Omer Shapira

Omer Shapira (Hebrew: עומר שפירא‎; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon–SRAM.[3] She is the 2017, 2018, and 2019 national Israeli champion.[4]

Omer Shapira
Personal information
Full nameOmer Shapira
Hebrew: עומר שפירא‎
Born (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamCanyon–SRAM
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2017Giusfredi–Bianchi
2018Cylance Pro Cycling
2019–Canyon–SRAM[2]

Biography

Shapira won the bronze medal at the 2016 Israeli National Time Trial Championships, and the silver medal at the 2018 Israeli National Time Trial Championships. She also won the bronze medal at the 2014 and 2016 Israeli National Road Race Championships (98k), the silver medal at the 2015 championships, and the gold medal at the 2017-19 championships.[5]

Shapira rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.[6]

In March 2019, she came in 2nd at the Scorpions' Pass Time Trial and 3rd at the Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial, and in August 2019 she came in 3rd at the Colorado Classic.[7][8][9]

In September 2019, Shapira finished 13th of 53 cyclists at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships; Women's time trial in Great Britain.[4] She completed the 30.3-kilometer (18.8-mile) course in 46 minutes and 41 seconds.[4] In doing so, she guaranteed Israel a place at the women’s time trial contest in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[4] Since only one cyclist per country can compete in the Olympic Games, Shapira was promoted to eighth place. The first ten places automatically qualified, and 15 more cyclists will also make the 2020 Games via the world rankings.[4] However, Shapira will not necessarily be the cyclist representing Israel, as the Israeli cyclist with the best eventual world ranking will qualify.[4]

References
  1. "Omer Shapira - Player Profile - Cycling". Eurosport. 9 September 1994. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. "Our full roster for 2019!". Canyon–SRAM. Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. Frattini, Kirsten (6 December 2019). "Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. Krauss, Joseph (25 September 2019). "Road racing cyclist Omer Shapira wins spot for Israel in Tokyo Olympics". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. Login. "National Championships Israel WE - Road Race | Top 3 per edition". Procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. "2018: World Championships – Women's Time Trial". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. "Scorpions' Pass TT". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Aphrodite ITT". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "Colorado Classic". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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