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World Champion Cyclist Lara Gilliespie - History Maker talks to KCLR - 19/10/26
Lara Gillespie – from Wicklow (born in Carlow) is world champion for the second time after taking gold in a dominant performance in the points race at the UCI World Track Championships in China. She won gold in the elimination race in Chile last year, entered the closing stages of the event in a three-way battle for top spot with Denmark's Amalie Dideriksen and Belgium's Shari Bossuyt. Sunday's contest consisted of 100 laps, with a sprint every 10 laps. Gillespie showed her credentials early by winning the second sprint and then taking another victory on the fifth sprint.
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