Illi Gardner
Personal information
Full nameIlli Cerys Gardner
Born (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2017Cardiff Ajax CC
2018YRDP
2019Brother UK–Tifosi
Professional team
2020–2021CAMS–Tifosi[1]

Illi Cerys Gardner (/ˈaɪli ˈkɛrɪs ˈɡɑːdnə/; born 14 October 1999) is a British professional racing cyclist.

2021

On 14 August 2021 she set a new women's world Everesting record of 8 hours 33 minutes and 47 seconds, beating Emma Pooley's 2020 record by almost 20 minutes by riding up and down Bwlch y Groes 72 times.[2][3]

2022

On 23 July 2022 she set a further women's world Everesting record of 8 hours 3 minutes and 29 seconds, improving on her previous record by over 30 minutes by riding up and down the Crowcombe climb 59 times.[4]

On 30th October 2022 she won the National Hill Climb Championships[5] by over 23 seconds at the Old Shoe climb near Llangollen in North Wales.

2023

In 2023 she won the first edition of the Championnats d’Europe des Grimpeurs, which took place in Switzerland on the legendary 12,780 metre climb from Airolo to the 2091-metre-high Gotthard Pass.[6]

On 29th October 2023 she won the National Hill Climb Championships[7] for the second time by 59 seconds at the Struggle climb to Kirkstone Pass ascending from Ambleside in Cumbria.

Major results

2022
1st National Hill Climb Championships
2023
1st Championnats d'Europe des Grimpeurs
1st National Hill Climb Championships

References

  1. ↑ "V-Women's Tour: I'm racing from my shed says Illi Gardner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Fretz, Caley (15 August 2021). "Illi Gardner breaks Everesting record in 8 hours 33 minutes". Cycling Tips.
  3. ↑ Alexander, Dan (15 August 2021). "Student Illi Gardner smashes women's Everesting record on Bwlch y Groes' brutal 18 per cent slopes". road.cc.
  4. ↑ Mc Laughlin, Ronan (24 July 2022). "Illi Gardner sets a new Everesting world record". Cycling Tips.
  5. ↑ "RTTC National Hill Climb Championship". CTT. 30 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Titles to Großschartner and Gardner". Union Européenne de Cyclism. 31 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "RTTC National Hill Climb Championship". CTT. 29 October 2023.
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