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Elisa Balsamo (cyclist)

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Elisa Balsamo
Elisa Balsamo (2017)
Personal information
Born (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26)
Team information
DisciplineRoad and Track cycling
Professional team
2017–Valcar–PBM
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Berlin Omnium
Women's road cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha Road race (junior)
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Plumelec Road race (junior)

Elisa Balsamo (born 27 February 1998) is an Italian female road and track cyclist, representing Italy at international competitions.[1]

After competing at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in the women's junior road race she became junior world champion at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in the women's junior road race. She won the gold medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.[2]

Major results

Track

2015
1st Scratch, Juniors Track World Championships
1st Team pursuit, Junior European Track Championships
2016
1st Team pursuit, European Track Championships
Junior Track Cycling World Championships
1st Omnium
1st Team pursuit
Junior European Track Championships)
1st Omnium
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual Pursuit, 3 Jours d'Aigle
2nd Team pursuit, Round 1 (Glasgow), Track Cycling World Cup
2017
European Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Omnium
6 Giorni di Torino internazionale
1st Omnium
1st Points Race
Belgian International Track Meeting
2nd Omnium
3rd Madison race (with Rachele Barbieri)
2nd Omnium, Prilba Moravy
Track Cycling World Cup
1st Team Pursuit, Round 1, Pruszków (with Tatiana Guderzo, Francesca Pattaro and Silvia Valsecchi)[3]
3rd Individual Pursuit, Round 1, Pruszków
3rd Madison, Round 1, Pruszków (with Maria Giulia Confalonieri)[4]

Road

2016
1st Road race, Junior Road World Championships
1st Road race, Junior Italian National Road Race Championships
2nd Road race, Junior European Road Championships
2nd Junior Gent-Wevelgem
2017
1st Sprints classification Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
2018
1st Omloop van Borsele

References

  1. ^ "Elisa Balsamo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Australia's Scotson and Meyer take Madison title, Wild claims women's omnium in Pruszkow". cyclingnews.com. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Track World Cup Final day: Larsen wins men's omnium". cyclingnews.com. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.