Omer Shapira

Israeli cyclist (born 1994)

Omer Shapira

Shapira at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships

Personal information
Full name| Omer Shapira
Hebrew: עומר שפירא
Born|  (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30)
Height| 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight| 58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team| Retired
Disciplines|

* Road
* Mountain biking

Role| Rider
Professional teams
2017| Giusfredi–Bianchi
2018| Cylance Pro Cycling
2019–2021| Canyon–SRAM[2][3]
2022–2023| EF Education–Tibco–SVB
2024| Doltcini O'Shea
Major wins
One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2017–2022)
National Time Trial Championships (2020, 2022)

Omer Shapira (Hebrew: עומר שפירא; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli former professional racing cyclist.[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]

## Career

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Shapira rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships.[6]

### Canyon–SRAM (2019–21)

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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]

### EF Education–Tibco–SVB

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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]

## Personal life

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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]

## Major results

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Shapira at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships

Source:[19]

2014
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2015
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2016
National Road Championships

3rd Time trial
3rd Road race
4th Massada–Arad
4th Arad–Dimona–Arad
4th Dead Sea–Scorpion Pass
2017
1st  Road race, National Road Championships
8th Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
2018
National Road Championships

1st  Road race
2nd Time trial
7th Overall Gracia–Orlová
10th Overall Tour of Eftalia Hotels & Velo Alanya
2019
1st  Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro Rosa
2nd Scorpions' Pass Time Trial
3rd Overall Colorado Classic
3rd Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial
4th Tour of Arava
5th Aphrodite's Sanctuary Cycling Race
8th Overall Tour of California
9th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
2020
National Road Championships

1st  Road race
1st  Time trial
1st  Cross-country marathon, National Mountain Bike Championships
2021
1st  Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
10th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
2022
National Road Championships

1st  Road race
1st  Time trial

## References

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1. ^ a b "Omer Shapira - Player Profile - Cycling". Eurosport. 9 September 1994. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
2. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (6 December 2019). "Canyon-SRAM confirm 15 returning riders in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. ^ "Canyon-SRAM Racing". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
4. ^ "Omer Shapira". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
5. ^ "National Championships Israel WE - Road Race | Top 3 per edition". Procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
6. ^ "2018: World Championships – Women's Time Trial". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
7. ^ "Our full roster for 2019!". Canyon–SRAM. Lauke Pro Radsport GmbH. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
8. ^ "Scorpions' Pass TT". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
9. ^ "Aphrodite ITT". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
10. ^ "Colorado Classic". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
11. ^ Krauss, Joseph (25 September 2019). "Road racing cyclist Omer Shapira wins spot for Israel in Tokyo Olympics". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
12. ^ Spiro, Amy (25 July 2021). "Israeli cyclist who just missed out on Olympic medal: 'I went with my gut'". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
13. ^ "Bullseye: Israeli archer Itay Shanny scores big upset to reach last 16 in Tokyo". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
14. ^ Ronald, Issy (17 December 2021). "EF Education-TIBCO-SVB 2022 roster complete with Shapira, Hammes, Doebel-Hickok". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
15. ^ "Omer Shapira wins Israeli national time trial". EF Education–Tibco–SVB. To The Top LLC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
16. ^ "Omer Shapira wins 6th Israeli road title". EF Education–Tibco–SVB. To The Top LLC. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
17. ^ "Cycling Road SHAPIRA Omer". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
18. ^ "אליפות זוגית: גיא שגיב ועומר שפירא הם אלופי ישראל באופניים". ריצה, אופניים, טריאתלון, שחייה | שוונג. 29 June 2019.
19. ^ "Omer Shapira". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

## External links

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* Omer Shapira at UCI
* Omer Shapira at Cycling Archives (archive)
* Omer Shapira at ProCyclingStats
* Omer Shapira at CQ Ranking
* Omer Shapira at CycleBase
* Omer Shapira at FirstCycling.com
* Omer Shapira at Olympedia
* Omer Shapira at Olympics.com
* Omer Shapira (עומר שפירא) at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
* Omer Shapira at The-Sports.org