Illi Gardner

Illi Cerys Gardner (; born 14 October 1999) is a British racing cyclist, who rode professionally for UCI Women's Team in 2020 and 2021. She is a three-time winner of the British National Hill Climb Championships, and holds the fastest two Everesting times recorded by a female rider.

Career 2021 On 14 August, she set a new women's world Everesting record of 8 hours 33 minutes and 47 seconds, beating Emma Pooley's 2020 record by almost 20 minutes by riding up and down Bwlch y Groes 72 times.

2022 On 23 July, she set a further women's world Everesting record of 8 hours 3 minutes and 29 seconds, improving on her previous record by over 30 minutes by riding up and down the Crowcombe climb 59 times. On 30 October, she won the National Hill Climb Championships by over 23 seconds at the Old Shoe climb near Llangollen in North Wales.

2023 In 2023 she won the first edition of the Championnats d'Europe des Grimpeurs, which took place in Switzerland on the legendary climb from Airolo to the Gotthard Pass. On 29 October, she won the National Hill Climb Championships for the second time by 59 seconds at the Struggle climb to Kirkstone Pass ascending from Ambleside in Cumbria.

2024 On 27 October, she won the National Hill Climb Championships for the third time by 12 seconds at the Dipton Mill Road climb in Hexham, Northumbria.

2025 On 20 September, she became Everesting world champion on Mount Etna.

Major results 2022 1st National Hill Climb Championships 2023 1st Championnats d'Europe des Grimpeurs 1st National Hill Climb Championships 2024 1st National Hill Climb Championships 2025 1st Mount Washington Hillclimb (with new official record of 58:01) 2nd National Hill Climb Championships