Rochelle Gilmore

Rochelle Gilmore (born 14 December 1981 in Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian former racing cyclist currently living in Italy. She was the owner and manager of the professional cycling team Wiggle High5.[2][3][4]

Rochelle Gilmore

Rochelle Gilmore in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Rochelle Gilmore
Born	(1981-12-14) 14 December 1981 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road & Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Professional teams
2001	Autotrader.com[1]
2003	Ausra Gruodis Safi
2004	Team S.A.T.S.
2005–2006	Safi – Pasta Zara – Manhattan
2007–2008	Menikini – Selle Italia – Gysko
2009	HP-Teschner
2009–2011	Lotto Ladies Team
2012	Faren-Honda Team
2013–2015	Wiggle–Honda
Managerial team
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.[5]

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.[6]

In a blogpost for cyclingnews.com in November 2015 Gilmore announced that she had retired from competition.[5]