Lara Gillespie

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Lara Gillespie
2019 UCI Juniors Track World Championships 007.jpg
Gillespie in 2019
Personal information
Born (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 22)
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 UAE Team ADQ
Major wins
One day races & Classics
National Road Race Championships (2020)
National Road Race Championships (2023)

Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team UAE Team ADQ Development Team.

Contents

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.

Major results

Track

2018
UEC European Junior Track Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Points Race
2nd Individual Pursuit
National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG 500m Time Trial
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual Pursuit
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch Race
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual Sprint
2019
National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual Pursuit
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch Race
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Individual Sprint
2nd 500m Time Trial
UEC European Junior Track Championships
2nd Points Race
2nd Scratch Race
2nd Individual Pursuit
UCI Track Cycling Junior World Championships
3rd Individual Pursuit
2020
National Track Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch Race
2nd Individual Pursuit
3rd Individual Sprint
2022
National Track Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Scratch Race
Dublin Track International [5]
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1st Scratch
1st Omnium
Troféu Internacional de Pista - Alves Barbosa [6]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
1st Madison
1st Omnium
2023
UEC European U23 Track Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Points Race
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Omnium
Dublin Track International
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1st Madison
1st Omnium
GP Presov [7]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1st Madison
1st Omnium
1st Elimination

Cyclo-cross

2017
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Debutants, National Cyclo-cross Championships
2018
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG National Cyclo-cross Championships
2nd Belfast Cyclo-cross
2019
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG National Cyclo-cross Championships

Road

2018
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road Race, National Junior Road Championships
2019
2nd Road Race, National Junior Road Championships
2020
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road Race, National Road Championships [8]
2022
1st Stages 1 & 4 Rás na mBan [9] [10]
2023
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road Race, National Road Championships [11]
2nd Poreč Trophy Ladies  [ it ] [12]
2nd Grand Prix Eco-Struct  [ be ] [13]
6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies

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References

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  6. "Troféu Internacional de Pista - Alves Barbosa". UCI. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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