Olivia Dillon

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Olivia Dillon
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Personal information
Born (1973-05-04) 4 May 1973 (age 50)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2008–2009Touchstone Climbing
2010Specialized D4W / Bicycle Haus Cycling Team
2010–2011 Twenty12
2012–2013NOW and Novartis for MS
2013Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team (guest)
2013Keukens Redant (guest)
2014 Colavita–Fine Cooking
2014FCS Cycling Team (guest)
2015Visit Dallas Cycling p/b Noise4Good [1]

Olivia Dillon (born 4 May 1973) is an Irish former racing cyclist. [2] She competed in the 2012 UCI women's road race in Valkenburg aan de Geul and in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. [3] [4]

Contents

Dillon won her national tour, Rás na mBan, on three occasions: 2010, 2011 and 2013. She is the only rider to win the event on more than one occasion. Dillon won the Irish National Time Trial Championships on four occasions: 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 and she took victory in the Irish National Road Race Championships in 2010, one of five medals she won in the event.

Personal life

Dillon is married to American professional cyclist Tayler Wiles. [5]

Major results

2008
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
2009
National Road Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Time trial
2nd Road race
2010
National Road Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Time trial
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Road race
1st Overall Rás na mBan
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3 (ITT)
2011
1st Overall Rás na mBan
1st Stages 2, 3 & 4
2012
National Road Championships
1st MaillotIrlanda.PNG Time trial
3rd Road race
2nd Overall Sea Otter Classic
7th Overall Tour of the Gila
2013
1st Overall Rás na mBan
1st Stage 3 (TTT)
7th Overall Tour of Elk Grove
2014
1st Stage 5 Rás na mBan
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic
9th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
9th Overall North Star Grand Prix
2015
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tulsa Tough

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References

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  2. "Olivia Dillon". Velocio.cc. Velocio, LLC. Retrieved 19 June 2022. The former professional road racer is no stranger to hard efforts and resilience.
  3. "Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. "Olivia Dillon". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  5. Weislo, Laura (15 February 2021). "Tayler Wiles: I hope the men's peloton becomes more accepting of gay riders". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 5 June 2021.