Lucy van der Haar
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Lucy May van der Haar (née Garner; born 20 September 1994) is a British former professional racing cyclist,[5] who rode professionally between 2013 and 2020 for the Team Liv–Plantur, Wiggle High5 and Hitec Products–Birk Sport teams. Van der Haar is a double junior world road race champion, winning in consecutive years, in 2011 and 2012.
Career
Early life
Van der Haar grew up in Cosby, Leicestershire. Her first cycling club was the Leicestershire Road Club.[6] Competing with them from 2004 to 2012, she won many National Awards from both the British Schools Cycling Association and British Cycling. She remained in full-time education until 2012, when she left Countesthorpe Community College having completed her AS-levels.[7]
Amateur career
Van der Haar won her first junior world title at the 2011 road world championships in Copenhagen. She was part of a late six-woman breakaway from the peloton and won the race comfortably in a sprint for the line.[8] A year later, she retained her title in a bunch sprint finish of 19 riders at the championships in Valkenburg, Netherlands,[9] having had a lead-out from Elinor Barker.
Professional career
Van der Haar signed a professional contract with UCI Women's Team Argos–Shimano in October 2012,[10][11] turning professional at the start of the 2013 season.[12][13] In May 2013, she claimed her first professional victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Chongming Island in Shanghai, China.[14] In September 2015, van der Haar announced she would be riding for Wiggle High5 in 2016.[15]
Personal life
Van der Haar has a sister, Grace Garner, who is two years younger than her. She competed professionally as a racing cyclist,[16] before also retiring in 2020.[17] In July 2019, she married fellow cyclist Lars van der Haar,[18] and in March 2022, announced she was pregnant with their first child.[19]
Major results
Source:[20]
- 2011
- 1st
Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit, National Track Championships (with Hannah Barnes and Harriet Owen)
- 2012
- 1st
Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 1st
Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- UEC European Junior Track Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit (with Amy Roberts and Elinor Barker)
- 1st
Scratch
- 2nd
Team sprint (with Dannielle Khan)
- 1st
- National Track Championships
- 1st
Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit (with Corrine Hall and Harriet Owen)
- 1st
- 2013
- 3rd Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 1st Stage 1
- 6th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 8th Drentse 8
- 2014
- 2nd Drentse 8
- 2nd 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
- 3rd Dwars door de Westhoek
- 3rd Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 7th Overall The Women's Tour
- 2015
- 1st Stage 1 La Route de France
- 2nd Ronde van Gelderland
- 5th La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
- 6th Parel van de Veluwe
- 9th Dwars door de Westhoek
- 9th Diamond Tour
- 2016
- 2nd Women's Tour de Yorkshire
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Ronde van Gelderland
- 2017
- 3rd Tour of Guangxi Women's Elite World Challenge
- 3rd Omloop van de IJsseldelta
- 2018
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour of Chongming Island
- 2019
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 2020
- 1st
Overall Dubai Women's Tour
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
References
- ^ a b "The Node4 Pro Cycling Ladies Team". Node4 Pro Cycling. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Richardson, Simon (6 December 2011). "Lucy Garner: Rider Profile". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media.
- ^ "Hitec Products-Birk Sport". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Hitec Products - Birk Sport". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Lucy van der Haar (25) hangt haar fiets aan de wilgen" [Lucy van der Haar (25) hangs up her bicycle]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Wielerflits BV. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Cycling: Lucy Garner joins 'dream team'". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Myatt, Brian (October 2012). "Message from the Principal" (PDF). Countesthorpe Community College Connect.
- ^ "UCI Road Cycling World Championships 2011: Great Britain's Lucy Garner wins gold medal in junior road race". Daily Telegraoh. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Britain's Lucy Garner retains junior world road race title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Cycling: Lucy Garner joins 'dream team'". Leicester Mercury. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (9 October 2012). "Lucy Garner launches pro career at Argos-Shimano in 2013". VeloNation.
- ^ "Lucy Garner signs professional deal with Argos-Shimano". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Been, Jose. "Double junior world champion Lucy Garner on turning senior – 'I have to start all over again". Velo Nation. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Bull, Nick (8 May 2013). "Lucy Garner takes first professional victory at the Tour of Chongming Island". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Lucy Garner Joins Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling For Two Years | Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling". wigglehonda.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Ashenden, Mark (2 August 2016). "Cycling sisters Lucy and Grace Garner went head-to-head in RideLondon Classique". skysports.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Hickmott, Larry (25 November 2020). "Team News: CAMS-Tifosi". VeloUK. LH Publishing. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
Grace Garner and Charmaine Porter have taken the decision to retire from racing and we thank them both for their time with us.
- ^ van der Haar, Lucy (23 July 2019). "It's back to business for Hitec Products-Birk Sport road racer Lucy van der Haar". Leicester Mercury. Reach plc. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
In racing terms it has all been a little quieter this month, though, as Lars and I celebrated our marriage in the Netherlands followed by a honeymoon on the Caribbean island of Aruba.
- ^ Beeckman, Yanko (23 March 2022). ""Baby Van der Haar on the way": veldrijder en ex-wielrenster Lucy Garner verwachten eerste kindje" ["Baby Van der Haar on the way": cyclocross rider and ex-cyclist Lucy Garner expecting first child]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Mediahuis. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Lucy Garner at Cycling Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
External links
- Lucy Garner profile at Argos-Shimano website
- Lucy Garner at UCI
- Lucy Garner at Cycling Archives
- Lucy Garner at ProCyclingStats
- Lucy Garner at Cycling Quotient
- Lucy Garner at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Lucy van der Haar at UCI