Omer Shapira

Omer Shapira (; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli former professional racing cyclist. She is an eight-time national road champion; winning the Israeli National Time Trial Championships in 2020 and 2022, and the Israeli National Road Race Championships for six consecutive years between 2017 and 2022.

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

Canyon–SRAM (2019–21) For the 2019 season, Shapira joined the team.

In March, she came in second at the Scorpions' Pass Time Trial and third at the Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial, and in August, she came in third overall at the Colorado Classic. In September, Shapira finished 13th of 53 cyclists in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Great Britain.

In doing so, she guaranteed Israel a place at the women's time trial contest in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ultimately delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shapira represented Israel in both the 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. In the time trial, Shapira finished in 15th place.

EF Education–Tibco–SVB After three seasons with , Shapira moved to the team for the 2022 season. In her first season with the team, she won both Israeli national road championship titles – her second in the time trial, and her sixth consecutive title in the road race.

Personal life Shapira grew up in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel. She is in a relationship with Israeli cyclist Guy Sagiv. They reside in Girona, Spain.

Major results

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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 Massada–Arad 4th Arad–Dimona–Arad 4th Dead Sea–Scorpion Pass 2017

8th Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol 2018 National Road Championships

2nd Time trial 7th Overall Gracia–Orlová 10th Overall Tour of Eftalia Hotels & Velo Alanya 2019

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa 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

2021

10th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana 10th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini 2022 National Road Championships