Clara Emond

Clara Emond
Personal information
Full name	Clara Emond
Born	5 February 1997 (age 27); Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges,Quebec Canada
Team information
Current team	EF–Oatly–Cannondale
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climbing specialist
Professional teams
2022	Emotional.fr–Tornatech–GSC Blagnac
2023	Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
2024–	EF Education–Cannondale

Clara Emond (born 5 February 1997) is a lawyer and Canadian professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF–Oatly–Cannondale.^[1]

Career[edit]

Emond trained as a lawyer and passed the bar, but began a professional cycling career in 2022 after being invited to join the Canadian team Emotional.fr–Tornatech–GSC Blagnac VS31.^[2] Emond joined the French UCI Women's Continental Team Arkéa Pro Cycling Team for the 2023 season, and placed second in the general classification at the 2023 Vuelta Extremadura Féminas [de] while also securing the mountains classification.^[3] In 2024, Emond joined the American team EF Education–Cannondale, and won Stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia Women in a 90km breakaway, her highest profile victory to date.^[4]

Source: ^[5]

2022

8th La Périgord Ladies

2023

2nd Overall Vuelta Extremadura Féminas [de]

1st

Mountains classification

1st Stage 1 (TTT)

2024

1st Stage 4 Giro d'Italia

3rd Overall Trofeo Ponente in Rosa

^ "EF Education - Cannondale". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Clara Emond". EF Pro Cycling. EF Pro Cycling. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "2023 Vuelta Extremadura Féminas". Pro Cycling Stats. Pro Cycling Stats.
^ Knöfler, Lukas. "Giro d'Italia Women: Clara Emond takes first pro win with stunning solo effort on stage 4". Cycling News. Future PLC. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Clara Emond". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 10 July 2024.