Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She won the gold medal in the elimination race, or 'devil', at both the 2025 UEC European Track Championships, and the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, becoming Ireland's first female world track cycling champion.
Career
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. She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
In 2023, she won Gold medals for both the Points race and Omnium at the UEC European U23 Track Championships
Gillespie won her first senior medal after winning a Bronze medal for Ireland at the 2024 World Track Championships in the Points Race
Lara Gillespie won the Elimination Race in round 4 of the 2024 UCI Track Champions League in London.
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 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
1st Road race, National Championships
2022
Rás na mBan
:1st Stages 1 & 4
2023 <small>(1)</small>
1st Road race, National Championships
2nd
2nd
6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies
2024 <small>(4)</small>
1st Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa
:1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Antwerp Port Epic
4th Cyclis Classic
2025
2nd Omloop van het Hageland
3rd Le Samyn
3rd Nokere Koerse
5th Classic BruggeâÂÂDe Panne
6th GentâÂÂWevelgem
2026
1st Le Samyn
2nd Omloop het Hageland
6th Tour of Bruges Women
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
:1st Scratch
:1st Omnium
Troféu Internacional de Pista
:1st Madison
:1st Omnium
2023
UEC European Under-23 Championships
:1st Points race
:1st Omnium
Dublin International
:1st Madison
:1st Omnium
GP Presov
:1st Madison
:1st Omnium
:1st Elimination
2025
1st Elimination, UCI World Championships
References
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