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| 2021 | Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
In 2023, she won Gold medals for both the Points race and Omnium at the UEC European U23 Track Championships
Gillespie is a multiple Irish National Champion on the Road, on the Track and for Cyclo Cross.
Career
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.
| Season | Place | Points |
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| 2023 | 4 | 123 |
| 2024 |
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 2018
- 1st
National Championships - 2nd Belfast
- 2019
- 1st National Championships
Road
- 2018
- 1st Road race, National Junior Championships
- 2019
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
- 2020
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 2022
- Rás na mBan
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2023
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 2nd Poreč Trophy Ladies [it]
- 2nd Grand Prix Eco-Struct [be]
- 6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies
- 2024
- 1st
Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Antwerp Port Epic
- 4th Cyclis Classic
Track
- 2018
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 1st
Points race - 2nd
Individual pursuit
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 1st Sprint
- 1st
- 2019
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Scratch
- 1st Sprint
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 2nd Points race
- 2nd Scratch
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd
- 3rd
Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships - 2020
- National Championships
- 1st Scratch
- 2nd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Sprint
- 1st
- 2022
- 1st Scratch, National Championships
- Dublin International
- 1st Scratch
- 1st Omnium
- Troféu Internacional de Pista
- 1st Madison
- 1st Omnium
- 2023
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Points race
- 1st Omnium
- 1st
- Dublin International
- 1st Madison
- 1st Omnium
- GP Presov
- 1st Madison
- 1st Omnium
- 1st Elimination
References
- "Lara Gillespie powers to historic World Champs medal for Ireland". Sticky Bottle. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "Lara Gillespie claims Ireland's first medal at junior track world championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "Women's Team Pursuit: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "Lara Gillespie powers to another Gold at European Champs". Sticky Bottle. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- "Lara Gillespie (19) comes of age to take Irish elite road race crown Video". Sticky Bottle. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "Gillespie takes opening stage in Callan". Rás na mBan. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "Gillespie doubles up in Piltown". Rás na mBan. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- "Lara Gillespie crowned queen at national champs after epic battle video". Sticky Bottle. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "Lara Gillespie takes first big result in pro road race in Europe video". Sticky Bottle. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- "Lara Gillespie just beaten by former world champ for first pro win video". Sticky Bottle. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- "Dublin Track International". UCI. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- "Troféu Internacional de Pista - Alves Barbosa". UCI. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "GP Prešov". UCI. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links
- Lara Gillespie at UCI
- Lara Gillespie at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lara Gillespie at ProCyclingStats
- Lara Gillespie at Cycling Quotient
- Lara Gillespie at CycleBase
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