# Lara Gillespie

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

## Track Major Results

Olympic Results :
| Year | Omnium | Team Pursuit | Madison |
| 2024 | 10th | 9th | 11th |
World Championship Results :
| Year | Points Race | Elimination Race | Omnium | Team Pursuit | Madison | Scratch |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 8th | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 9th | — | 17th |
| 2023 | — | — | 9th | 9th | 12th | — |
| 2024 | | 5th | 8th | — | 7th | — |
European Championship Results :
| Year | Madison | Team Pursuit | Omnium | Points Race | Elimination Race |
| 2022 | 9th | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 12th | 5th | 13th | — | — |
| 2024 | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | — |
| 2025 | 5th | — | 5th | 4th | |
UCI Track Champions League Results :
| Season | Place | Points |
| 2023 | 4 | 123 |
| 2024 | 3 | 112 |

## 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

    1st Road race, National Championships

#### 2022

    Rás na mBan
       1st Stages 1 & 4

#### 2023

    1st Road race, National Championships
    2nd Poreč Trophy Ladies [it]
    2nd Grand Prix Eco-Struct [be]
    6th ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies

#### 2024

    1st Overall Giro Mediterraneo Rosa
       1st Stages 2 & 3
    1st Antwerp Port Epic
    4th Cyclis Classic

#### 2025

    1st Sprints classification UAE Tour Women
    2nd Omloop van het Hageland
    3rd Le Samyn

### 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