Clara Emond Explained

Clara Emond
Fullname:Clara Emond
Birth Date:5 February 1997
Birth Place:Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges,Quebec Canada
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climbing specialist
Proyears1:2022
Proyears2:2023
Proyears3:2024–

Clara Emond (born 5 February 1997) is a lawyer and Canadian professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team .[1]

Career

Emond trained as a lawyer and passed the bar, but began a professional cycling career in 2022 after being invited to join the Canadian team Emotional.fr–Tornatech–GSC Blagnac VS31.[2] Emond joined the French UCI Women's Continental Team for the 2023 season, and placed second in the general classification at the 2023 while also securing the mountains classification.[3] In 2024, Emond joined the American team, and won Stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia Women in a 90km breakaway, her highest profile victory to date.[4]

Major results

Source: [5]

2022
  • 8th La Périgord Ladies
    2023
  • 2nd Overall
  • 1st Mountains classification
  • 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
  • 3rd La Périgord Ladies
    2024
  • 1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia
  • 3rd Overall Trofeo Ponente in Rosa

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: EF Education - Cannondale. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. July 10, 2024.
    2. Web site: Clara Emond . EF Pro Cycling . EF Pro Cycling . 10 July 2024.
    3. Web site: 2023 Vuelta Extremadura Féminas . Pro Cycling Stats . Pro Cycling Stats.
    4. Web site: Knöfler . Lukas . Giro d'Italia Women: Clara Emond takes first pro win with stunning solo effort on stage 4 . Cycling News . Future PLC . 10 July 2024.
    5. Web site: Clara Emond. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 10 July 2024.