Irish cyclist Lara Gillespie, 25, has become world champion in the points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai, China. University College Dublin (UCD), where she graduated, announced the victory.
In the 100-lap race, Gillespie scored 42 points, five more than Denmark’s Amalie Dideriksen in second, while Belgium’s Shari Bossuyt took bronze with 35 points.
It is her second world title, after gold in the elimination race at the 2025 World Championships in Chile, the same year she became the first Irish rider to win gold at the European Track Championships. Gillespie graduated from UCD’s School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, where she was an elite sports scholar.
