Rider Profile
Elisa Balsamo
Lidl-Trek Women
Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2024 - Lidl-Trek Women
- 2023 - Lidl-Trek Women
- 2022 - Trek-Segafredo Women
- 2021 - Valcar-Travel & Service
- 2020 - Valcar-Travel & Service
- 2019 - Valcar-Cylance Cycling
- 2018 - Valcar PBM
- 2017 - Valcar PBM
Biography:
2021 world champion Elisa Balsamo, born February 27, 1998 in Cuneo, Italy turned professional in 2017 with Italian team Valcar, spending five season with the squad before stepping up to the Women's WorldTour with Trek-Segafredo in 2022.
Balsamo was seen as a promising rider through the early years of her career, taking eight victories through the end of the 2020 season, including a stage of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta and the 2020 U23 road race at the European Championships. Her big breakthrough came during the 2021 season, however, as she took a sprint victory at the Leuven World Championships, beating Marianne Vos in a reduced group at the end of 157km of racing.
Since then, she has gone from strength to strength at Trek, taking nine wins in the rainbow jersey in 2022. Through the spring she triumphed at multiple Classics, including the Trofeo Binda, Classic Brugge-De Panne, and Gent-Wevelgem. In June she became Italian road champion for the first time and then took her first two career wins at the Giro d'Italia Donne the next month. After a rapid rise, Balsamo is among the top stars in the women's peloton.
Key Results
Winner, 2021 Road World Championships road race
Winner, 2022 Trofeo Binda
Winner, 2022 Classic Brugge-De Panne
Winner, 2022 Gent-Wevelgem
Related Articles
2023 UCI Road World Championships – Riders to watch in the elite/U23 women's road race
By Simone Giuliani last updated
Can Kopecky and Vollering keep Tour de France Femmes form rolling or will Balsamo, Lippert, Niewiadoma or Dygert reach for rainbows?
Elisa Longo Borghini and Elisa Balsamo abandon Tour de France Femmes ahead of stage 7
By Peter Stuart published
News The Lidl-Trek riders both depart the race on account of fatigue and illness
Two Elisas come back at the Tour de France Femmes after crashes
By Lukas Knöfler published
News Balsamo’s first race since serious crash at RideLondon Classique; Longo Borghini not hampered much by Giro Donne crash
Doctors give Balsamo green light to start training after recovery from broken jaw
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Italian looks ahead to possible starts at Tour de France Femmes and Glasgow Worlds, says Lidl-Trek
Elisa Balsamo undergoes successful surgery to treat jaw fractures
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Trek-Segafredo have not confirmed Balsamo's recovery time or return to training or competition
Balsamo among 8 riders crashing out of RideLondon Classique after stage 1
By Lukas Knöfler published
News Trek-Segafredo racer suffers multiple fractures in scaphoid, mandible
Wiebes, Kool, Balsamo brace for sprint clash at Classic Brugge-De Panne
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'It will be the first real showdown' says Wiebes as SD Worx take to start line with only four riders
Balsamo strikes again to win stage 2 at Setmana Valenciana
By Kirsten Frattini published
Results Italian beats Lotta Henttala and the USA's Megan Jastrab
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