Lara Gillespie

Lara Gillespie
Gillespie in 2025
Personal information
Born (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001
Wicklow, Ireland
Team information
Current teamUAE Team ADQ
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018Cannibal Team
2019Orwell Wheelers CC
2020Illi-Bikes Cycling Team
Professional teams
2021Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants
2023–2024UAE Development Team
2024–UAE Team ADQ
Major wins
Road
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2020, 2023)
Le Samyn (2026)
Track
World Championships
Elimination (2025)
Medal record
World Championships
2025 Santiago Elimination race
2024 Ballerup Points race
European Championships
2025 Heusden-Zolder Elimination Race
U23 European Championships
2023 Anadia Points race
2023 Anadia Omnium
2021 Apeldroon Individual Pursiut
Junior European Championships
2018 Agile Points Race
2018 Agile Individual Pursiut
2019 Ghent Individual Pursiut
2019 Ghent Scratch
2019 Ghent Points Race
Junior World Championships
2019 Frankfurt Individual Pursiut

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 both the 2025 UEC European Track Championships, and the 2025 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Santiago, Chile, becoming Ireland's first female world track cycling champion.