Gaia Realini

Gaia Realini
Realini in 2019
Personal information
Full nameGaia Realini
Born (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 23)
Pescara, Italy[1]
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)[2]
Team information
Current teamLidl–Trek
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2021–2022Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria
2023–Trek–Segafredo
Major wins
Major Tours
Giro Donne
Young rider classification (2023)
La Vuelta Femenina
Mountains classification (2023)
1 individual stage (2023)
Medal record
Women's road bicycle racing
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zurich Mixed team relay

Gaia Realini (born 19 June 2001) is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTour Team Lidl–Trek.[3][2]

Major results

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Cyclo-cross

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2019–2020
2nd Citta Di Jesolo
3rd National Under-23 Championships
3rd Saccolongo
3rd Fae' Di Oderzo
2020–2021
2nd National Under-23 Championships
2021–2022
1st Brugherio
2nd Illnau
2nd Citta Di Jesolo
3rd Cremona

Road

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2021
1st Mountains classification, Giro Toscana Int. Femminile
5th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
10th Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry
2022
1st Overall Giro Mediterraneo in Rosa
1st Stage 2
1st Trofeo Città di Cesiomaggiore
1st Mountain Classification Giro Toscana Int. Femminile
5th Memorial Monica Bandini
2023
1st Trofeo Oro in Euro
2nd Overall UAE Tour
1st Young rider classification
3rd La Flèche Wallonne
3rd Overall La Vuelta Femenina
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 6
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Donne
1st Young rider classification
3rd Overall Tour de l'Avenir Femmes [fr]
1st Stage 4
4th Road race, National Road Championships
4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
9th Overall Tour de Romandie Féminin
9th UCI Gravel World Championships
2024
1st Stage 1 (TTT) La Vuelta Femenina
2nd Overall Vuelta Extremadura Féminas [de]
4th Overall UAE Tour
5th Overall Tour de France
5th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
7th Overall Giro d'Italia
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
10th Trofeo Oro in Euro [de]

References

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  1. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (18 April 2023). "The apprentice - Gaia Realini on learning the secrets of the fabled Mur de Huy". cyclingnews.
  2. ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh (17 January 2023). "Meet Gaia Realini: Trek-Segafredo's new pocket climber". VeloNews. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Gaia Realini". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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