Rochelle Gilmore (born 14 December 1981 in Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian former racing cyclist currently living in Italy. She is the owner and manager of Wiggle High5.
Gilmore previously rode for G.S. Safi-Pasta Zara-Manhattan. She splits her time between the road circuit and the track World Cup. In 2006, she won a stage at the Geelong Women's Tour, took second in the Commonwealth Games points race (behind teammate Kate Bates), and earned top five finishes in a Giro d'Italia Femminile stage, the Geelong World Cup, and the Liberty Classic. Gilmore is often referred to in the media as the 'bridesmaid', as she constantly finished runner-up in many events. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, she broke the jinx and won the gold medal in the 112 km road bicycle racing event. After her retirement she said she felt she achieved her maximum potential during her career through hard work and extensive preparation.
In her teens she competed in track cycling (velodrome) but specialised in road racing for more than 10 years.
In addition to founding Wiggle-Honda, in January 2015 Gilmore announced the launch of the High5 Dream Team, an Australian women's team competing in Australia's National Road Series aiming to help riders progress to road racing in Europe and to fill a gap created by Cycling Australia suspending its women's development programme due to financial problems.
In a blogpost for cyclingnews.com in November 2015 Gilmore announced that she had retired from competition.
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External links
- Rochelle Gilmore on Twitter
- Personal website
- Rochelle Gilmore at Cycling Archives
- NZCT Tour of New Zealand results and articles
- Cyclingnews Article on Rochelle's recovery from horror crash injuries
- 2011 Rochelle Gilmore interview with Sophie Smith from SBS
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