Lara Gillespie
Irish sport cyclist
Photo: Nicola, Wikimedia Commons, CC-by-sa 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 4h ago
Maria Martins wins bronze in the scratch race at the Shanghai track cycling worlds
Portugal's track cycling campaign at the world championships opened with a bronze medal for Maria Martins in Shanghai on Wednesday, 14 October. The 27-year-old finished third in the women's scratch race as the first Portuguese rider to compete at the event.
- Aug 23
Kimberley Le Court wins Tour of Britain Women as Lorena Wiebes takes fourth stage
Kimberley Le Court sealed the general classification victory at the Tour of Britain Women in Royal Leamington Spa, finishing 19 seconds ahead of Lorena Wiebes, who took the final stage in a bunch sprint.
- May 30
Giro d'Italia Women: Lorena Wiebes disqualified after stage one win for underweight bike, Elisa Balsamo inherits pink jersey
Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes was stripped of her stage one victory and disqualified from the Giro d'Italia Women on Saturday evening after her bike failed to meet minimum weight requirements, handing the win and the leader's pink jersey to Italy's Elisa Balsamo.
