Lara Gillespie

Lara Gillespie
Gillespie in 2019
Personal information
Born (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team ADQ
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018Cannibal Team
2019Orwell Wheelers CC
2020Illi-Bikes Cycling Team
Professional teams
2021Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants
2023–2024UAE Development Team
2024–UAE Team ADQ
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2020, 2023)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Ballerup Points race
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Anadia Points race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Anadia Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2021 Apeldroon Individual Pursiut
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Agile Points Race
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agile Individual Pursiut
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ghent Individual Pursiut
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ghent Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ghent Points Race
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Frankfurt Individual Pursiut

Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam UAE Team ADQ.

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.

  1. ^ "Lara Gillespie powers to historic World Champs medal for Ireland". Sticky Bottle. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Lara Gillespie claims Ireland's first medal at junior track world championships". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's Team Pursuit: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Lara Gillespie powers to another Gold at European Champs". Sticky Bottle. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.