Omer Shapira
Omer Shapira (; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam and the Israel national team. She is the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 national Israeli champion. Early and personal life. Shapira grew up in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel. She is in a relationship with Israeli cyclist Guy Sagiv. They reside in Girona, Spain. Career. Shapira won the bronze medal at the 2016 Israeli National Time Trial Championships, and the silver medal at the 2018 Israeli National Time Trial Championships. She also won the bronze medal at the 2014 and  2016 Israeli National Road Race Championships (98k), the silver medal at the 2015 championships, and the gold medal at the 2017-19 championships. Shapira rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. In March 2019, she came in 2nd at the Scorpions' Pass Time Trial and 3rd at the Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial, and in August 2019 she came in 3rd at the Colorado Classic. In September 2019, Shapira finished 13th of 53 cyclists at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships; Women's time trial in Great Britain. She completed the  30.3-kilometer (18.8-mile) course in 46 minutes and 41 seconds. In doing so, she guaranteed Israel a place at the women’s time trial contest in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She represented Israel in both the Women's time trial and the road race. In the road race, Shapira was in a pack at the front for most of the race only to be overhauled by the chasing pack in the final moments. She finished in 24th place. In the time trial, Shapira finished in 15th spot.