Rachel Neylan (Retired)
Rachel Neylan is an Australian-born Irish former professional cyclist who represented Australia throughout most of her racing career. A strong climber and hilly one-day racer, she won silver at the 2012 Road World Championships and enjoyed a long international career that included victories in major one-day and stage races.
Rachel Neylan profile
- Name: Rachel Neylan
- Nationality: Irish (formerly represented Australia)
- Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
- Date of birth: 9 March 1982
- Status: Retired
- Current Team: Retired
- Previous Teams: Diadora-Pasta Zara, Abus-Nutrixxion, Hitec Products, Orica-AIS, Orica-Scott, Movistar Team, Team Virtu Cycling, Cronos-Casa Dorada Women Cycling, Women Cycling Sport, Parkhotel Valkenburg, Cofidis Women Team
Career overview
Neylan produced the defining result of her career at the 2012 World Championships in Valkenburg, finishing second in the road race behind Marianne Vos. She won the inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in 2015 and followed that with overall victory at the Trophée d’Or Féminin, before winning the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames in 2016. Later highlights included third overall at the 2019 Tour Down Under, a stage win at Gracia-Orlová and third at the 2021 Giro dell’Emilia. Neylan continued racing at a high level into her forties, finishing ninth overall at the 2023 Tour Down Under during her final season with Cofidis. She retired from professional cycling at the end of 2023.
