Laura Van Gilder Explained

Laura Van Gilder
Fullname:Laura Van Gilder
Nickname:LVG
Birth Date:11 December 1964
Birth Place:Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Height:5feet
Weight:130lb
Currentteam:Mellow Mushroom
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2005
Amateurteam1:Quark Cycling Team
Amateuryears2:2006
Amateurteam2:Team Lipton
Amateuryears3:2008
Amateurteam3:Cheerwine
Amateuryears4:2009
Amateurteam4:C3-Athletes Serving Athletes
Amateuryears5:2009–
Amateurteam5:Mellow Mushroom Racing
Amateuryears6:2010
Amateurteam6:DFT p/b Treads (guest)
Amateuryears7:2011
Amateurteam7:NOW and Novartis for MS (guest)
Amateuryears8:2015
Amateuryears9:2018
Amateurteam9:Feed Hungry Kids Project (guest)
Amateuryears10:2019
Amateurteam10:Fast Chance Women's Cycling (guest)
Proyears1:1998–1999
Proteam1:[2]
Proyears2:2000
Proteam2:Charles Schwab
Proyears3:2001
Proteam3:TalgoAmerica.com
Proyears4:2002
Proteam4:Trek
Proyears5:2003
Proteam5:Saturn
Proyears6:2007
Proteam6:Cheerwine

Laura Van Gilder (born December 11, 1964) is an American road bicycle racer from Cresco, Pennsylvania, who currently rides for American amateur team Mellow Mushroom Racing. Van Gilder turned professional in 1992,[3] and represented her nation at the 2002 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships.[4]

Personal life

Van Gilder was born in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania and attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, earning two degrees in hospitality and hotel management.

Major results

Source:[5]

Road

1998[6]
  • 1st 89er Criterium
  • 1st Street Sprints & Brick Criterium, A to Z Classic
  • 1st Koed Calendars Criterium
  • 1st Skyscraper Classic
  • 1st Tour of Mt. Nebo
  • Bermuda GP
  • 1st Criterium
  • 1st Circuit race
  • 1st Sprints classification Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
    1999
  • 1st Tour of Somerville
  • 1st Stage 2 Superweek International Cycling
  • 2nd BMC Tour of Houston
  • 2nd Clarendon Cup
  • 8th Liberty Classic
    2000
  • 1st Criterium, National Road Championships
  • 2nd La Paz County Park Criterium
  • 2nd McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
  • 2nd NYC Women's Challenge
  • 3rd Overall USPROTOUR
    2001
  • 1st Overall Wendy's International Cycling Classic
  • 2nd Criterium, National Road Championships
    2002
  • 1st Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
  • 1st Overall Pro Cycling Tour
  • 1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
  • 1st Stages 1 & 2
  • 1st Overall Tour du Grand Montréal
  • 1st Stages 1 & 2
  • 1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
  • 1st San Rafael Criterium
  • 1st Tour of Somerville
  • International Tour de Toona
  • 1st Sprints classification
  • 1st Stages 4 & 5
  • 2nd Liberty Classic
    2003
  • 1st CSC Invitational
  • 1st Mengoni Grand Prix
  • 1st Stage 3 Solano Bicycle Classic
  • 1st Stage 5 International Tour de Toona
    2004
  • 1st Captech Classic Richmond
  • 1st Stage 3 Valley of the Sun Stage Race
  • 1st Stage 1 Pomona Valley Stage Race
  • 1st Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race
  • 1st Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic
  • 3rd Liberty Classic
    2005
  • 1st Garrett Lemire Memorial GP
  • 1st Kelly Cup
  • 1st CSC Invitational
  • 1st Tour of Somerville
  • 1st Stage 2 Central Valley Classic
  • 3rd Liberty Classic
    2006
  • 1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
  • 1st Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix
  • 1st Stage 6 International Tour de Toona
    2007
  • 1st Indio Grand Prix
  • 1st CSC Invitational[7] [8]
  • 1st Crystal Cup
  • 1st Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix
  • 1st Spartanburg Criterium
  • 1st Sunny King Criterium
  • 1st Raleigh Criterium[9]
  • 1st BikeJam / Kelly Cup[10]
  • 1st Jacksonville Road Race
  • 1st Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
  • 1st Westchester Criterium
  • 1st USA Crits Finals
  • 1st Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race
  • 1st Stage 4 Nature Valley Grand Prix
  • International Tour de Toona
  • 1st Stages 4 & 7
  • 3rd Reading Classic
  • 6th Liberty Classic
    2008
  • 1st International Tour de Toona
  • 1st Stage 1 Joe Martin Stage Race
    2009
  • 1st San Jose Cycling Classic
  • 1st Bank of America Wilmington GP
  • 1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race
  • 1st Stage 1 Tulsa Tough
  • 1st Stage 1 Tour of Elk Grove
    2010[11]
  • 1st BikeJam / Kelly Cup[10] [12]
  • 1st Wilmington Grand Prix
  • 1st Tour de Grove
  • 2nd Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup[13] [8]
    2011
  • 1st Stage 4 International Tour de Toona
  • 8th Liberty Classic
    2012
  • 1st Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
  • 1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
  • 1st Historic Roswell Criterium
  • 1st Glencoe Grand Prix
  • 1st Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic
  • 1st East Troy Cycling Classic
  • 1st Giro d'Grafton
  • 1st Waukesha Carl Zach Cycling Classic
  • 1st Greenbush Road Race
  • 1st Chris Thater Memorial
  • 8th Liberty Classic
    2013
  • 1st Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Belmont Criterium
  • 1st East Tosa Gran Prix
  • 1st Stage 2 Intelligentsia Cup Prairie State Cycling Series
    2015
  • 2nd Mildred Kugler Women's Open
  • 4th Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
  • 8th Overall Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic

    Cyclo-cross

    2008
  • 1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross
  • 1st Springfield Township Michigan cyclo-cross
  • 1st Philadelphia cyclo-cross
  • 1st Northampton cyclo-cross
  • 1st Bridgeton City Park cyclo-cross
  • 1st Highland Park cyclo-cross
  • 1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross
  • 1st Warwick cyclo-cross
    2009
  • 1st Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 – MAC SERIES Race #1
  • 1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross
  • 1st Baltimore cyclo-cross
    2010
  • 1st Breinigsville cyclo-cross
  • 1st Baltimore cyclo-cross
  • 1st Lincoln cyclo-cross
  • 1st Gloucester cyclo-cross
  • 1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross
  • 1st Northampton cyclo-cross
  • 1st Warwick cyclo-cross
    2011
  • 1st Providence cyclo-cross
  • 1st Wilmington cyclo-cross
  • 1st Sterling cyclo-cross
    2012
  • 1st Warwick cyclo-cross
  • 1st East Meadows cyclo-cross

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: An interview with Laura Van Gilder . Tan . Anthony . . April 28, 2015.
    2. Web site: Laura Van Gilder . Cycling Archives . April 28, 2015.
    3. Web site: www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis. autobus.cyclingnews.com. July 24, 2023.
    4. Web site: Laura Van Gilder. February 7, 2015. procyclingstats.com.
    5. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=6331 Profile
    6. https://web.archive.org/web/20020818235003/http://www.navpro.com/results/index1998.asp
    7. Web site: Arlington Sports | Organizing Amateur and Professional Bike Races Since 1998.
    8. Web site: Home . cscinvitational.com.
    9. Web site: Archived copy . June 13, 2010 . August 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804233251/http://raleighbikerace.com/ . dead .
    10. Web site: LSV Home. July 24, 2023.
    11. http://web.me.com/tphillis/Site/MMR_2009.html/ MMR 2009
    12. Web site: NameBright - Coming Soon .
    13. Web site: Home . airforcecyclingclassic.com.

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