Gaia Realini
Lidl-Trek Women
Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2026 - Lidl-Trek Women
- 2025 - Lidl-Trek Women
- 2024 - Lidl-Trek Women
- 2023 - Lidl-Trek Women
- 2022 - Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria
- 2021 - Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria
Biography:
Gaia Realini is an Italian cyclist and climbing specialist who turned professional with Lidl-Trek in 2023 after two stand-out seasons with the Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria Continental team.
In her neo-pro season she started the year coming second overall at the UAE Tour and finishing as best young rider, won the Trofeo Oro in Euro from a two-rider breakaway, then won a stage and came third overall in La Vuelta Femenina, the Giro d'Italia Donne and Tour de l'Avenir Femmes.
Realini has a contract with Lidl-Trek through 2025.
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