Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)

Elisa Balsamo
Balsamo in 2024
Personal information
Born (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26)
Cuneo, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2017–2021Valcar–PBM[1][2]
2022-Trek–Segafredo
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
World Road Race Championships (2021)
National Road Race Championships (2022)
Trofeo Alfredo Binda (2022, 2024)
Classic Brugge–De Panne (2022, 2024)
Gent–Wevelgem (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's track cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Roubaix Omnium
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Omnium
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plovdiv Madison
Gold medal – first place 2024 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Plovdiv Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Grenchen Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Apeldoorn Madison
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2016 Aigle Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Aigle Omnium
U23 & Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Athens Junior Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Junior Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Junior Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sangalhos U23 Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sangalhos U23 Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2018 Aigle U23 Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ghent U23 Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ghent U23 Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sangalhos U23 Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Aigle U23 Madison
Women's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha Junior Road race
Gold medal – first place 2021 Flanders Road race
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plouay U23 Road race
Silver medal – second place 2016 Plumelec Junior Road race
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Road race
Silver medal – second place 2024 Limburg Road race

Elisa Balsamo (born 27 February 1998) is an Italian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Team Lidl–Trek,[3] and represents Italy at international competitions.

After competing at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the women's junior road race she became junior world champion at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in the junior's road race. She won the gold medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.[4]

  1. ^ Malach, Pat (8 January 2019). "Cylance signs on with Italian team Valcar for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Valcar – Travel & Service". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (30 August 2021). "Trek-Segafredo sign sprinter Elisa Balsamo through 2024". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.