. "Troféu Internacional de Pista - Alves Barbosa". UCI. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  14. "GP Prešov". UCI. Retrieved 11 June 2023.