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

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

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