Lauren De Crescenzo Explained

Lauren De Crescenzo
Birth Date:3 September 1990
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2014-2019
Amateurteam1:DNA Cycling p/b K4

Lauren De Crescenzo (born September 3, 1990) is an American professional racing cyclist.[1] [2] After a dedicated collegiate career, De Crescenzo won the 2021 Unbound Gravel race and placed as a runner-up in 2022. She overcame a traumatic brain injury from cycling to complete graduate school studying epidemiology and win races as a professional cyclist.[3]

Cycling career

De Crescenzo rode in the women's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.[4]

Her college career included bronze medals in the 2018 USA Cycling Collegiate National Championship Road Race and Individual omnium,[5] as well as gold in the 2019 Individual time trial.[6] On May 31, 2020, De Crescenzo set the women's everesting world record,[7] ascending Hogpen Gap in Blairsville, Georgia 24 times in nine hours and fifty-seven minutes. Her ride covered 111 miles with an average climb gradient of 9.83%.[8] In June 2021, she won the 2021 Unbound Gravel 200 in 12:06:49.[9] In 2022, she placed second in the race.

In 2023, De Crescenzo has continued to race on gravel roads and engage with sponsors on endorsement deals.[10] [11]

Personal life

De Crescenzo is a graduate of Emory University. During her first professional racing season in 2016, she suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a bike crash, after which she was placed in a medically induced coma for six days. De Crescenzo had a lengthy rehabilitation period in Colorado, after which she could relearn basic tasks and return to bicycle racing and graduate school.[12] Following her recovery, De Crescenzo has gone on to finish graduate school, complete a fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control, and win more bike races.[13] [14]

Major results

2024
  • 1st Midsouth Gravel, Stillwater, Oklahoma
    2023
  • 1st Midsouth Gravel, Stillwater, Oklahoma
    2022
  • 1st Midsouth Gravel, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  • 1st Overall Tour of the Gila
  • 1st Stage 2, The Inner Loop
  • 2nd Overall 2022 Garmin Unbound Gravel 200
  • 2nd US Pro National Championships Road Race, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • 1st SBT GRVL, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • 1st Gravel Worlds, Lincoln, Nebraska
    2021
  • 1st Overall 2021 Garmin Unbound Gravel 200 1st SBT GRVL, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • 1st Gravel Worlds, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • 1st The Rad Dirt Fest, Trinidad, Colorado

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Lauren De Crescenzo . September 20, 2015 . ProCyclingStats.
    2. Web site: Tyson . Jackie . 2023-06-02 . De Crescenzo: Unbound is 'super cycling' where the best of each discipline meet . 2023-09-04 . cyclingnews.com . en.
    3. Web site: 2023-02-24 . Lauren De Crescenzo: Overcoming Multiple Challenges to Become a Gravel Queen . 2023-09-04 . Supersapiens . en.
    4. Web site: UCI Road World Championships . September 20, 2015 . UCI.
    5. Web site: Lynx cyclists are national standouts again . June 1, 2020. news.ucdenver.edu.
    6. Web site: From brain injury to championship podium . June 1, 2020. 9news.com.
    7. Web site: Everesting Hall of Fame . June 1, 2020. Everesting.cc.
    8. Web site: De Crescenzo Everests in under 10 hours to break women's record . Cycling Tips . June 1, 2020.
    9. Web site: June 5, 2021. Unbound Gravel champ Lauren De Crescenzo: 'I've been through way harder stuff than that'. June 7, 2021. VeloNews.com.
    10. Web site: crescenzo . lauren de . 2023-01-19 . Lauren De Crescenzo: 'Changing my line' . 2023-09-04 . Velo . en-US.
    11. Web site: 2022-08-11 . Standout Gravel Superstar Lauren De Crescenzo Joins Supersapiens . 2023-09-04 . Endurance Sportswire . en-US.
    12. Web site: Roberts . Michael . Pro Cyclist Lauren De Crescenzo Fights Memory Loss in CO After Major Crash . 2023-09-04 . Westword . en.
    13. Web site: Member Spotlight: Lauren De Crescenzo "The Comeback Kid" . 2023-09-04 . USA Cycling . en-US.
    14. Web site: Casey . Chris . 2018-05-15 . CU Denver cyclists dominate podiums at national championships . 2023-09-04 . CU Denver News . en-US.

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