Candice Lill
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| Full name | Candice Lill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Candice Neethling 15 February 1992 Port Shepstone, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | Bizhub–Specialized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Brújula Bike Racing Team[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candice Lill (née Neethling; born 15 February 1992) is a South African cyclist who competes in the Cross-country and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport.
Life
[edit]At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lill competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 28th (last) place.[3] Lill participated in the Elite Cross-country World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020.[4]
She was third in Birmingham at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and she won a silver medal in the following year at the UCI Marathon World Championships.[5]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to fellow South African cyclist, Darren Lill.[1]
Major results
[edit]Mountain bike
[edit]- 2009
- 3rd
Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships - 2012
- 2nd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2013
- 2nd
Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships - National Championships
- 2nd Under-23 cross-country
- 3rd Marathon
- 2014
- 1st
Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships - 3rd Cross-country, National Championships
- 2019
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships - 3rd
Cross-country, African Championships - 2022
- 3rd
Cross-country, Commonwealth Games - 2023
- 2nd
Marathon, UCI World Championships - 2024
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 2nd Les Gets
- 3rd Val di Sole
- 4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 3rd Marathon, UCI World Championships
Road
[edit]- 2015
- KZN Autumn Series
- 7th Hibiscus Cycle Classic
- 10th Freedom Day Classic
- 2021
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
References
[edit]- ^ a b Meniere, Jess (14 April 2021). "A ride through Faces' Athlete, Candice Lill's racing career". Faces. Faces Venture Capital (Pty) Ltd. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Brujula Bike Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Cross-country Women". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Candice Lill". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "SOUTH AFRICA'S CANDICE LILL: FROM TAKING HER FIRST PEDAL STROKES..."
External links
[edit]- Candice Lill at Cycling Archives
- Candice Lill at ProCyclingStats
- Candice Lill at Cycling Quotient
- Candice Lill at MTB Data
- Candice Lill at Olympedia
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