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
Longo Borghini brings Giro form into the Tour de France Femmes
By Kirsten Frattini published
News Trek-Segafredo announce roster to include World Champions Balsamo and Van Dijk
Elisa Balsamo: We really believed in this pink jersey today
By Amy Jones published
News Italian's debut at Giro d'Italia Donne scores pair of top results with inaugural stage win and leader's jersey
Elisa Balsamo blog: My first Giro! I'm confident I will have my say
By Elisa Balsamo published
Blog 'It will be the beginning of a historic and memorable double along with the Tour de France Femmes' says World Champion
Italian job: Is this year the best chance for a home win at the Giro d’Italia Donne?
By Amy Jones last updated
With the strong crop of Italian talent heading to the race this year the drought may well be broken
Balsamo, Longo Borghini, Cavalli confirmed for Giro d’Italia Donne
By Issy Ronald published
News 'I am happy and proud of what I achieved last year, a qualitative leap. I love racing at home' says Cavalli
Elisa Balsamo disqualified from Paris-Roubaix for sticky bottle
By Cyclingnews last updated
News World champion removed from race with over 30km left to run
10 riders to watch at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
By Laura Weislo last updated
With Deignan out and the last minute COVID-19 withdrawal of Vos, who will be adding a cobblestone to the trophy case?
Elisa Balsamo blog: Mission accomplished as Classics hunter
By Elisa Balsamo last updated
Blog 'It was a golden week' with three Women's WorldTour wins in one week for World Champion
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Ellen van Dijk - Leading by example
'I have the chance to show the world how normal it should be to perform at a top level as a mother'