Rochelle Gilmore

Rochelle Gilmore (born 14 December 1981) is an Australian former racing cyclist, and former owner and manager of the defunct professional cycling team . Since retiring from professional cycling she has been involved in sports commentating.

Career Born in Sutherland, New South Wales, Gilmore competed in track cycling in her teens, before specialising in road racing for more than 10 years. In 2006, she won a stage at the Geelong Women's Tour, took second behind teammate Katherine Bates in the points race at the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2006, and earned top five finishes in a Giro d'Italia Femminile stage, the Geelong World Cup, and the Liberty Classic. Gilmore was often referred to in the media as the 'bridesmaid', as she constantly finished runner-up in many events. In the road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she broke the jinx and won the gold medal in the race. After her retirement she said she felt she achieved her maximum potential during her career through hard work and extensive preparation.

In a blogpost for cyclingnews.com in November 2015 Gilmore announced that she had retired from competition.

Major results

Track

1999 National Junior Track Championships

3rd Sprint 3rd 500m time trial

2000

2001

2002

2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics

2004

2005

Oceania Track Championships

2006

Road

1999 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships 2001 1st GP Carnevale d'Europa 1st Stage 2b Giro d'Italia Femminile 3rd Canberra Women's Classic 9th Rotterdam Tour 2002

1st Stages 2 & 4 1st Stage 5 Tour de Snowy 2nd Australia World Cup 10th Rotterdam Tour 2003 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Stage 1 Geelong Tour 3rd Primavera Rosa 3rd Sparkassen Giro Bochum 3rd Tjejtrampet 6th Rotterdam Tour 7th GP Liberazione 7th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt 8th Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup 9th Australia World Cup 2004 1st Stage 4 Bay Classic Series 5th Australia World Cup 2005 1st Geelong Women's World Cup 2nd GP Liberazione 2nd Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt 6th Road race, Oceania Road Cycling Championships 2006 1st Stage 2 Geelong Tour 5th Australia World Cup 5th Liberty Classic 8th GP Liberazione 10th Road race, Commonwealth Games 2007

1st Stage 1 La Route de France 2nd Grand Prix de Dottignies 2nd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo 4th Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe 4th Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt 5th GP Liberazione 5th Sparkassen Giro 6th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup 10th Tour de Berne 2008 Tour de Prince Edward Island 1st Stages 1, 3 & 5 1st Maastricht Omnium 2nd GP Liberazione 2nd Gran Premio Comune di Fabricco 2nd Sparkassen Giro Bochum 3rd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo 4th Australia World Cup 5th Ronde van Drenthe 2009 1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum Women's Tour of New Zealand 1st Stages 1 & 2 2nd Ronde van Gelderland 2nd GP Stad Roeselare 2nd Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt

4th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo 5th Grand Prix de Dottignies 2010

2nd Ronde van Gelderland 2nd Omloop van Borsele Tour of Chongming Island 3rd Overall Stage race 3rd World Cup 4th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar 7th Grand Prix de Dottignies 10th Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland 2011

1st Stages 1 & 3 3rd Ronde van Gelderland 4th Road race, Oceania Road Cycling Championships 4th Grand Prix de Dottignies 4th GP Stad Roeselare 5th Ronde van Drenthe 8th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar 1st Stage 1 8th Tour of Chongming Island World Cup 9th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo 2012 2nd Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau 2nd Liberty Classic 4th Overall Bay Classic Series Tour of Chongming Island 5th Overall Stage race 5th World Cup 9th Erondegemse Pijl 2015 5th London Nocturne