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
10 riders to watch at Tour of Flanders Women 2022
By Issy Ronald published
Feature Will Balsamo, Bastianelli or Consonni continue winning ways to unseat Van Vleuten?
Can a sprinter win on the 2022 Road Worlds course?
By Simone Giuliani last updated
News Renshaw thinks its difficult but possible, while Lappartient is eyeing a potential third Alaphilippe victory
Balsamo keeps rainbow run going at Gent-Wevelgem
By Barry Ryan published
News Third victory in a week for world champion ahead of Tour of Flanders
Balsamo keeps speed and finds strength to open door to Flanders
By Patrick Fletcher published
News World Champion still training on the track to maintain her finishing kick
Top riders react as crashes wreak havoc at Classic Brugge-De Panne Women
By Lukas Knöfler published
News 'It's a very difficult race, even dangerous because there are so many corners and big and smaller roads' says Bastianelli
Raising the game: €40,000 purse for sprinter-friendly Brugge-De Panne Women
By Kirsten Frattini last updated
Preview Previewing the flat, fast, exposed 162km one-day race that marks the fourth round of the Women's WorldTour
5 conclusions from Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2022
By Simone Giuliani, Lukas Knöfler published
Analysis Analysing the key talking points from the Italian Classic
Balsamo: It has been the best start of the season in my career
By Daniel Ostanek last updated
News World champion leads Women's WorldTour rankings after Trofeo Alfredo Binda victory
Blogs
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Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
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UCI Gravel Worlds - new course, same criticisms cast doubt on event
Nathan Haas hears feedback from fellow riders on course elevation being 'selective without being stupid' -
Nathan Haas blog: We need to talk about the Unbound mud pit
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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'