# Laura Van Gilder

Laura Van Gilder (born December 11, 1964) is an American road bicycle racer from Cresco, Pennsylvania, who currently rides for American amateur team Mellow Mushroom Racing. Van Gilder turned professional in 1992, and represented her nation at the 2002 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships.

## Personal life

Van Gilder was born in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania and attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, earning two degrees in hospitality and hotel management.

## Major results

Source:

### Road
#### 1998

    1st 89er Criterium
    1st Street Sprints & Brick Criterium, A to Z Classic
    1st Koed Calendars Criterium
    1st Skyscraper Classic
    1st Tour of Mt. Nebo
    Bermuda GP
       1st Criterium
       1st Circuit race
    1st Sprints classification Fitchburg Longsjo Classic

#### 1999

    1st Tour of Somerville
    1st Stage 2 Superweek International Cycling
    2nd BMC Tour of Houston
    2nd Clarendon Cup
    8th Liberty Classic

#### 2000

    1st Criterium, National Road Championships
    2nd La Paz County Park Criterium
    2nd McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
    2nd NYC Women's Challenge
    3rd Overall USPROTOUR

#### 2001

    1st Overall Wendy's International Cycling Classic
    2nd Criterium, National Road Championships

#### 2002

    1st Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
    1st Overall Pro Cycling Tour
    1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
       1st Stages 1 & 2
    1st Overall Tour du Grand Montréal
       1st Stages 1 & 2
    1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
    1st San Rafael Criterium
    1st Tour of Somerville
    International Tour de Toona
       1st Sprints classification
       1st Stages 4 & 5
    2nd Liberty Classic

#### 2003

    1st CSC Invitational
    1st Mengoni Grand Prix
    1st Stage 3 Solano Bicycle Classic
    1st Stage 5 International Tour de Toona

#### 2004

    1st Captech Classic Richmond
    1st Stage 3 Valley of the Sun Stage Race
    1st Stage 1 Pomona Valley Stage Race
    1st Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race
    1st Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic
    3rd Liberty Classic

#### 2005

    1st Garrett Lemire Memorial GP
    1st Kelly Cup
    1st CSC Invitational
    1st Tour of Somerville
    1st Stage 2 Central Valley Classic
    3rd Liberty Classic

#### 2006

    1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
    1st Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix
    1st Stage 6 International Tour de Toona

#### 2007

    1st Indio Grand Prix
    1st CSC Invitational
    1st Crystal Cup
    1st Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix
    1st Spartanburg Criterium
    1st Sunny King Criterium
    1st Raleigh Criterium
    1st BikeJam / Kelly Cup
    1st Jacksonville Road Race
    1st Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
    1st Westchester Criterium
    1st USA Crits Finals
    1st Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race
    1st Stage 4 Nature Valley Grand Prix
    International Tour de Toona
       1st Stages 4 & 7
    3rd Reading Classic
    6th Liberty Classic

#### 2008

    1st International Tour de Toona
    1st Stage 1 Joe Martin Stage Race

#### 2009

    1st San Jose Cycling Classic
    1st Bank of America Wilmington GP
    1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race
    1st Stage 1 Tulsa Tough
    1st Stage 1 Tour of Elk Grove

#### 2010

    1st BikeJam / Kelly Cup
    1st Wilmington Grand Prix
    1st Tour de Grove
    2nd Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup

#### 2011

    1st Stage 4 International Tour de Toona
    8th Liberty Classic

#### 2012

    1st Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
       1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
    1st Historic Roswell Criterium
    1st Glencoe Grand Prix
    1st Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic
    1st East Troy Cycling Classic
    1st Giro d'Grafton
    1st Waukesha Carl Zach Cycling Classic
    1st Greenbush Road Race
    1st Chris Thater Memorial
    8th Liberty Classic

#### 2013

    1st Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
       1st Stage 3
    1st Belmont Criterium
    1st East Tosa Gran Prix
    1st Stage 2 Intelligentsia Cup Prairie State Cycling Series

#### 2015

    2nd Mildred Kugler Women's Open
    4th Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
    8th Overall Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic

### Cyclo-cross
#### 2008

    1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross
    1st Springfield Township Michigan cyclo-cross
    1st Philadelphia cyclo-cross
    1st Northampton cyclo-cross
    1st Bridgeton City Park cyclo-cross
    1st Highland Park cyclo-cross
    1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross
    1st Warwick cyclo-cross

#### 2009

    1st Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 – MAC SERIES Race #1
    1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross
    1st Baltimore cyclo-cross

#### 2010

    1st Breinigsville cyclo-cross
    1st Baltimore cyclo-cross
    1st Lincoln cyclo-cross
    1st Gloucester cyclo-cross
    1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross
    1st Northampton cyclo-cross
    1st Warwick cyclo-cross

#### 2011

    1st Providence cyclo-cross
    1st Wilmington cyclo-cross
    1st Sterling cyclo-cross

#### 2012

    1st Warwick cyclo-cross
    1st East Meadows cyclo-cross