Laura Van Gilder
Laura Van Gilder
Personal information |
Full name |
Laura Van Gilder |
Born |
December 11, 1964 (1964-12-11) (age 47)
United States |
Team information |
Current team |
Twenty-Twenty C3 cycling team.[1] |
Infobox last updated on
June 12, 2010 |
Laura Van Gilder (born 11 December 1964, Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania) is a professional road bicycle racer from Cresco, Pennsylvania, United States. Van Gilder turned professional in 1992 and currently races cyclocross for Twenty-Twenty C3 cycling team and road for a team sponsored by Mellow Mushroom pizza chain.[2][3]
She is one of the top female professional cyclists in the United States.
Major results
- 1998 - Navigators Insurance Cycling Team[4]
- 1st, 89er Criterium
- 1st, Street Sprints & Brick Criterium, A to Z Classic
- 1st, Koed Calendars Criterium
- 1st, Sprint Jersey, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 1st, Skyscraper Classic
- 1st, Tour of Mt. Nebo
- 1st, Bermuda G.P. Criterium
- 1st, Bermuda G.P. Circuit Race
- 1999 - Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
- 1st, Stage 2, Superweek International Cycling
- 1st, Tour of Somerville
- 2nd, BMC Tour of Houston
- 2nd, Clarendon Cup
- 2000 - Schwab
- 1st, USA Cycling National Criterium 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, USA Cycling National Criterium Championships
- 2002 - Trek Plus
- 1st, USA Cycling National Racing Calendar points championship
- 1st overall, Pro Cycling Tour
- 1st overall and 2 stage wins, Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 1st overall and 2 stage wins, Tour du Montréal
- 1st, Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
- 1st, San Rafael Criterium
- 1st, Stages 4 & 5, Sprint Jersey, The International Tour de 'Toona
- 1st, Tour of Somerville
- 2003 - Saturn Cycling Team
- 1st, CSC Invitational [5]
- 1st, Stage 5, The International Tour de 'Toona
- 1st, Mengoni Grand Prix
- 2004 - Quark Cycling Team
- 1st, Sprint classification, Redlands Stage Race
- 2005
- 1st, CSC Invitational[6]
- 1st, Tour of Somerville
- 2007 - Cheerwine
- 1st, Indio Grand Prix
- 1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix
- 1st, Raleigh Criterium[7]
- 1st, BikeJam / Kelly Cup[8]
- 1st, CSC Invitational[9][10]
- 1st, Jacksonville Road Race
- 3rd, Reading Classic
- 1st, Stage 4, The International Tour de 'Toona
- 1st, Stage 7, The International Tour de 'Toona
- 2009 - C3-Athletes Serving Athletes
- 1st, Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 - MAC SERIES Race #1
- 2010 Mellow Mushroom Racing[11]
- 1st, BikeJam / Kelly Cup[12][13]
- 2nd Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup [14][15]
Van Gilder races under the rules of the governing bodies of professional cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)[16] and USA Cycling[17][18]
Van Gilder attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania earning two degrees in hospitality and hotel management.
References
- ^ http://twenty20cycling.com/
- ^ http://twenty20cycling.com/
- ^ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/riders/2002/interviews/?id=lauravangilder02
- ^ http://www.navpro.com/results/index1998.asp Navigators Pro Cycling Team: 1998 results
- ^ http://www.cscinvitational.com
- ^ http://www.cscinvitational.com
- ^ http://www.raleighbikerace.com/
- ^ http://www.bikejam.org//
- ^ http://www.arlingtonsports.org//
- ^ http://www.cscinvitational.com
- ^ http://web.me.com/tphillis/Site/MMR_2009.html/
- ^ http://www.bikejam.org//
- ^ http://dcsportsbox.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2010&Itemid=67
- ^ http://www.airforcecyclingclassic.com
- ^ http://www.cscinvitational.com
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Cycliste_Internationale
- ^ http://www.usacycling.org/
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Cycling_National_Racing_Calendar
External links
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Name |
Van Gilder, Laura |
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Short description |
American racing cyclist |
Date of birth |
1964-12-11 |
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