_(cropped).jpg) Shapira at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Omer Shapira Hebrew: עומר שפירא |
| Born | 9 September 1994 |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–Tibco–SVB |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017 | Giusfredi–Bianchi |
| 2018 | Cylance Pro Cycling |
| 2019–2021 | Canyon–SRAM[2][3] |
| 2022– | EF Education–Tibco–SVB |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Omer Shapira (Hebrew: עומר שפירא; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam EF Education–Tibco–SVB.[4] She is an eight-time national road champion; winning the Israeli National Time Trial Championships in 2020 and 2022, and the Israeli National Road Race Championships for six consecutive years between 2017 and 2022.[5]
Shapira rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.[6]
For the 2019 season, Shapira joined the Canyon–SRAM team.[7]
In March, she came in second at the Scorpions' Pass Time Trial and third at the Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial, and in August, she came in third overall at the Colorado Classic.[8][9][10] In September, Shapira finished 13th of 53 cyclists in the 30.3-kilometre (18.8-mile) time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Great Britain.[11]
In doing so, she guaranteed Israel a place at the women's time trial contest in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ultimately delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shapira represented Israel in both the time trial and the road race. In the road race, Shapira was in a pack at the front for most of the race only to be overhauled by the chasing pack in the final moments; she finished in 24th place.[12] In the time trial, Shapira finished in 15th place.[13]
After three seasons with Canyon–SRAM, Shapira moved to the EF Education–Tibco–SVB team for the 2022 season.[14] In her first season with the team, she won both Israeli national road championship titles – her second in the time trial, and her sixth consecutive title in the road race.[15][16]
Shapira grew up in moshav Ein HaBesor, Israel. She is in a relationship with Israeli cyclist Guy Sagiv.[17] They reside in Girona, Spain.[18]
Source: [19]
Road race, National Road Championships Road race Road race, National Road Championships Road race Time trial Cross-country marathon, National Mountain Bike Championships Road race, National Road Championships Road race Time trial