British cyclist
Illi Gardner|
| Full name | Illi Cerys Gardner |
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| Born | (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999 (age 25) |
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| Discipline | Road |
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| Role | Rider |
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| Rider type | Climber |
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| 2017 | Cardiff Ajax CC |
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| 2018 | YRDP |
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| 2019 | Brother UK–Tifosi |
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| 2020–2021 | CAMS–Tifosi[1] |
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Illi Cerys Gardner (; born 14 October 1999) is a British professional racing cyclist.
2021
On 14 August 2021 she set a new women's world Everesting record of 8 hours 33 minutes and 47 seconds, beating Emma Pooley's 2020 record by almost 20 minutes by riding up and down Bwlch y Groes 72 times.[2][3]
2022
On 23 July 2022 she set a further women's world Everesting record of 8 hours 3 minutes and 29 seconds, improving on her previous record by over 30 minutes by riding up and down the Crowcombe climb 59 times.[4]
On 30 October 2022 she won the National Hill Climb Championships[5] by over 23 seconds at the Old Shoe climb near Llangollen in North Wales.
2023
In 2023 she won the first edition of the Championnats d’Europe des Grimpeurs, which took place in Switzerland on the legendary 12,780 metre climb from Airolo to the 2091-metre-high Gotthard Pass.[6]
On 29 October 2023 she won the National Hill Climb Championships[7] for the second time by 59 seconds at the Struggle climb to Kirkstone Pass ascending from Ambleside in Cumbria.
2024
On 27 October 2024 she won the National Hill Climb Championships[8] for the third time by 12 seconds at the Dipton Mill Road climb in Hexham, Northumbria.
Major results
- 2022
- 1st
National Hill Climb Championships
- 2023
- 1st
Championnats d'Europe des Grimpeurs
- 1st National Hill Climb Championships
- 2024
- 1st National Hill Climb Championships
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