Lara Gillespie

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Lara Gillespie

| image = 2025 UEC Track Elite European Championships 002.jpg

| caption = Gillespie in 2025

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|4|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Carlow, Ireland {{cite web |last1=Gillespie |first1=Lara |title=Lara Gillespie - Paris 2024 Olympics |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/lara-gillespie_1539974 |website=Paris 2024 |access-date=29 December 2024}}

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| currentteam = {{UCI team code|UAD women}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track|Cyclo-cross}}

| role = Rider

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2018

| amateurteam1 = Cannibal Team

| amateuryears2 = 2019

| amateurteam2 = Orwell Wheelers CC

| amateuryears3 = 2020

| amateurteam3 = {{UCI team code|RUP|2020}}

| proyears1 = 2021

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|RUP|2021}}

| proyears2 = 2023–2024

| proteam2 = UAE Development Team

| proyears3 = 2024–

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|UAD women|2024}}

| majorwins = One-day races and Classics

: National Road Race Championships (2020, 2023)

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| show-medals = no

}}

Lara Gillespie (born 21 April 2001) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam {{UCI team code|UAD women}}. She won the gold medal in the elimination race, or 'devil', at the 2025 UEC European Track Championships.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/lara-gillespie-world-championships-medal/ |title=Lara Gillespie powers to historic World Champs medal for Ireland |work=Sticky Bottle |date=17 August 2019 |access-date=26 February 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/lara-gillespie-claims-ireland-s-first-medal-at-junior-track-world-championships-1.3989998 |title=Lara Gillespie claims Ireland's first medal at junior track world championships |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=26 February 2020}} She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003120101020901FFFFFFFFFFFFFF01 |title=Women's Team Pursuit: Start List |work=UCI |access-date=26 February 2020}}

In 2023, she won Gold medals for both the Points race and Omnium at the UEC European U23 Track Championships{{cite web|url=https://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/lara-gillespie-powers-to-another-gold-at-european-champs/ |title=Lara Gillespie powers to another Gold at European Champs|work=Sticky Bottle |date=15 July 2023 |access-date=15 July 2023}}

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,{{cite web|url=https://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/lara-gillespie-19-comes-of-age-to-take-irish-elite-road-race-crown-video|title=Lara Gillespie (19) comes of age to take Irish elite road race crown Video|work=Sticky Bottle|date=4 October 2020 |access-date=24 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/lara-gillespie-crowned-queen-at-national-champs-after-epic-battle-video|title=Lara Gillespie crowned queen at national champs after epic battle video|work=Sticky Bottle|date=24 June 2023 |access-date=24 June 2023}} on the Track and for Cyclo Cross.

Major results

=Cyclo-cross=

;2018

: 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} National Championships

: 2nd Belfast

;2019

: 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} National Championships

=Road=

;2018

: 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Road race, National Junior Championships

;2019

: 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships

;2020 (1 pro win)

: 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Road race, National Championships

;2022

: Rás na mBan

::1st Stages 1 & 4{{cite web|url=https://rasnamban.com/gillespie-takes-opening-stage-in-callan|title=Gillespie takes opening stage in Callan|work=Rás na mBan|date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://rasnamban.com/gillespie-doubles-up-in-piltown|title=Gillespie doubles up in Piltown|work=Rás na mBan|date=10 September 2022 |access-date=10 September 2022}}

;2023 (1)

: 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Road race, National Championships

: 2nd {{ill|Poreč Trophy Ladies|it}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/lara-gillespie-takes-first-big-result-in-pro-road-race-in-europe-video|title=Lara Gillespie takes first big result in pro road race in Europe video|work=Sticky Bottle|date=5 March 2023 |access-date=5 March 2023}}

: 2nd {{ill|Grand Prix Eco-Struct|be}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/lara-gillespie-just-beaten-by-former-world-champ-for-first-pro-win-video/|title=Lara Gillespie just beaten by former world champ for first pro win video|work=Sticky Bottle|date=7 May 2023 |access-date=24 June 2023}}

: 6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies

;2024 (4)

: 1st {{cjersey|purple}} Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa

::1st Stages 2 & 3

: 1st Antwerp Port Epic

: 4th Cyclis Classic

;2025

: 1st {{cjersey|black}} Sprints classification, UAE Tour

: 2nd Omloop van het Hageland

: 3rd Le Samyn

: 3rd Nokere Koerse

: 5th Classic Brugge–De Panne

: 6th Gent–Wevelgem

=Track=

;2018

: UEC European Junior Championships

::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Points race

::2nd 15px Individual pursuit

: National Junior Championships

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Time trial

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Individual pursuit

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Scratch

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Sprint

;2019

: National Junior Championships

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Individual pursuit

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Scratch

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Sprint

::2nd Time trial

: UEC European Junior Championships

::2nd 15px Points race

::2nd 15px Scratch

::2nd 15px Individual pursuit

: 3rd 15px Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships

;2020

: National Championships

::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Scratch

::2nd Individual pursuit

::3rd Sprint

;2022

: 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} Scratch, National Championships

: Dublin International{{cite web| url=https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2023/PIS/68932 | title=Dublin Track International|website= UCI|accessdate= 28 May 2023}}

::1st Scratch

::1st Omnium

: Troféu Internacional de Pista{{cite web| url=https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2023/PIS/68658 | title=Troféu Internacional de Pista - Alves Barbosa|website= UCI|accessdate= 18 December 2022}}

::1st Madison

::1st Omnium

;2023

: UEC European Under-23 Championships

::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Points race

::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Omnium

: Dublin International

::1st Madison

::1st Omnium

: GP Presov{{cite web| url=https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2023/PIS/68667 | title=GP Prešov|website= UCI|accessdate= 11 June 2023}}

::1st Madison

::1st Omnium