Alice Sharpe facts for kids
Sharpe competing in 2019.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alice Louise Sharpe |
| Born | 3 May 1994 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | IBCT |
| Role | Rider |
Alice Louise Sharpe (born on May 3, 1994) is a talented Irish racing cyclist. She is known for competing in both road races and on the cycling track. She currently rides for the professional team IBCT, which is a UCI Women's Continental Team.
Sharpe has achieved great success in her home country. She became the Irish National Road Race Champion twice, winning the title in both 2019 and 2022. This means she was the best female road cyclist in Ireland in those years. She also represented Ireland at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.
Cycling Career
Alice Sharpe has built an impressive career as a professional cyclist, earning several important victories and top finishes in national and international races.
National Championships
One of a cyclist's biggest goals is to win their country's national championship. Winning this race allows the cyclist to wear a special jersey with their country's flag colors for the whole next year.
- 2018: Sharpe showed her potential by finishing in 3rd place at the National Road Championships.
- 2019: She had a breakthrough year, winning the National Road Race for the first time.
- 2022: Sharpe proved her skill again by winning the National Road Race for a second time.
- 2023: She remained a top competitor, finishing in 4th place at the National Road Championships.
International Competitions
Besides her success in Ireland, Sharpe has also competed well in races across Europe.
- 2019: She finished 7th overall in the Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames, a challenging stage race in France.
- 2021: Sharpe won a bronze medal at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland. She was part of the Irish team in the team pursuit event.
- 2022: She placed 8th in the SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn in Switzerland and 10th in the Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, a race in Spain.
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