Lara Gillespie Explained

Lara Gillespie
Birth Date:21 April 2001
Currentteam:UAE Team ADQ
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2018
Amateurteam1:Cannibal Team
Amateuryears2:2019
Amateurteam2:Orwell Wheelers CC
Amateuryears3:2020
Proyears1:2021
Proyears2:2023–
Proteam2:UAE Team ADQ
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2020, 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.

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

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[5]
    2022
  • Rás na mBan
  • 1st Stages 1 & 4[6] [7]
    2023
  • 1st Road race, National Championships[8]
  • 2nd [9]
  • 2nd [10]
  • 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
  • National Junior Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Individual pursuit
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Sprint
    2019
  • National Junior Championships
  • 1st Individual pursuit
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Sprint
  • 2nd Time trial
  • UEC European Junior Championships
  • 2nd Points race
  • 2nd Scratch
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
    2020
  • National Championships
  • 1st Scratch
  • 2nd Individual pursuit
  • 3rd Sprint
    2022
  • 1st Scratch, National Championships
  • Dublin International[11]
  • 1st Scratch
  • 1st Omnium
  • Troféu Internacional de Pista[12]
  • 1st Madison
  • 1st Omnium
    2023
  • UEC European Under-23 Championships
  • 1st Points race
  • 1st Omnium
  • Dublin International
  • 1st Madison
  • 1st Omnium
  • GP Presov[13]
  • 1st Madison
  • 1st Omnium
  • 1st Elimination

    Notes and References

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

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