Lauren De Crescenzo
.jpg) Riding with her team at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | September 3, 1990 |
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| Amateur team | |
| 2014-2019 | DNA Cycling p/b K4[1] |
Lauren De Crescenzo (born September 3, 1990) is an American professional racing cyclist.[2][3] After a dedicated collegiate career, De Crescenzo won the 2021 Unbound Gravel race and placed as a runner-up in 2022. She overcame a traumatic brain injury from cycling to complete graduate school studying epidemiology and win races as a professional cyclist.[4]
Cycling career
[edit]De Crescenzo rode in the women's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.[5]
Her college career included bronze medals in the 2018 USA Cycling Collegiate National Championship Road Race and Individual omnium,[6] as well as gold in the 2019 Individual time trial.[7] On May 31, 2020, De Crescenzo set the women's everesting world record,[8] ascending Hogpen Gap in Blairsville, Georgia 24 times in nine hours and fifty-seven minutes. Her ride covered 111 miles with an average climb gradient of 9.83%.[9] In June 2021, she won the 2021 Unbound Gravel 200 in 12:06:49.[10] In 2022, she placed second in the race.[3]
In 2023, De Crescenzo has continued to race on gravel roads and engage with sponsors on endorsement deals.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]De Crescenzo is a graduate of Emory University. During her first professional racing season in 2016, she suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a bike crash, after which she was placed in a medically induced coma for six days.[4] De Crescenzo had a lengthy rehabilitation period in Colorado, after which she could relearn basic tasks and return to bicycle racing and graduate school.[13] Following her recovery, De Crescenzo has gone on to finish graduate school, complete a fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control, and win more bike races.[14][15]
Major results
[edit]- 2024
- 1st Midsouth Gravel, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 2023
- 1st Midsouth Gravel, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 2022
- 1st Midsouth Gravel, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- 1st
Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st Stage 2, The Inner Loop
- 2nd Overall 2022 Garmin Unbound Gravel 200
- 2nd US Pro National Championships Road Race, Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1st SBT GRVL, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- 1st Gravel Worlds, Lincoln, Nebraska
- 2021
- 1st Overall 2021 Garmin Unbound Gravel 200
- 1st SBT GRVL, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- 1st Gravel Worlds, Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1st The Rad Dirt Fest, Trinidad, Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ Lauren De Crescenzo at Cycling Archives (archive)
- ^ "Lauren De Crescenzo". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (June 2, 2023). "De Crescenzo: Unbound is 'super cycling' where the best of each discipline meet". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lauren De Crescenzo: Overcoming Multiple Challenges to Become a Gravel Queen". Supersapiens. February 24, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "UCI Road World Championships". UCI. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "Lynx cyclists are national standouts again". news.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "From brain injury to championship podium". 9news.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Everesting Hall of Fame". Everesting.cc. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "De Crescenzo Everests in under 10 hours to break women's record". Cycling Tips. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Unbound Gravel champ Lauren De Crescenzo: 'I've been through way harder stuff than that'". VeloNews.com. June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ crescenzo, lauren de (January 19, 2023). "Lauren De Crescenzo: 'Changing my line'". Velo. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Standout Gravel Superstar Lauren De Crescenzo Joins Supersapiens". Endurance Sportswire. August 11, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Roberts, Michael. "Pro Cyclist Lauren De Crescenzo Fights Memory Loss in CO After Major Crash". Westword. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Member Spotlight: Lauren De Crescenzo "The Comeback Kid"". USA Cycling. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Casey, Chris (May 15, 2018). "CU Denver cyclists dominate podiums at national championships". CU Denver News. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lauren De Crescenzo at UCI
- Lauren De Crescenzo at Cycling Archives
- Lauren De Crescenzo at ProCyclingStats
- Lauren De Crescenzo at Cycling Quotient
