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
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Setmana Ciclista Valenciana: Balsamo wins opener in Gandia
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Elisa Balsamo: The rise of a World Champion
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News 'I will be more focused on the first part' says World Champion who aims for stage wins in France
Longo Borghini eager to race alongside Balsamo at Trek-Segafredo in 2022
By Issy Ronald published
News Italian champion says reigning road World Champion 'can grow into a very good Classics rider'
Balsamo unveils new Trek-Segafredo kit with rainbow stripes
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