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Rachel Neylan
Fullname:Rachel Neylan
Birth Date:9 March 1982
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Height:169cm
Weight:53kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2020
Proyears1:2011
Proyears2:2012
Proteam2:Abus–Nutrixxion
Proyears3:2013
Proteam3:[1]
Proyears4:2015–2017
Proyears5:2018
Proyears6:2019
Proteam6:[2]
Proyears7:2020–2021
Proteam7:[3]
Proyears8:2021
Proteam8:[4]
Proyears9:2022–2023
Proteam9:Cofidis[5] [6]
Majorwins:One day races

Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames (2016)

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (2015)

Rachel Neylan (born 9 March 1982) is an Australian former professional road cyclist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 World Championships in the women's road race event.[7] She won the inaugural women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in January 2015.[8]

Early life

Neylan was born in Sydney, Australia. She competed in athletics throughout her teenage years, before taking up rowing. She studied at the University of Sydney after which she became a physiotherapist.[9] [10] Between 2006 and 2007, she worked as a physiotherapist for the Australian rowing team.[11]

Career

In late 2007, Neylan was accepted onto the development program at the South Australian Sports Institute. She rode domestic Australian races throughout 2008 and rode in both the US and Europe during the 2009 season, before signing with Team System Data for the 2010 season. During the season she finished fourth at the Australian National Road Race Championships,[12] however was forced out of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships after crashing on a training ride in Italy resulting in a broken jaw.[13]

Neylan signed for the team for the 2011 season. She then moved to Abus–Nutrixxion for the 2012 season,[14] during which time she finished second in the World Championships Road Race behind Marianne Vos,[15] before signing with for the 2013 season. However, she struggled with a knee injury during the 2013 season, and after recovering was hit by a car in 2014 which injured her knee a second time.

In early 2015, Neylan finished second at the National Road Race championships and won the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, which resulted in her signing a contract for .[16] Neylan competed in the road race at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in 22nd position.[17]

Neylan rode for during the 2019 season, during which time she won a stage at the Gracia–Orlová[18] and recorded two more Top 10 finishes in the WorldTour. At the end of 2019, Virtu Cycling closed the women's team and Neylan signed for new Spanish outfit . However one of the major backers of the team pulled their funding, preventing Neylan from taking part in the races required for her to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics. During the 2021 mid-season transfer window, Neylan moved to . In August 2021, Neylan finished sixth overall in the Ladies Tour of Norway.

Major results

2009
  • 6th Time trial, Oceania Road Cycling Championships
  • 9th Overall Women's Tour of New Zealand
    2010
  • 9th Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
  • 10th Emakumeen Saria
    2011
  • 9th Overall Women's Tour of New Zealand
    2012
  • 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
  • 3rd Road race, Oceania Road Cycling Championships
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 4th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
    2014
  • 5th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
    2015
  • 1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
  • 1st Stage 3
  • 1st Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 4th Road race, Oceania Road Cycling Championships
  • 6th Overall Women's Tour Down Under
  • 7th Overall Women's Tour of New Zealand
    2016
  • 1st Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames
  • 2nd Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 5th La Classique Morbihan
    2017
  • 2nd Erondegemse Pijl
  • 7th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
    2019
  • 3rd Overall Women's Tour Down Under
  • 5th Overall Gracia–Orlová
  • 1st Stage 2b
  • 7th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
    2020
  • 10th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
    2021
  • 2nd La Choralis Fourmies Féminine
  • 3rd Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
  • 6th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
    2022
  • 3rd La Périgord Ladies
  • 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
  • 6th Overall Tour de la Semois
  • 7th Overall Bretagne Ladies Tour
    2023
  • 9th Overall Women's Tour Down Under

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Hitec Products sign Neylan, Ratto for 2013 . Aubrey . Jane . 2 October 2012 . . 1 February 2015.
    2. Web site: Team Virtu Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190303210535/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/10870/1002151/243. 3 March 2019.
    3. Web site: Cronos - Casa Dorada Women Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 29 July 2020. https://archive.today/20200729174816/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15148/2003498/258. 29 July 2020. live.
    4. Web site: Parkhotel Valkenburg. Union Cycliste Internationale. 15 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210815144339/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15419/1001903/277. 15 August 2021.
    5. Web site: Cofidis Women Team . ProCyclingStats . 12 February 2022.
    6. News: Cofidis announces team roster . 12 February 2022 . Voxwomen . 21 September 2021.
    7. Web site: Rachel Neylan finished second in world road cycle titles behind Marianne Vos . Heraldsun.com.au . 23 September 2012.
    8. Web site: Woodpower . Zeb . Neylan wins inaugural women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race . Cycling News . 31 January 2015.
    9. Web site: Connolly . Sarah . An interview with Rachel Neylan: "the harder you work, the luckier you get" . Podium Cafe . 30 October 2021.
    10. Adam Beckett . The Fall and Rise of Rachel Neylan . ProCycling . Future PLC . October 2021 . 90–95 .
    11. Web site: Without a team, Neylan's courage rewarded with maiden victory . Aubrey . Jane . 31 January 2015 . . 1 February 2015.
    12. Web site: Rachel Neylan . ProCyclingStats . 30 October 2021.
    13. Web site: Johnson . Greg . Australia's Neylan signs with Geox for 2011 . Cyclingnews . 30 October 2021.
    14. Web site: Hitec take over the Worlds - Rachel Neylan and Rossella Ratto sign up for 2013 . Podiumcafe . 30 October 2021.
    15. Web site: Ryan . Barry . Vos solos to second road world championship . Cyclingnews . 30 October 2021.
    16. Web site: Rachel Neylan joins ORICA-AIS . VeloNews . 30 October 2021.
    17. Web site: Rachel Neylan . Olympics.com . 30 October 2021.
    18. Web site: Neylan solos away to win at Gracia Orlova . SBS Cycling . 30 October 2021.

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