Laura Vainionpää
.jpg) Vainionpää at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Laura Vainionpää |
| Born | 11 April 1994 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | S-Bikes–Doltcini |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2014 | Team Medilaseria |
| 2014 | Kauhajoki Karhua |
| 2015–2017 | Isorex Ladies |
| 2019– | S-Bikes Bodhi Cycling[1] |
| Professional team | |
| 2018 | Health Mate–Cyclelive Team |
Laura Vainionpää (born 11 April 1994) is a Finnish racing cyclist, who rides for Belgian amateur team S-Bikes–Doltcini.[2] She rode in the women's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in 2016 and 2017, but she did not finish on either occasion.[3][4]
Prior to her cycling career, Vainionpää was also a member of the Finland women's national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, playing at forward.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Her father Arto Vainionpää and brother Oskari Vainionpää are also road cyclists.
Major results
[edit]Source: [6]
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 2015
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2016
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 4th Road race
- 5th Time trial
- 2019
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Everberg (WCS)
- 7th Overall Tour of Uppsala
- 10th Ladies Tour of Estonia
References
[edit]- ^ Odvart, James (6 February 2019). "S-Bikes Bodhi Cycling, une équipe de vieux potes" [S-Bikes Bodhi Cycling, a team of old friends]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Laura Vainionpää". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "2016 World Championships WE – Road Race". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "IIHF U18 Women's World Championship: Team Finland Media Guide". DocPlayer.fi. DocPlayer, Inc. p. 27. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Laura Vainionpää". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Laura Vainionpää at UCI
- Laura Vainionpää at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Laura Vainionpää at ProCyclingStats
- Laura Vainionpää at EliteProspects.com
- Laura Vainionpää at Eurohockey.com
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