Laura Van Gilder

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Laura Van Gilder
Personal information
Full nameLaura Van Gilder
NicknameLVG
Born (1964-12-11) December 11, 1964 (age 57)
Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1]
Weight130 lb (59 kg)[1]
Team information
Current teamMellow Mushroom
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross[2]
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2005Quark Cycling Team
2006Team Lipton
2008Cheerwine
2009C3-Athletes Serving Athletes
2009–Mellow Mushroom Racing
2010DFT p/b Treads (guest)
2011NOW and Novartis for MS (guest)
2015Stan's NoTubes p/b enduranceWERX (guest)
2018Feed Hungry Kids Project (guest)
2019Fast Chance Women's Cycling (guest)
Professional teams
1998–1999Navigators[3][1]
2000Charles Schwab[3]
2001TalgoAmerica.com[3]
2002Trek[1]
2003Saturn[3]
2007Cheerwine[3]

Laura Van Gilder (born December 11, 1964) is an American road bicycle racer from Cresco, Pennsylvania, who currently rides for American amateur team Mellow Mushroom Racing. Van Gilder turned professional in 1992,[4] She represented her nation at the 2002 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships.[5]

Personal life[]

Van Gilder was born in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania and attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, earning two degrees in hospitality and hotel management.

Major results[]

Source:[6]

Road[]

1998 – Navigators[7]
1st 89er Criterium
1st Street Sprints & Brick Criterium, A to Z Classic
1st Koed Calendars Criterium
1st Skyscraper Classic
1st Tour of Mt. Nebo
Bermuda GP
1st Criterium
1st Circuit race
1st Sprints classification Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
1999 – Navigators
1st Tour of Somerville
1st Stage 2 Superweek International Cycling
2nd BMC Tour of Houston
2nd Clarendon Cup
8th Liberty Classic
2000 – Schwab
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Criterium, National Road 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 Criterium, National Road Championships
2002 – Trek Plus
1st Overall USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
1st Overall Pro Cycling Tour
1st Overall Nature Valley Grand Prix
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Overall Tour du Grand Montréal
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
1st San Rafael Criterium
1st Tour of Somerville
International Tour de Toona
1st Sprints classification
1st Stages 4 & 5
2nd Liberty Classic
2003 – Saturn Cycling Team
1st CSC Invitational
1st Mengoni Grand Prix
1st Stage 3 Solano Bicycle Classic
1st Stage 5 International Tour de Toona
2004 – Quark Cycling Team
1st Captech Classic Richmond
1st Stage 3 Valley of the Sun Stage Race
1st Stage 1 Pomona Valley Stage Race
1st Stage 4 Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Sprints classification Redlands Bicycle Classic
3rd Liberty Classic
2005
1st Garrett Lemire Memorial GP
1st Kelly Cup
1st CSC Invitational
1st Tour of Somerville
1st Stage 2 Central Valley Classic
3rd Liberty Classic
2006
1st Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
1st Stage 3 Nature Valley Grand Prix
1st Stage 6 International Tour de Toona
2007 – Cheerwine
1st
1st CSC Invitational[8][9]
1st Crystal Cup
1st
1st Spartanburg Criterium
1st Sunny King Criterium
1st [10]
1st [11]
1st
1st Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
1st Westchester Criterium
1st USA Crits Finals
1st Stage 2 Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 4 Nature Valley Grand Prix
International Tour de Toona
1st Stages 4 & 7
3rd Reading Classic
6th Liberty Classic
2008
1st International Tour de Toona
1st Stage 1 Joe Martin Stage Race
2009 – C3-Athletes Serving Athletes
1st San Jose Cycling Classic
1st Bank of America Wilmington GP
1st Stage 3 Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Stage 1 Tulsa Tough
1st Stage 1 Tour of Elk Grove
2010 – Mellow Mushroom Racing[12]
1st [11][13]
1st Wilmington Grand Prix
1st Tour de Grove
2nd Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup[14][9]
2011
1st Stage 4 International Tour de Toona
8th Liberty Classic
2012
1st Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
1st Stages 1, 2 & 3
1st Historic Roswell Criterium
1st Glencoe Grand Prix
1st Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic
1st East Troy Cycling Classic
1st Giro d'Grafton
1st Waukesha Carl Zach Cycling Classic
1st Greenbush Road Race
1st Chris Thater Memorial
8th Liberty Classic
2013
1st Overall Tour of America's Dairyland
1st Stage 3
1st Belmont Criterium
1st East Tosa Gran Prix
1st Stage 2 Intelligentsia Cup Prairie State Cycling Series

Cyclo-cross[]

2008
1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross
1st Springfield Township Michigan cyclo-cross
1st Philadelphia cyclo-cross
1st Northampton cyclo-cross
1st Bridgeton City Park cyclo-cross
1st Highland Park cyclo-cross
1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross
1st Warwick cyclo-cross
2009
1st Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 – MAC SERIES Race #1
1st Fogelsville cyclo-cross
1st Baltimore cyclo-cross
2010
1st Breinigsville cyclo-cross
1st Baltimore cyclo-cross
1st Lincoln cyclo-cross
1st Gloucester cyclo-cross
1st Jamesburg cyclo-cross
1st Northampton cyclo-cross
1st Warwick cyclo-cross
2011
1st Providence cyclo-cross
1st Wilmington cyclo-cross
1st Sterling cyclo-cross
2012
1st Warwick cyclo-cross
1st East Meadows cyclo-cross

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Tan, Anthony. "An interview with Laura Van Gilder". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ^ McMahon, Daniel (November 1, 2010). "A conversation with current world's No. 1 female cyclocrosser Laura Van Gilder". VeloNews. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Laura Van Gilder". Cycling Archives. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. ^ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/riders/2002/interviews/?id=lauravangilder02
  5. ^ "Laura Van Gilder". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Profile at Cycling Archives
  7. ^ http://www.navpro.com/results/index1998.asp[permanent dead link] Navigators Pro Cycling Team: 1998 results
  8. ^ "Arlington Sports | Organizing Amateur and Professional Bike Races Since 1998".
  9. ^ a b http://www.cscinvitational.com
  10. ^ http://www.raleighbikerace.com/
  11. ^ a b "LSV Home".
  12. ^ http://web.me.com/tphillis/Site/MMR_2009.html/
  13. ^ http://dcsportsbox.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2010&Itemid=67
  14. ^ http://www.airforcecyclingclassic.com

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