Laura Van Gilder is a professional road bicycle racer from Cresco, Pennsylvania

Cresco, Pennsylvania

Cresco is a small town in Barrett Township, Monroe County in Northeastern Pennsylvania.Cresco is located in the Pocono Mountains. Other nearby towns include Buck Hill Falls, Canadensis, Skytop, and Mountainhome....

, United States

United States

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. Van Gilder turned professional in 1992 and currently races cyclocross for Twenty-Twenty C3 cycling team and road for a team sponsored by Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom

Mellow Mushroom is a pizzeria that started in Atlanta, Georgia and operates as a restaurant franchise with over 100 locations nationwide.Mellow Mushroom specializes in pizza, but also serves calzones, hoagies, salads, and appetizers. Pizza is sold in three sizes, but slices are available during...

 pizza chain.

She is one of the top female professional cyclists in the United States.

Major results

1998 - Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

• 1st, 89er Criterium
• 1st, Street Sprints & Brick Criterium, A to Z Classic
• 1st, Koed Calendars Criterium
• 1st, Sprint Jersey, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
  Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
  Fitchburg Longsjo Classic is an annual road bicycle racing stage race held in and around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is notably the second oldest cycling race in the United States....
  
  
• 1st, Skyscraper Classic
• 1st, Tour of Mt. Nebo
• 1st, Bermuda G.P. Criterium
• 1st, Bermuda G.P. Circuit Race

1999 - Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...

• 1st, Stage 2, Superweek International Cycling
• 1st, Tour of Somerville
• 2nd, BMC Tour of Houston
• 2nd, Clarendon Cup

2000 - Schwab

• 1st,   USA Cycling National Criterium Championships
• 2nd, La Paz County Park Criterium
• 2nd, McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
• 2nd, NYC Women's Challenge
• 3rd overall, USPROTOUR

2001

• 1st overall, Wendy's International Cycling Classic
• 2nd, USA Cycling National Criterium Championships

2002 - Trek Plus

• 1st, USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
  USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
  The USA Cycling National Racing Calendar is an annual competition of road bicycle racing events held in the United States and sponsored by USA Cycling. The NRC includes a men's and women's individual and team rankings based on points awarded at the events...
  
   points championship
• 1st overall, Pro Cycling Tour
• 1st overall and 2 stage wins, Nature Valley Grand Prix
  Nature Valley Grand Prix
  Nature Valley Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival. An event was added in Menomonie, Wisconsin in 2010...
  
  
• 1st overall and 2 stage wins, Tour du Montréal
• 1st, Chris Thater Memorial Criterium
• 1st, San Rafael Criterium
• 1st, Stages 4 & 5, Sprint Jersey, The International Tour de 'Toona
• 1st, Tour of Somerville

2003 - Saturn Cycling Team

• 1st, CSC Invitational
• 1st, Stage 5, The International Tour de 'Toona
• 1st, Mengoni Grand Prix

2004 - Quark Cycling Team

• 1st, Sprint classification, Redlands Stage Race

2005

• 1st, CSC Invitational
• 1st, Tour of Somerville

2007 - Cheerwine

• 1st, Indio Grand Prix
• 1st, Garrett Lemire Memorial Grand Prix
• 1st, Raleigh Criterium
• 1st, BikeJam / Kelly Cup
• 1st, CSC Invitational
• 1st, Jacksonville Road Race
• 3rd, Reading Classic
  Reading Classic
  The Reading Classic is an annual bicycle road racing event held in Reading, Pennsylvania. In its inaugural year, the 2006 Reading Classic was part of the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling on the United States' Pro Cycling Tour . The men's elite event is ranked 1.1 by the International Cycling...
  
  
• 1st, Stage 4, The International Tour de 'Toona
• 1st, Stage 7, The International Tour de 'Toona

2009 - C3-Athletes Serving Athletes

• 1st, Nittany Lion Cross UCI C2 - MAC SERIES Race #1

2010 Mellow Mushroom Racing

• 1st, BikeJam / Kelly Cup
• 2nd Air Force Cycling Classic Clarendon Cup

Van Gilder races under the rules of the governing bodies of professional cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and USA Cycling

Van Gilder attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of the 14 state universities that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . It is commonly referred to as ESU by its students and members of the community...

earning two degrees in hospitality and hotel management.

External links

• Cheerwine Cycling: Biography