Lucy van der Haar explained

Lucy van der Haar
Fullname:Lucy May van der Haar
Birth Date:20 September 1994
Birth Name:Lucy May Garner
Birth Place:Leicester, England[1]
Height:[2]
Currentteam:Retired
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Sprinter
Amateuryears1:2004–2012
Amateurteam1:Leicestershire Road Club
Amateuryears2:2011–2012
Proyears1:2013–2015
Proyears2:2016–2018
Proyears3:2019–2020
Proteam3:[3] [4]

Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist,[5] who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the, and teams. Van der Haar is a double junior world road race champion, winning in consecutive years, in 2011 and 2012.

Career

Early life

Van der Haar grew up in Cosby, Leicestershire. Her first cycling club was the Leicestershire Road Club.[6] Competing with them from 2004 to 2012, she won many National Awards from both the British Schools Cycling Association and British Cycling. She remained in full-time education until 2012, when she left Countesthorpe Community College having completed her AS-levels.[7]

Amateur career

Van der Haar won her first junior world title at the 2011 road world championships in Copenhagen. She was part of a late six-woman breakaway from the peloton and won the race comfortably in a sprint for the line.[8] A year later, she retained her title in a bunch sprint finish of 19 riders at the championships in Valkenburg, Netherlands,[9] having had a lead-out from Elinor Barker.

Professional career

Van der Haar signed a professional contract with UCI Women's Team in October 2012,[10] [11] turning professional at the start of the 2013 season.[12] [13] In May 2013, she claimed her first professional victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in Shanghai, China.[14] In September 2015, van der Haar announced she would be riding for in 2016.[15]

Personal life

Van der Haar has a sister, Grace Garner, who is two years younger than her. She competed professionally as a racing cyclist,[16] before also retiring in 2020.[17] In July 2019, she married fellow cyclist Lars van der Haar,[18] and in March 2022, announced she was pregnant with their first child.[19]

Major results

Source:

2011
  • 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
  • 2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships (with Hannah Barnes and Harriet Owen)
    2012
  • 1st Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
  • 1st Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
  • UEC European Junior Track Championships
  • 1st Team pursuit (with Amy Roberts and Elinor Barker)
  • 1st Scratch
  • 2nd Team sprint (with Dannielle Khan)
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Individual pursuit
  • 2nd Team pursuit (with Corrine Hall and Harriet Owen)
    2013
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 6th Dwars door de Westhoek
  • 8th Drentse 8
    2014
  • 2nd Drentse 8
  • 2nd 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
  • 3rd Dwars door de Westhoek
  • 3rd Grand Prix de Dottignies
  • 7th Overall The Women's Tour
    2015
  • 1st Stage 1 La Route de France
  • 2nd Ronde van Gelderland
  • 5th La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
  • 6th Parel van de Veluwe
  • 9th Dwars door de Westhoek
  • 9th Diamond Tour
    2016
  • 2nd Women's Tour de Yorkshire
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 5th Ronde van Gelderland
    2017
  • 3rd Tour of Guangxi Women's Elite World Challenge
  • 3rd Omloop van de IJsseldelta
    2018
  • 1st Mountains classification Tour of Chongming Island
    2019
  • 5th Road race, National Road Championships
  • 5th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
    2020
  • 1st Overall Dubai Women's Tour
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Stage 1

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: The Node4 Pro Cycling Ladies Team. Node4 Pro Cycling. 21 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160619183941/http://www.node4procycling.com/team/ladies-team. 19 June 2016. dead.
    2. News: Richardson. Simon. Lucy Garner: Rider Profile. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 6 December 2011.
    3. Web site: Hitec Products-Birk Sport. French. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. 17 February 2019.
    4. Web site: Hitec Products - Birk Sport. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 28 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128002454/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14189/1001492/258. 28 January 2020.
    5. News: Lucy van der Haar (25) hangt haar fiets aan de wilgen. Dutch. Lucy van der Haar (25) hangs up her bicycle. Wielerflits. Wielerflits BV. 19 September 2020. 20 September 2020.
    6. Web site: Cycling: Lucy Garner joins 'dream team'. https://archive.today/20130505104051/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Cycling-Lucy-Garner-joins-dream-team/story-17065709-detail/story.html. dead. 5 May 2013. Leicester Mercury. 28 January 2013.
    7. News: Myatt. Brian. Message from the Principal. Countesthorpe Community College Connect. October 2012.
    8. Web site: UCI Road Cycling World Championships 2011: Great Britain's Lucy Garner wins gold medal in junior road race. https://web.archive.org/web/20110923160415/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/8784039/UCI-Road-Cycling-World-Championships-2011-Great-Britains-Lucy-Garner-wins-gold-medal-in-junior-road-race.html. dead. 23 September 2011. Daily Telegraoh. 28 January 2013.
    9. Web site: Britain's Lucy Garner retains junior world road race title. BBC Sport. 28 January 2013.
    10. News: Cycling: Lucy Garner joins 'dream team'. https://archive.today/20130505104051/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Cycling-Lucy-Garner-joins-dream-team/story-17065709-detail/story.html. dead. 5 May 2013. Leicester Mercury. 11 October 2012.
    11. News: Atkins. Ben. Lucy Garner launches pro career at Argos-Shimano in 2013. VeloNation. 9 October 2012.
    12. Web site: Lucy Garner signs professional deal with Argos-Shimano. Daily Telegraph. 28 January 2013.
    13. Web site: Been. Jose. Double junior world champion Lucy Garner on turning senior – 'I have to start all over again . Velo Nation. 28 January 2013.
    14. Web site: Bull. Nick. Lucy Garner takes first professional victory at the Tour of Chongming Island. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 8 May 2013. 8 May 2013.
    15. Web site: Lucy Garner Joins Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling For Two Years Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling. wigglehonda.com. 2015-09-14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150929142551/http://wigglehonda.com/lucy-garner-joins-wiggle-honda-pro-cycling-for-two-years/. 29 September 2015. dmy-all.
    16. Web site: Cycling sisters Lucy and Grace Garner went head-to-head in RideLondon Classique . Ashenden . Mark . 2 August 2016 . . 16 December 2016.
    17. News: Larry. Hickmott. Team News: CAMS-Tifosi. VeloUK. LH Publishing. 25 November 2020. 23 January 2021. Grace Garner and Charmaine Porter have taken the decision to retire from racing and we thank them both for their time with us..
    18. News: It's back to business for Hitec Products-Birk Sport road racer Lucy van der Haar. Lucy. van der Haar. Leicester Mercury. Reach plc. 23 July 2019. 3 August 2019. In racing terms it has all been a little quieter this month, though, as Lars and I celebrated our marriage in the Netherlands followed by a honeymoon on the Caribbean island of Aruba..
    19. News: Yanko. Beeckman. "Baby Van der Haar on the way": veldrijder en ex-wielrenster Lucy Garner verwachten eerste kindje. Dutch. "Baby Van der Haar on the way": cyclocross rider and ex-cyclist Lucy Garner expecting first child. Het Nieuwsblad. Mediahuis. 23 March 2022. 15 May 2022.

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