Omer Shapira

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Omer Shapira
Omer Shapira - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race) (cropped).jpg
Shapira at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships
Personal information
Full nameOmer Shapira
Hebrew: עומר שפירא
Born (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 27)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamCanyon–SRAM
 Israel national team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017Giusfredi–Bianchi
2018Cylance Pro Cycling
2019–Canyon–SRAM[2][3]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
National Time Trial Championships (2020, 2021)
Shapira in 2018

Omer Shapira (Hebrew: עומר שפירא; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon–SRAM and the Israel national team.[4] She is the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 national Israeli champion.[5]

Early and personal life[]

Shapira grew up in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel. She is in a relationship with Israeli cyclist Guy Sagiv.[6] They reside in Girona, Spain.[7]

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.[8]

Shapira rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.[9]

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.[10][11][12]

In September 2019, Shapira finished 13th of 53 cyclists at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships; Women's time trial in Great Britain.[5] She completed the 30.3-kilometer (18.8-mile) course in 46 minutes and 41 seconds.[5] 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.[13] In the time trial, Shapira finished in 15th spot.[14]

Major results[]

2014
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2015
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2016
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
3rd Road race
4th
4th
4th
2017
1st MaillotIsrael.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
8th Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
2018
National Road Championships
1st MaillotIsrael.PNG Road race
2nd Time trial
7th Overall Gracia–Orlová
10th Overall Tour of Eftalia Hotels & Velo Alanya
2019
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa
1st MaillotIsrael.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Scorpions' Pass Time Trial
3rd Overall Colorado Classic
3rd Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial
4th Tour of Arava
5th Aphrodite's Sanctuary Cycling Race
8th Overall Tour of California
9th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
2020
National Road Championships
1st MaillotIsrael.PNG Road race
1st MaillotIsrael.PNG Time trial
2021
1st MaillotIsrael.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
15th Olympic Time Trial

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Omer Shapira - Player Profile - Cycling". Eurosport. 9 September 1994. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Our full roster for 2019!". Canyon–SRAM. Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 December 2019). "Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Canyon//SRAM Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Krauss, Joseph (25 September 2019). "Road racing cyclist Omer Shapira wins spot for Israel in Tokyo Olympics". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Cycling Road SHAPIRA Omer - Tokyo 2020 Olympics" Check |url= value (help). ..
  7. ^ "אליפות זוגית: גיא שגיב ועומר שפירא הם אלופי ישראל באופניים". ריצה, אופניים, טריאתלון, שחייה | שוונג. 29 June 2019.
  8. ^ "National Championships Israel WE - Road Race | Top 3 per edition". Procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. ^ "2018: World Championships – Women's Time Trial". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Scorpions' Pass TT". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Aphrodite ITT". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Colorado Classic". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Israeli cyclist who just missed out on Olympic medal: 'I went with my gut'". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Bullseye: Israeli archer Itay Shanny scores big upset to reach last 16 in Tokyo". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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